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June 3, 2019

Milligram Family Planner (video flipthrough, pros, cons and pen testing)

On the seemingly never-ending quest for planners with non-traditional layouts, I stumbled across the Milligram Family Planner.

Quick facts

  • Size: 6″ wide x 8.75″ high (bit bigger than A5)
  • Hardcover
  • Book / sewn binding (that lays flat!)
  • This belongs to page in case your planner is lost
  • Dates at a glance page
  • Neutral / minimalist color scheme
  • 2 page weekly spread (starts on Monday)
  • 2 Page monthly calendar (starts on Monday)
  • Timezones page
  • Made in Australia and ships from Australia

Let’s take a closer look!

 

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Very sturdy hardcover

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Approx 1.5″ thick.

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Dates at a Glance

For the current year and next year

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Holidays

This is an Aussie planner so has Australian public holidays and school terms broken down by state.

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Annual Planning

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Despite being called a family planner, the family info page is really the only page that is specific to a family. – anyone could use this planner.

milligram planner review australian a5 size sewn bound minimalist gender neutral family weekly diary agenda

Monthly Calendar

The monthly calendar starts on a Monday (consistent with the weekly spread).

Australian (by state!) and New Zealand holidays are pre-printed.

milligram family planner a5 page size 2 page monthly monday start

The calendar splits the boxes in 2 diagonally, rather than restarting the numbering on the top row 🙁

milligram family planner monthly calendar a5 split boxes

Monthly Budget

I have another Milligram planner that has a 2 page monthly action list. In this version this is replaced with a 2 page budget:

milligram family planner a5 budgeting monthly calendar 2 page weekly spread categories layout lined writing space spending expenses log

milligram family planner a5 budgeting monthly calendar 2 page weekly spread categories layout lined writing space

Weekly Planner

This is the reason I wanted the planner – a mix of unlined, lined and categories writing space. The layout is a cross between a horizontal with notes and categories layout. I haven’t seen this layout in a planner before!

Consistent with the monthly calendar, the weekly planner starts on a Monday.

milligram family planner a5 page size weekly 2 pages appointment to do categories color block gender neutral

Not the nicest color combinations…

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But the purple is pretty!

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milligram a5 weekly planner review

Notes pages

There are 20 dot grid pages at the back of the planner.

milligram a5 family planner dot grid gender neutral sewn bound 5mm spacing

It has the usual 5mm dot grid spacing

milligram a5 family planner dot grid gender neutral sewn bound 5mm spacing lay flat sewn bound

Extra pages

These travel planning pages are a bit too brief and would really only be useful for general overview / working out where you’re going, not for detailed trip planning.

milligram a5 family planner agenda

Time zones page is a nice idea… but probably quicker to just look it up on your phone. This page could be good for marking all the places you’ve been or where you want to go during the year.

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Tabs

There are no tabs in this planner. Instead, the months are shaded on the side of the pages for each month. Tabs are preferable and make it quicker and easier to find things but this is a good alternative:

milligram family planner review a5 tabs simple minimalist pros and cons pen test

Pocket Folder

One-sided pocket folder at the back.

Planner Stickers

I’m not a fan of these planners stickers. The colors aren’t that nice and they’re quite big (approx 0.75″)

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Pen Testing

The paper is nice to write on but not the best quality. All of the pens had ghosting or bleed through:

milligram family planner pen testing bleed through ghosting highlighter stamps erasable pens paper quality

milligram family planner pen testing bleed through ghosting highlighter stamps erasable pens paper quality australian

Just a note about the paper… for the most part it was smooth and nice to write on, and while a bit of a yellow tinge, definitely a lot nicer paper than most sewn bound notebooks. 1 page did get stuck and and ripped but I’m thinking I just got unlucky as no other pages were stuck together.

milligram family planner review paper quality

Pros of the Milligram Weekly Planner

  • The annual calendar, monthly calendar and weekly planner all start on a Monday (consistent)
  • Very functional weekly planning space
  • Gender neutral
  • Very sturdy hardcover – one of the sturdiest I’ve seen in a planner
  • Smooth cream paper that’s nice to write on
  • While it’s a book / sewn bound planner the pages actually lay flat

Cons of the Milligram Weekly Planner

  • Not a fan of the color scheme on the weekly spreads
  • Due to the book binding, the planner doesn’t have much room to expand if you want to use lots of stickers and washi to decorate
  • Plain boring cover with no option to personalise
  • The dates at a glance calendars on the monthly and weekly spread are the smallest I’ve ever seen for a planner 0.75” wide
  • Paper is thin so you can see ghosting on the back side

Would I use this planner?

Yes! Love the different weekly layout.

Reviews of similar planners:

  • Master Plan Family Diary Review
  • Recollections Family Planner
  • MyAgenda Planner Review by MomAgenda

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