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June 12, 2019

Kmart Life Admin Bullet Journal Review (including pen test)

While perusing Kmart I came across a notebook labelled as ‘Life Admin Bullet Journal’ thinking it was a dot grid notebook for bullet journaling with a few extra life organizing pages e.g. password logs and other frequently used pages. Well… not quite. It turned out to be nothing like a bullet journal (didn’t even have any dot grid pages). However, it did have a 2 page daily spread which is hard to come by, and for $5 I figured why not?!

Quick facts

  • Size: approx 5.75″ wide x 8″ high
  • Hardcover
  • Undated
  • 2 page daily spread
  • 2 lined notes pages between each daily spread
  • Neutral inside pages

Price: $5 AUD

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The Cover

Hardcover in 1 color only:

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Approx 1″ thick
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This notebook is very simple – just a 2 page daily spread followed by 2 notes pages.. and that’s it!

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kmart life admin bullet journal review pros and cons pen test day to a page

Undated – stop and start using it whenever you want. I actually think this planner could work well as a weekly planner. I’m intending to use white out or washi tape to cover up some of the titles and the days of the week.

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Then turn the right side ‘points to discuss’ into weekly reflection or project space.

kmart life admin bullet journal review pros and cons pen test

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Tabs

There are no tabs but there is a ribbon bookmark.

Pen Testing

For a cheap planner ($5) the paper quality was better than I was expecting. Yes there was ghosting but only one of the the marker pens actually bled through.

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Pros of the Planner

  • Portable size
  • Very cheap
  • Layout can easily be tweaked
  • Rare 2 pages per day spread
  • Sturdy hardcover
  • Pages lay flat

Cons of the Planner

  • No extra pages
  • Some pen ghosting

Would I use this planner?

While it’s not actually a bullet journal I think I still would try this planner – but as a weekly planner not a daily planner. For $5 it’s good value.

More planner reviews:

  • Bullet journaling in the Scribbles that Matter Notebook (is it worth the hype?)
  • Best Weekly Planners For Under $50 
  • Agendio custom dot grid notebook 

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Comments

  1. Tracey says

    June 13, 2019 at 20:20

    Thanks for the review – have been looking for a cheaper journal to work out what is going to be the best set up for me. This will be a great place to start x

    • Rachael says

      June 13, 2019 at 22:15

      Glad you found the review helpful 🙂

  2. Claude Peeler says

    June 14, 2019 at 06:47

    Very pleased. Thanks for the review.

  3. Elaine McCarty says

    June 15, 2019 at 00:27

    Thank you for all the reviews you do. I think this one would work for me for now – lol, until I figure out what I REALLY want! Problem is, I am in the US, and can’t find it on the K Mart site – and most K Marts here are closing – only one within 100 miles. Could you share more info from the back – company that makes it, etc? (or just share a pic of the back?)

    Just another little note – you know how a person gets signed up on a ton of different newsletters when researching a subject? Well, I’ve got my planner blogs list down to 3. I am always excited to see you in my in-box, and its the first one I read! Keep ’em coming!

    • Rachael says

      June 15, 2019 at 12:00

      Hi Elaine, glad you’ve found my blog helpful 🙂 I’m not sure where you can find the notebook in the US – I’m in Australia and found it at a Kmart here. The sticker on the back just says it’s made for Kmart – i.e. Kmart are the manufacturer not a separate brand.

  4. Jamie A Wall says

    June 15, 2019 at 13:36

    Rachael,
    I’ve just started really reading your reviews. Can say they are interesting I’m learning what to look for, if I can just figure out how to put it all together ?
    Thank you for all the time you put into all the reviews, I look forward to learning a lot more .

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