LissasPrints LissasPrints

Budget planners for real paychecks, not perfect ones.

I'm Melissa — a night-shift worker and mom in West Virginia. Every LissasPrints planner is one I built for my own payday-to-payday life first: simple pages, honest numbers, no finance-bro lectures. Print at home, fill it in by hand, and know exactly where your money is going.

Instant download · US Letter, Half-Letter & A5 in every planner · New here? Start with the free one.

FREE — $0 Cover of the Free Monthly Budget Worksheet: a one-page monthly budget with income, bills, spending, and what's left to save

Free Monthly Budget Worksheet

The simple one-page system I use myself: write down what's coming in, list the bills, give everyday spending an honest number, and see exactly what's left to save — before the month gets away from you.

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53 printable planners & trackers Instant download, print at home Letter · Half-Letter · A5 included Made in Wellsburg, West Virginia

The shop

Every planner below is live in my Payhip store — tap a product to check out there. Prefer Etsy? The same shop is there too, and every cover shows the style you'll get: bright, clear, and made to be used, not just looked at.

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Also on Etsy: etsy.com/shop/LissasPrintsStore — same planners, same prices.

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Pick your planner

Find the one that matches the problem — this paycheck, the debt, the big goal — and check out on Payhip.

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Download instantly

Your files are ready the second you check out. Every planner includes US Letter, Half-Letter, and A5 sizes.

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Print & fill it in

Print at home, slip it in a binder, and fill it in by hand. Print fresh pages whenever you need them — buy once, use forever.

Want it done with you?

Two ways to get my help directly — a planner set up for your actual life, or a call with a host who did Turo for four years.

Make It Mine — Personalized Planner Setup service cover

Make It Mine — Personalized Planner Setup · $12

Add this to any planner and it arrives already set up for your life: your name on the cover, your payday dates marked through the planner, your real spending categories written in, and your first month's budget pages started for you. Answer four quick questions at checkout; your personalized PDF lands within 48 hours, alongside the original blank planner.

One planner per setup · Your details are used only in your file, never shared

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Turo Starter Call — 30 minutes, one-on-one with Melissa

Turo Starter Call — 30 Minutes, 1-on-1 · $49

Thinking about listing your first car on Turo, or already listed and second-guessing everything? Bring your real questions — is my car right for this, which plan, how to price, what guests actually ask — and get answers from four years and three cars of doing it solo. We meet on Google Meet; the booking link arrives by email after purchase.

Experience, not financial advice · One reschedule with 12 hours' notice

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The Turo Host Starter Pack

Four years. Three cars. One host doing everything solo — the messages, the turnovers, the 2 a.m. problems, and the claims. This is the starter pack I wish someone had handed me in 2021, when I bought my first car for Turo and got my first booking while I was still signing the papers. Everything in it was used on real trips — not theory, and not templates copied from someone else's course.

  • My actual guest messages, word for word — welcome, reminders, pickup, fuel, and return instructions
  • The Photo Doctrine: the before-and-after routine that turned a trashed, smoked-in car into a paid claim
  • Cleaning, drop-off, and return-inspection checklists I ran on every single trip
  • Pricing & mileage: why I let the algorithm price and chose unlimited mileage
  • My biggest beginner mistake — and what to do instead

26 pages · Printable PDF · $19

Turo Host Starter Pack cover — guest messages, checklists and damage-proofing from a 4-year, 3-car host

Things I Actually Use

People ask what I use around the house and with my planners, so here it is in one place — the real stuff, not a catalog. Everything here has to earn its spot.

In my kitchen

  • Crock-Pot 7-Quart Slow CookerThe budget workhorse behind a lot of my recipe posts — Amazon's #1 best seller in slow cookers. See it on Amazon →
  • Reynolds Slow Cooker LinersFits 3–8 qt crocks and means no scrubbing after dinner. Rated 4.8★. See them on Amazon →
  • Carnation Breakfast EssentialsThe ready-to-drink chocolate ones (24 pack) are a standing grocery staple in my house, on repeat order. Rated 4.4★. See it on Amazon →
  • TERRO Fruit Fly TrapsThe little apple traps that actually end a fruit fly invasion. Rated 4.0★ from 13,000+ customers. See them on Amazon →

For printing my planners

  • Amazon Basics Printer Paper, 8.5×11What planners get printed on at home. Rated 4.8★. See it on Amazon →
  • Amazon Basics 3″ D-Ring BinderHolds a full Letter-size planner. Rated 4.7★. See it on Amazon →
  • Samsill Vintage Leather-Look BinderThe pretty Letter binder, in brown — when you want your planner to look as good as it works. Rated 4.0★+. See it on Amazon →
  • Sooez A5 BinderThe cute 6-ring refillable cover for A5 pages. Rated 4.0★+. See it on Amazon →
  • Nefeeko Cash-Envelope BinderA6 binder with zipper envelopes, for the cash-stuffing system. Rated 4.0★+. See it on Amazon →

For the cars — my old Turo kit & road gear

  • WORX Hydroshot 20V Power CleanerCordless washer that pulls water from a bucket or tank — how I washed the rental cars anywhere. Rated 4.0★. See it on Amazon →
  • Rodelna Foldable Water Tank, 30 galThe water supply that feeds the Hydroshot. Rated 4.0★+. See it on Amazon →
  • Shark StainStrikerPortable carpet & upholstery cleaner, for guest spills and stains between trips. Rated 4.0★+. See it on Amazon →
  • RYOBI 18V Cordless VacuumThe car vacuum — crumbs and dog hair between trips don't stand a chance. Rated 4.0★+. See it on Amazon →
  • MaxxHaul Hitch Cargo Carrier500-lb aluminum carrier for a 2-inch hitch, when the trunk isn't enough. Rated 4.0★+. See it on Amazon →
  • EcoFlow DELTA 3 Power Station1024Wh of backup power — runs the cleaning gear anywhere, and the house essentials when the power's out. Rated 4.7★. See it on Amazon →

My daily wellness & day sleep

  • TrueSeaMoss Sea Moss GelI take it every day. Four flavors: Soursop, Passion Fruit, Mango/Pineapple, Cherry.
  • LC-dolida Sleep Mask with SpeakersThe eye mask I've used since 2023 for sleeping during the day — I couldn't live without it on night shift. Rated 4.2★. See it on Amazon →
  • OLLY Max Strength Sleep GummiesThe other half of my day-sleep pair — 10 mg, strawberry, 50 count. Rated 4.6★. See them on Amazon →

For my Frenchie

  • Zesty Paws Allergy Chews (Lamb)Her itch-relief chews, on my Subscribe & Save every 3 months. Rated 4.2★. See them on Amazon →
  • VetIQ Calming ChewsFor stormy nights and travel days, on repeat order. Rated 4.3★. See them on Amazon →
  • oneisall 7L Water FountainThe fountain she picked for fresh water all day. Rated 4.0★+. See it on Amazon →
  • Balance It Canine & Dog is Human DM-01The nutrient balancer in her homemade food, and her daily multivitamin chews — I buy both direct from the makers.

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From the blog

Real routines and real lessons, written the way I talk. New posts land on the Payhip blog first.

Oct 14, 2026 · On the Payhip blog

I Rented Out My Cars on Turo for 4 Years — Here's What I'd Tell a New Host

I started on Turo on a whim in 2021 with a car I bought for $20,000 even — and got my first booking while I was still signing the papers. Four years and three cars later, these are the lessons I learned the real way: photograph every inch, put everything in writing, and check the license yourself.

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Oct 20, 2026 · New this week

The Night Before Payday: 5 Things I Do Before the Money Hits

Payday morning used to ambush me — an auto-pay I'd forgotten, a birthday, the gas light. Now I do the looking the night before instead: ten minutes, five small moves, and payday holds no surprises. It's the exact routine behind my paycheck planners.

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Melissa's LissasPrints cartoon avatar — red hair, glasses, waving

Budget by Paycheck — Real-Life Budgets & Payday Wins

A friendly corner for people who budget by paycheck: payday routines, sinking funds, no-spend wins, and real-life money talk — no judgment, no spam, no get-rich-quick anything. Share your wins (small ones count double), ask your questions, and cheer each other on. It's my free Facebook group — come find us from the Page.

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Melissa Smith, owner of LissasPrints

Hi, I'm Melissa

I'm a night-shift worker and mom in Wellsburg, West Virginia, and I budget the way real life actually happens — one paycheck at a time. LissasPrints started with the planners I made for my own binder, because the budgeting advice out there rarely matched a payday-to-payday life.

Before the planners, I spent four years renting out cars on Turo — three cars, run completely solo alongside my job — and the lessons from that became my Turo Host Starter Pack. These days I make printables, write about payday routines, and run a little community of people cheering each other on to the next payday win.

Find me wherever you like to scroll — and if you like night-shift money talk, my second channel, Moonlight Money, is linked below too.