Materials Cost Tracker, General Maker Edition

Materials Cost Tracker — General Maker Edition

$12 — Instant digital download

For any maker who buys supplies and hopes the price is roughly the same as last time.

(It's usually not. And most of us don't notice until the damage is done.)

This is a simple Google Sheets tracker for logging what you buy, what you paid, and whether it's gone up since last time. That's it. You don't need to be a spreadsheet person — you just need to start somewhere.

What's inside:

→ Tab 1 — Primary Materials (works for any craft)

→ Tab 2 — Finishing + Surface (paint, glaze, dye, sealant, wax)

→ Tab 3 — Packaging + Shipping

→ Tab 4 — Tools + Consumables

→ Tab 5 — Cost Creep Dashboard (auto-flags price increases)

→ Tab 6 — Per-Product Cost Builder

The per-product cost builder is the part I skipped for years — and it's exactly why I kept undercharging. Even a rough number is so much better than a guess.

For potters specifically, there's a Pottery Edition with kiln costs, glaze chemicals, and clay-specific categories — also available in my shop.

Works in Google Sheets (free) or Excel.

Instant download. No subscription.