Monthly expense comparison
Track and compare your current monthly expenses with projected tiny house costs. This detailed worksheet helps you visualize potential savings across utilities, rent, maintenance, and more.
Frequently Asked Questions
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It's an interactive Excel spreadsheet (.xlsx) that works on any device — Mac, PC, phone, or tablet. You can open it in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, or Apple Numbers. The yellow cells are where you plug in your own numbers and everything auto-calculates for you.
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Every number in this planner comes from my 7 years of actually living off-grid in a tiny house. These are real costs I've paid — not theoretical blog post numbers. I've built, rebuilt (thanks tornado), and lived this lifestyle full-time, so you're getting tested, proven figures.
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Not at all. This planner is built for people who are serious about going off-grid but haven't started yet. It walks you through every cost category step by step. If you downloaded my free ebook, this is the natural next step — it turns that knowledge into your personalized budget and action plan.
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Yes — it's an instant digital download. As soon as your payment goes through, you'll get an email with the download link. No waiting, no shipping. You can start filling it out in the next 5 minutes.
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Absolutely. The planner isn't locked to one specific build. The pre-filled numbers are there as realistic starting points, but every yellow cell is editable. Whether you're doing a 12x24 shed conversion, a skoolie, or a custom tiny house on a trailer — you plug in YOUR numbers and it calculates YOUR budget. It works for any off-grid build.
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Tiny House Planner
That's why I built this planner from scratch. This interactive budget and build tool — created by me, Jack Leonard, the guy actually living off-grid in my tiny house in the Midwest — is loaded with pinpoint-precise, real-dollar numbers that match your exact off-grid vision, with zero guesswork or generic estimates.
The real difference? The extra-thick, battle-tested experience I pour into every cell. It's substantially deeper and more actionable than typical spreadsheets — heavy with real-world costs I've actually paid, delivering a premium, high-confidence feel while building serious momentum toward your build.
Crafted from 7 years of hands-on off-grid living (and rebuilding after a tornado), it's designed for long-term clarity — cutting through doubt, budget anxiety, and costly surprises through every phase from land purchase to move-in day.
With this ultra-precise planner, your off-grid tiny house budget stays bold, realistic, and locked in — no matter what curveballs your journey throws at you.
