Meal Plan & Grocery Budget Spreadsheet

A grocery budget spreadsheet with a 4-week meal planner: plan meals, see cost per serving, build your grocery list, track prices by store and compare what you spent to your weekly budget.

What's inside

• Setup: your weekly food budget, start date and stores
• Meals: your meal list with ingredient costs and cost per serving
• 4-Week Planner tied to your meals, plus a Grocery List
• Price Book to compare prices across stores, a Spending Log and a Budget tab with budget vs. actual and a chart
• Dashboard summary, a fully worked EXAMPLE file and a BLANK file
• A 6-page how-to guide with a weekly routine and budget-stretching ideas

Format: 2 .xlsx files + PDF guide + LICENSE-and-Terms.txt in one zip, delivered instantly by email after purchase.

Spreadsheet compatibility: Excel .xlsx file. Tested in LibreOffice and Google Sheets on 2026-10-16; not yet tested in Microsoft Excel.

Important: this is a budgeting tool only; it gives no health, diet or nutrition advice. Prices in the EXAMPLE are sample numbers, not real store prices. No savings or other result is promised.

How it was made: The written instructions and templates were drafted with AI assistance and then reviewed. The spreadsheet formulas were generated by a script and tested in LibreOffice and Google Sheets. The cover was designed with code, not AI image tools.

License: personal use; no resale, sharing or redistribution.

Refunds: All sales are final. This spreadsheet is an instant digital download, so we don't offer refunds once your order is placed. If a file is broken, missing or not as described, email [email protected] with your order number and we'll send you a working replacement file; if we can't provide a working file that matches this description, we'll refund your order. If you bought the same spreadsheet twice by mistake, email us within 14 days of the second order and we'll refund the duplicate order. Nothing in this policy limits any rights you have under law that can't be waived.

Seller: Ryan Via, doing business as The Collective's Digital Archive.