HI!! So I talk about being an avid planner and that I have two Happy Planners and a Filofax. So what are these crazy things I’m talking about?
A Filofax is a 6 ring binder style planner. You can put anything in it that you want. Whether you design your own pages or go on Etsy and purchase a layout, which is what I did. I have also made my own bill pay page. The Filofax came with dashboards (aka dividers). I design my page to fit within the Filofax then trace a divider for the exact measurement. I then cut the page out, hole punch it and insert it in the planner. This takes a bit of time to do but like I said, you can customize the planner to exactly what you want. Below is a picture of my Filofax.
This A5 sized Filofax was bought on Amazon for around $25. I customized it by buying note paper that was A5 sized note paper, to do lists, monthly refill planner pages. All of which comes to size and punched. The only thing I cut and punch are my bill pay page and my weekly inserts. There are all sorts of colors and styles on amazon and you can have a complete planner for under $50.
The Happy Planner is a design by Me and My Big Ideas. It is a disc bound planner and thus is also customizable. I have a Classic size, which the page is 7”x 9 ¼”. I also have a Mini, which is 7”x 4 ½”. They come with different layouts like vertical, horizontal and dashboard. I have vertical in the Classic and dashboard in the Mini. You can get Happy Planners at Michaels, Hobby Lobby and JoAnn’s or the Happy Planner website.
Happy Planner comes with all sorts of accessory packs to add to your planner. From budgeting sheets, to note paper. And of course, don’t forget the sticker books! There is so much to choose from. Below is a photo of my Classic, vertical layout that I decorated.
And this is a picture of my Mini, dashboard layout, decorated.
Happy Planners come dated or undated, where you write in the dates yourself (or use stickers!).
If you haven’t guessed I have about 50 of the sticker books. I am obsessed. I would love to get a group of people together that want to learn about and start their own Happy Planners. Where we could share supplies and ideas. Let me know if you are interested and in the Ithaca, NY area.
If you have any questions about either planner contact me and I will do my best to answer them. I have been using the Filofax for the first time this year. I have been using Happy Planners for several years. Of course the key to having a planner is to pull it out and use it. At least once per day. I can’t say I’m perfect, that’s how I missed my boyfriend’s birthday. I had it all decorated with balloons and birthday cake stickers and never opened it up that day. Such a bad girlfriend…
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