If you like budgeting on paper but don’t need an entire budget planner in addition to your weekly planner, a companion notebook like the Erin Condren Budget Book is a good option.

This is not a sponsored post. I purchased the planner myself and all opinions are my own. 

Quick facts

• Size: 5.85″ wide x 8.25″ high
• Cardstock cover
• Stitched binding
• Monthly savings tracker
• Monthly financial goals
• Monthly budget
• Monthly spending summary
• Different colors for each month
• Comes with 1 sheet of planner stickers

Price: $14 USD

Let’s take a closer look!

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The Cover

The notebook has stitched binding with a cardstock cover so it weighs practically nothing – definitely small enough to take with you on the go.

Approx 0.5cm thick

Savings Tracker

At the front for quick reference:

Monthly Budgeting

In her usual fashion, Erin Condren has added plenty of color to this little notebook!

Teal, hot pink, mint, purple, pastel pink, green, dark purple,gold, purple, orange, dark blue and green. The colors for each month coordinate with the colors of the savings tracker <3

The pages lay flat on their own.

Monthly Spending

There are 4 spending trackers for each month.

While this book has a compact page size they’ve kept the line spacing big enough to write (about 7mm high).

At the back of the book is a debt payoff tracker

Pros of the Planner

• Portable size
• Very lightweight
• Makes a good companion to your weekly planner
• Different colors for each month
• $14 is an ok price but Erin Condren have frequent sales so you can probably get this cheaper e.g. Black Friday
• Comes with 1 sheet of planner stickers

Cons of the Planner

• The cover is just cardstock – it will probably be easily damaged
• No notes pages

Related: Planner pen testing in the Erin Condren Life Planner, Plum Paper, Happy Planner by MAMBI and Limelife Planner 

Would I use this planner?

No. I purchased this planner so readers that use paper had another budget planner option to consider. I use Excel for budgeting.

More budget planner reviews:

• Otto Budget Planner Review (Undated)
• Recollections Budget Planner
• Carpe Diem Budget Planner
• Happy Planner Budget Edition Review

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