One hour a week for your family's money.
Simple money habits that fit into a real family week. Nap time, after bedtime, Sunday night. No hype, no “quit your job” promises. Just one calm hour, every week.
Four steps. Sixty minutes. Once a week.
You don't need to think about money every day. You need one hour you actually keep.
Look back
Open the bank app once. Write down three numbers: what came in, what went out, what's left.
Plan the week
Groceries, kids' stuff, the thing that always surprises you. Each gets a number before Monday.
Move one small amount
Into savings, before you can spend it. Small and every week beats big and once.
Build something small
A skill, a template, a little side income. Same thirty minutes, every week.
The whole hour, in one spreadsheet.
A fill-in planner built around the four steps. Type in the white boxes. It does the adding up.
- ☀️This WeekYour Sunday hour on one page: look back, plan, save, and the cushion left in your account.
- 🗓️MonthIncome, every bill with a due day and a paid tick, and budget vs. actual by category.
- 🌷Savings GoalsEmergency fund, Christmas, the family trip. Progress dots and what to save per month.
- 📒YearTwelve months on one page, so you can see it actually working.
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The one-page Family Money Checklist
The whole weekly hour on one page. Print it, stick it on the fridge. No email needed.
Hi, I'm the mom behind the hour.
- Where it started
Young kids, a full week, and our money in my head
I'm the one who runs our family's budget. With little ones at home, there's never a quiet moment to think about it.
- What changed
One hour, once a week
I stopped trying to do money every day. Now it gets one hour on Sunday night: look back, plan the week, move a little to savings.
- Why this exists
So you can have the hour too
Mom Money Hour is where I share that hour: the habits, the planner I made from it, and the small things I build in the time I have.
Good to know.
Do I need Excel?
No. It works in Google Sheets (free), Excel and Apple Numbers. The first tab shows how to open it in Google Sheets in under a minute.
I'm not a numbers person. Is this for me?
Yes, that's who it's for. You type in white boxes. Everything else adds itself up, and anything that went over turns pink so you know where to look.
Do I have to sign up for anything?
No account, no newsletter, no subscription. You pay once, download the file, and it's yours.
Can my partner use it too?
Yes. Put it in Google Sheets and share it, so you're both looking at the same plan.
Is this financial advice?
No. It's a simple planning tool and the habits that work for our family. For advice about your situation, talk to a licensed professional.