Description

You made the thing. Now… what did the thing actually cost you? 😂

When you’re running a creative business, the expenses have a way of sneaking up on you.

Supplies. Packaging. Shipping materials. Fees. Marketing. That one thing you bought because you were absolutely certain you needed it.

Suddenly you’re staring at your beautiful finished product and wondering:

“Okay… but how much money did I actually spend?”

That’s what this spreadsheet is designed to answer.

What Did This Product Actually Cost Me? is a simple Excel expense calculator created for makers, artists, crafters, and small business owners who want to understand their product costs without becoming Excel experts in the process.

Simply enter your expenses, select a category, add the cost and quantity, and the spreadsheet does the math for you.

It automatically calculates your Total Product Cost and breaks your expenses down into:

Supplies
Fees
Marketing
Inventory
Shipping
Other

The workbook includes example entries to show you exactly how it works, plus simple instructions to get you started.

No complicated bookkeeping. No intimidating accounting software. No advanced Excel skills required.

If you can type a number into a spreadsheet, you can use this.

WHAT YOU’LL RECEIVE

One Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) workbook containing:

• Product expense tracker
• Automatic cost calculations
• Category dropdown menus
• Automatic category totals
• Total Product Cost calculation
• Example entries
• Simple instructions

HOW IT WORKS

Delete the purple example entries, enter your own expenses, choose a category, add your cost and quantity…

Voila! Your totals calculate automatically.

For one-time expenses or services, simply enter a quantity of 1.

GREAT FOR

Artists • Crafters • Etsy sellers • Handmade businesses • Creative entrepreneurs • Small business owners • Side hustlers • Anyone who has ever looked at a pile of supplies and thought, “This probably cost more than I think it did.”

PLEASE NOTE

This is a digital product. No physical item will be shipped.

This spreadsheet is designed for use with Microsoft Excel. Because spreadsheet applications can handle formulas and formatting differently, full functionality in other programs is not guaranteed.

This tool is intended for general organizational purposes and is not financial, accounting, or tax advice.

For personal/business use by the purchaser only. Please do not resell, redistribute, share, or reproduce the spreadsheet for commercial distribution.

In summary: It does the math so you can go back to making things.