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Managing a monthly home budget is crucial for maintaining financial health. One effective way to organize and visualize your budget is by using an HTML table styled with CSS. This article will guide you through creating a stylish and functional HTML table to track your monthly expenses.

HTML Structure
First, let’s create the basic structure of our HTML table. This table will include categories for various expenses, along with columns for planned, actual, and difference amounts.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>Monthly Home Budget</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
</head>
<body>
<h1>Monthly Home Budget</h1>
<table class="budget-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Category</th>
<th>Planned</th>
<th>Actual</th>
<th>Difference</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Rent/Mortgage</td>
<td>$1,200</td>
<td>$1,200</td>
<td>$0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Utilities</td>
<td>$150</td>
<td>$140</td>…