First Apartment Planner | Move-In Checklist, Budget Tracker (Excel, Google Sheets)

📝 DESCRIPTION
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🏠✨ ELDON-Digital First Apartment Planner — Everything You Need for Your First Move ✨🏠
Moving into your first apartment is one of the most exciting milestones of your life — and one of the most overwhelming. The ELDON-Digital First Apartment Planner is a beautifully organized, fully automated spreadsheet system that walks you through every single step: finding the apartment, signing the lease, setting up utilities, packing, budgeting, decorating, and settling in. Available instantly for both Microsoft Excel AND Google Sheets.
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🗂️ 15 FULLY BUILT SHEETS — YOUR COMPLETE MOVE-IN COMMAND CENTER
🏠 Dashboard — Your home base. Six live KPI cards show your checklist completion, total budget, packing progress, shopping progress, apartments toured, and days until move-in. Fourteen clickable navigation tiles take you anywhere in seconds.
📋 Move-In Checklist — 42 tasks organized across six phases: Pre-Move, Utilities, Move-In Day, First Week, and First Month. Color-coded by category (Lease, Finance, Safety, Utilities, Moving, Admin). Includes a bar chart tracking your progress by phase.
🛋️ Furniture & Essentials List — A complete room-by-room furniture guide with 30 items across Bedroom, Living Room, Kitchen, Bathroom, Home Office, Dining, and Storage. Tracks estimated cost, actual cost, where to buy, and purchase status. Pie chart shows cost breakdown by room.
💰 Budget Tracker — 18 spending categories covering everything from security deposit and first month's rent to furniture, moving truck, groceries, and cleaning supplies. Side-by-side budget vs. actual comparison with a clustered bar chart so you can see exactly where your money went.
🔍 Apartment Search & Comparison — Compare up to 7+ apartments side by side with scoring, pros, cons, rent, bedrooms, bathrooms, square footage, and status. Includes a personal requirements checklist (budget, commute, pet policy, parking, laundry) so you never forget your must-haves.
📦 Packing Planner & Box Tracker — Track every box from #1 to #20+ with label, room, contents, box size, weight, status (Packed / In Transit / Done), priority, and notes. The most ADHD-friendly feature: "Box #18 — Personal Documents: CARRY IN CAR — do NOT load" is already in there!
🏠 Room Planner & Layout Guide — Nine rooms with dimensions, square footage, setup status, priority items, budget, and layout notes. Includes a room setup tips section with pro advice on furniture placement for living room, bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and home office.
💡 Utilities Setup Tracker — Every utility and service you need to set up: electricity, gas, water, internet, streaming subscriptions, renter's insurance, parking, phone, and more. Tracks provider, monthly cost, account number, start date, and status. Calculates monthly and annual totals automatically. Pie chart shows cost breakdown.
🛒 First Apartment Shopping List — 45 must-have items organized by category: Kitchen Essentials, Bathroom, Cleaning, Bedding, Home Safety, and Miscellaneous. Includes estimated prices, where to buy, purchase status, and cost totals. Nothing is left off this list — including the plunger you'll desperately need on Day 1! 🪠
📅 Moving Timeline & Milestones — 40 tasks organized across 8 time-based phases: 8 Weeks Out, 6 Weeks Out, 4 Weeks Out, 2 Weeks Out, Move-In Week, Move-In Day, Week 1, and Month 1. Each phase is color-coded. Includes a phase completion bar chart so you can track your momentum.
🔑 Lease Tracker & Key Terms — 25 critical lease terms decoded and tracked: monthly rent, security deposit, late fees, notice periods, pet policies, early termination fees, subletting rules, maintenance protocols, and deposit return timelines. Plus 8 important dates with action items so you never miss a deadline.
🧹 Cleaning Checklist & Schedule — 40 cleaning tasks organized by frequency: Daily, Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, and Move-Out Deep Clean. Each task includes what supplies you need, the room, and a done-this-week column. Color-coded by frequency for easy scanning.
📞 Contacts Directory — 25 important contacts organized by type: 🚨 Emergency, 🏠 Landlord/Building, 💡 Utilities, 🏥 Medical, 🔧 Home Services, 👥 Neighbors, 🛒 Local, and 🏦 Finance. Everything you need in one place from Day 1.
🎨 Decor Planner & Style Guide — 25 decor items across every room with budget, store suggestions, and purchase tracking. BONUS: Includes a personal color palette section where you define your apartment's style with 6 colors, their uses, and design notes. Pre-filled example uses a Modern Minimal + Warm Neutral aesthetic.
⚙️ Settings — Customizable dropdown lists for status, priority, room names, and categories. Includes a full apartment details block (address, landlord, emergency contacts) and 12 practical first-apartment tips built directly into the sheet.
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💡 FIRST APARTMENT TIPS BUILT RIGHT IN
🔑 The planner includes 12 essential tips that every first-time renter should know:
📸 Document everything on move-in day — photo every wall before unpacking 💰 Budget $5,000–$8,000 for a realistic first apartment setup 🛋️ Buy your bed first — everything else can wait; you need sleep 🔌 Set up auto-pay for rent immediately — late fees damage your rental history 🎨 Use Command Strips for décor — no wall damage means full deposit back 🚿 Get a plunger and fire extinguisher on Day 1 — don't learn the hard way
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📥 HOW TO GET STARTED
Step 1 — Open 🔍 Apartment Search. Add your requirements checklist and compare units as you tour them.
Step 2 — Once you sign your lease, open 🔑 Lease Tracker. Enter your key lease terms and important dates.
Step 3 — Open 💰 Budget Tracker. Enter your budget for every category before you spend a dollar.
Step 4 — Open 📅 Moving Timeline. Work through tasks starting 8 weeks before your move date.
Step 5 — Open 📦 Packing Planner. Label every box before you pack it — your future self will thank you.
Step 6 — Use 📋 Move-In Checklist on move-in day to walk through the apartment, document damage, collect keys, and confirm every utility is live.
Step 7 — Open 🛒 Shopping List and check off items as you buy them. Filter by "⏳" to see what's still needed.
Step 8 — Check 🏠 Dashboard anytime for your overall progress on budget, checklist, packing, and shopping.
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⭐ WHY BUYERS LOVE ELDON-Digital PLANNERS
✅ Zero formulas to build — 106 live formulas pre-built and error-free ✅ 15 unique color-coded sheets — every sheet is visually distinct ✅ 2,696+ data cells pre-filled — you see a working system, not a blank template ✅ Click-to-navigate buttons — every sheet has a ⬅ Dashboard button + full nav grid ✅ Mock data pre-loaded — see realistic examples before entering your own details ✅ Works on any device — PC, Mac, iPhone, Android, tablet ✅ No macros, no scripts — pure Excel/Sheets formulas only ✅ Instant download — start planning within minutes of purchase ✅ One-time purchase — use it for this move and every future move
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💡 PERFECT FOR:
🏠 First-time renters moving out on their own | 🎓 College graduates moving to a new city | 👫 Couples moving in together for the first time | 🏙️ Anyone relocating to a new city or state | 📦 People downsizing or upsizing to a new place | 👨‍👩‍👧 Young families setting up their first home | 💼 Remote workers moving to a new apartment | 🌟 Anyone who wants to move in organized and stress-free
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📦 WHAT YOU RECEIVE
• 1 × Microsoft Excel file (.xlsx) — fully working, zero macros, zero errors
• 15 color-coded sheets with unique themes per sheet
• 106 live formulas, all verified error-free
• 2,696+ mock data cells showing a complete working example
• 12 built-in first-apartment tips in the Settings sheet
• Charts in Checklist, Furniture, Budget, Utilities, and Timeline sheets
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🖥️ COMPATIBILITY
• ✅ Microsoft Excel 2016, 2019, 2021, Microsoft 365
• ✅ Google Sheets (upload .xlsx to Google Drive — free)
• ✅ Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android
• ✅ No installation, plugins, or account required
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📌 PLEASE NOTE
This is a digital download only — no physical product is shipped. Due to the instant-delivery nature of digital files, refunds cannot be offered once the file has been accessed. If you experience any issues opening or using your planner, please message ELDON-Digital directly — we respond personally and will make it right every time. ❤️
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🏠 From ELDON-Digital — We create premium spreadsheet tools that take the stress out of life's biggest transitions. If this planner helps you settle into your first apartment with confidence and a smile, we'd be so grateful for a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review. It means the world to a small shop — and we read every single one. 🙏