13-Week Budget and Tracking Sheets

Everything requirement 2 asks for, on four sheets. Print this page and the site header, footer and these instructions drop away — you get just the forms.

Before week 1: fill in Sheet 1, your budget. Submit it to your counselor before you start tracking.
Each week: record that week on Sheet 3. Print one copy of Sheet 3 for each of the 13 weeks.
Each week: carry your weekly totals onto Sheet 2, the one-page record of all 13 weeks.
After week 13: fill in Sheet 4 and compare. Then talk it through with your counselor.

Download the spreadsheet version

The spreadsheet does the adding up for you and opens in Excel, Numbers, or Google Sheets. Paper and spreadsheet both satisfy the requirement — the pamphlet forms are fine too. Pick whichever you will actually keep up with for 13 weeks.

Sheet 1 — Your 13-Week Budget

Requirement 2(a) and 2(b). Fill this in before week 1 begins.

Name ________________________________ Week 1 starts ______________ Week 13 ends ______________

Expected income

Source	Per week	× 13 weeks
Allowance
Job or wages
Gifts
Other
Total expected income

Expected expenses

Category	Per week	× 13 weeks
Food and snacks
Entertainment and games
Clothing
Gifts for others
Scout dues, camps and events
Transportation
Phone or subscriptions
School supplies
Charitable giving
Other
Total expected expenses

Savings and balance

	Per week	× 13 weeks
Planned savings deposit
Income − expenses − savings

Requirement 2(b)(1) — If your expenses exceed your income, what will you change to balance the budget?

Requirement 2(b)(2) — If your income exceeds your expenses, how will you use the extra money?

Sheet 2 — Your 13-Week Record

Requirement 2(c). One line per week. This is the page you show your counselor at the end.

Name ________________________________ Week 1 starts ______________

Week	Dates	Income	Expenses	Saved	Income − exp.	Running savings
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
All	13-week totals

Sheet 3 — One Week in Detail

Requirement 2(c). Print 13 copies of this sheet, one per week. Record every dollar in and out as it happens — not from memory at the end of the week.

Week ______ of 13 Dates ______________ to ______________

Money in

Where it came from	Amount





Total income this week

Money out

What I spent it on	Amount










Total expenses this week

Saved this week	Amount
Put into savings
Income − expenses

Anything unusual this week? A surprise expense, a gift, a week you went over?

Sheet 4 — Budget Against Actual

Requirement 2(d). Fill this in after week 13, then discuss it with your counselor. Being wrong is not failing the requirement — noticing where you were wrong is the requirement.

	Budgeted (13 wks)	Actual (13 wks)	Difference
Income
Expenses
Savings

Which categories did you estimate well?

Which were furthest off, and why?

What would you do differently in your next 13 weeks?

Keep your originals. Submitting photos online does not replace showing your counselor the actual sheets.