Budget Hub

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Most contractors lose money not from bad bids — but from poor job cost tracking. Fix that with the right spreadsheets.

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Templates

Budget & Cost Tracking Templates

Track estimated vs. actual cost, job-level spend, labor burn, and material purchases before small misses become lost margin.

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Construction Budget Tracker

$17

Track estimated vs. actual costs by phase and trade across the full project.

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Job Costing Spreadsheet

$17

Detailed line-item job costing with labor, materials, subs, and overhead.

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Labor Hours Tracker

$17

Track crew hours by trade and task against budget.

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Material Purchase Log

$17

Log all material purchases with vendor, cost, and delivery status.

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Cash Flow

Cash Flow & Draw Management

Control owner billing cadence, forecast incoming and outgoing cash, and monitor retainage so the job stays liquid from mobilization to closeout.

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Draw Schedule Template

$17

Tie draw requests to completion milestones for clean owner payments.

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Cash Flow Projection

$17

12-month cash flow forecast with monthly revenue and expense tracking.

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Retainage Tracker

$17

Track retainage held and released across all subs and the owner contract.

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Free Tools

Free Calculators

Sanity-check markup, overhead, change orders, and labor burden in minutes before you update the budget or send a proposal.

Free Calculator

Markup Calculator

Free

Check how markup impacts bid price and margin.

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Free Calculator

Overhead Calculator

Free

Allocate project overhead before it eats the budget.

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Free Calculator

Change Order ROI Calculator

Free

See whether a change order improves the job or adds drag.

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Free Calculator

Change Order Calculator

Free

Price scope changes fast with cleaner supporting numbers.

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Free Calculator

Labor Burden Calculator

Free

Calculate true labor cost with taxes, insurance, and burden.

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Buy the templates you need today, or grab the full kits when you want budget control, cash planning, and billing ops working together.

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Builder Finance Kit

7 financial templates in one kit — budget, cash flow, draw, retainage, labor hours, job costing, and materials log.

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Complete Builder Pro Kit

All 20 templates including every finance document.

Related Blog Posts

Related Blog Posts

Learn the systems behind better cost tracking, cleaner pay apps, and more predictable cash flow across every stage of the project.

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Construction Job Costing 101

Learn the core job costing workflow for labor, material, and overhead control.

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Construction Cash Flow Guide

Understand timing gaps between billing, collections, payroll, and vendors.

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How to Structure a Draw Schedule

Build owner payment milestones that support healthy invoicing and collections.

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Subcontractor Payment Terms Guide

Set clearer pay terms, retainage rules, and expectations with subs.

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