m.Market Day
Ledger

FOR MAKERS & MARKET VENDORS

A good market day.
But did it pay?

The booth fee. The card fees. The hours before the stall even opens. See what a craft fair actually leaves you with.

Work out your market day

Free to try · No account · Your figures stay in your browser

ONE SATURDAY / A WORKED EXAMPLE

The market-day
reality check.

Sales$460.00

Refunds− $20.00

Products, stall & other costs− $250.00

You kept$190.00
10 hours, all included$19.00 / hour

Before owner pay and income tax.
Fictional USD example, not a customer result.

ONE EVENT AT A TIME

Sales tell one story. Profit and time tell the rest.

MADE FOR SMALL STALLS

01 / THE FREE CALCULATOR

Put your day on paper.

Start with the fictional example, or clear it and enter your own figures.

FICTIONAL EXAMPLEEnter 0 for a known zero cost

Use one currency throughout. Changing the currency label does not convert amounts. Figures are not saved when you leave; export your summary to keep a copy.

This is an event planning estimate. Include the costs and working time relevant to you; omitted overheads and income tax are not added automatically. Profit is not the same as your bank balance.

m.
Market daysEXCEL PROTOTYPE / 40 EVENT ROWS
EventProfit$/hr
Saturday makers190.0019.00
Rainy evening fair−42.00−5.25
Your next market——
Illustrative layout · Fictional figures
Keep the file.
Make it yours.

02 / KEEP A LONGER RECORD

One file.
More market days.

The free Excel prototype gives you 40 event rows, automatic profit and hourly calculations, plus a separate worked-example sheet.

  • Editable .xlsx file with no macros
  • Refunds, event costs and owner-pay comparison
  • Blank entries flagged for completion
Download free Excel prototype

Prototype v0.1 · Native Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets compatibility still needs user testing. Includes instructions and fictional examples.

A FEW USEFUL DISTINCTIONS

Know what the numbers mean.

Which product costs belong to this event?

Include the cost of products you sold and returns you cannot recover. Stock you can sell at another market stays inventory. Do not count the same product cost twice. Add the share of overheads you want this event to cover under other costs.

Does this calculate a break-even sales target?

No. This version uses the actual costs you enter. A reliable sales target would also need your product margins and how fees change with sales. Those inputs are not part of this prototype.

Is there a paid version?

Not yet. We are testing whether a more complete workbook would be useful at a possible one-time price of US$9. There is no checkout, subscription or purchase commitment. The current calculator and prototype are free.