Planning Pages

Think the whole "Christmas planner" thing is a bit over the top? Here's a streamlined, all-in-one printable for Christmas planning: Clean Mama's Holiday Shortcuts Planner.

Designed to give you a quick grip on the most important holiday tasks, this planner would be right for singles, young families, or anyone who wants a single-page reminder of Christmas prep basics.

Pretty pink-and-green colors make it motivating!

[Note: this planner is shared as a printable image, not the more versatile .PDF format, and the page opens in a lightbox, which can be a bit confusing. Right-click on the image to save it to your computer for printing.]

Not being especially gifted in the artistic area, I'm always amazed to see what a talented paper-crafter can do to jazz up a printable form!

Don't believe me? Just check out these Christmas planner forms from the Paper Crafting Obsession blog! Mistress of the digital arts, blogger Tami has taken simple lists and directories to a whole new level--and better still, she's sharing them with you!

Swappers, don't miss her juiced-up versions of our OrganizedChristmas.com Swaps Tracker and Swaps Directory forms.

One caveat: these printables are offered as image files, not in the more-standard .PDF versions. You'll want to save them to your hard drive (usually, a right-click on the image will let you save them), and open and print them. This also helps Tami stay within her bandwidth budget, so be kind!

Christmas Planner from Paper Crafting Obsession

Who says Christmas planners need to be over-large ... or over the top? Check out this sleek solution from the Givers Log blog: a holiday countdown checklist.

As befits the spirit of the season, the blog offers free downloads. With versions in in blank form as well as in a pre-printed 12-week countdown, this is a minimalist approach to Christmas organizing ... and it's pretty, too!

Ultimate Holiday Countdown Checklist

It's a printable planner with a purpose: Credit.com's holiday spending planner.

Similar to our Holiday Budget worksheet, this two-page printable budget form lists holiday spending line by line. Comprehensive and complete, it'll show you the true cost of celebrating the season--and it's offered as a printable .PDF form or as an interactive Excel spreadsheet.

Add it to your Christmas planner to save money on Christmas. First, use this planner to estimate total costs for the holiday season, then consult it as you shop to keep spending within budget.

Give yourself the ultimate Christmas gift: no new debt!

Holiday Spending Planner