Free, from the show
The sheet from the episode. Yours, free.
The Thousand Planner is the sheet you watched fill in on screen, row for row. Income at the top, every bill, the card, and the line at the bottom that says what's left. Google Sheets or Excel. About five minutes to fill in your first month.
| The Thousand Planner | Month 1 |
|---|---|
| Income | $1,000 |
| Rent | $525 |
| Groceries | $180 |
| Gas | $70 |
| Car insurance | $110 |
| Phone | $35 |
| Card minimum | $45 |
| Fun | empty |
| Car fund | empty |
| Everything else | empty |
| Spending | $965 |
| Left over | $35 |
Six tabs. Here's what each one does.
- This month
Your income at the top, every bill under it, and one line at the bottom: Left over in green, or Short in mustard. It opens blank at Month 1, like the start of the episode.
- 24 months
Two years side by side, the same rows, with running totals and a month counter that moves on as you fill it in.
- Card payoff
Your balance, your rate, your payment. It shows how many months to zero and what the interest adds up to, next to what paying only the minimum would cost.
- Savings
A safety net and a car fund side by side: the goal, what you put in each month, and the month you get there.
- Example and Start here
The story's own numbers from episode 1, so you can see a filled-in month, and a one-page how-to.
How it works
Type your email.
We send a confirm link right away.
Click confirm.
The Planner opens: a Google Sheets copy link and an Excel file.
Fill in This month.
Income first, then every bill. The bottom line does the math.
Why it looks like this
Thousand A Month tells one person's money life at a time, starting on $1,000 a month. Every dollar is on screen and every rule is sourced. The sheet in the stories is this sheet. Same rows, same order, same colors: green for money in and progress, mustard for interest and short months. No red anywhere.
- Money in, progress
- Interest, short months
It's not an app.
Nothing connects to your bank, and nothing you type leaves your copy of the sheet.
Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. You give an email address, we send the sheet. No card, no trial.
Google Sheets or Excel?
Both. The confirm page has a Google Sheets copy link (it makes your own copy) and an .xlsx file for Excel.
What emails will I get?
A confirm email, then a short welcome series about using the sheet, then about one email a week when there's a new story or something useful. Some emails mention our paid Year One Workbook. Unsubscribe from any email in one click.
Is this financial advice?
No. The Planner does arithmetic on numbers you type in. The money facts in the show and in these emails are general information, not financial advice.
Start at Month 1.
The sheet opens blank, the same way the episode does.