Homeschool Expenses Tracker 3.0

Description

🎁 Free Homeschool Budget & Scholarship Tracker Spreadsheet

Overview
Easily manage homeschool budgets, reimbursements, scholarships, and direct‑pay orders in one simple Google Sheet. Includes colorful dropdowns, auto-refreshing reports, and filters to track status, payment method, pre‑approval, and category.

Who it’s for

• Designed for parents using OpenEd or the Utah Fits All Scholarship to fund their school expenses.  Not tested to work with Harmony, but it should work for Harmony parents too!

• Homeschooling parents who want a clean, calm, and organized budgeting tool

• Anyone homeschooling across multiple students, scholarships, or expenses

• Users who prefer simplicity with power—no clutter, just clarity

Key features

• 🎛️ Selector-driven reports: Update filters and instantly see totals by student, family, pre‑approval status, expense type, and payment method

• ♻️ Auto-refreshing report sheet: No need to manually recalc—reports update when filter cells change

• 🎨 Color-coded dropdowns: Student names change color based on selection—customizable in your Students sheet

• ✅ Conditional formatting & validation: Built-in logic ensures only valid selections, clean formatting, and clear totals

• 📊 Transparent tracking: Total your planned vs. approved vs. purchased expenses across categories like curriculum, field trips, tuition, tech, and more—reflects UFA guidelines

Why it’s free
I built this tool over hundreds of hours, and I want to share it with fellow homeschoolers. It’s my gift to the community—please feel free to use, share, and customize it however works best!

Stay in the loop
By downloading this tracker, you’ll also be added to a list for optional updates—stay informed if new features or improvements are released. You’re not obligated to do anything, and you can unsubscribe any time.

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