Your planner is a very useful tool for keeping track of your money and one of the easiest ways to do that (and add some color to your planner), is by using stickers! This post contains affiliate links. If you…
Aluminium versus plastic discs: which are better for binding your planner?
When I started blogging about planners way back in 2016 really the only discbound planner available was the ARC and Happy Planner. Things have progressed a lot since then and there’s now plenty of brands to choose from! As you’re…
The best supplies for making monthly spreads in your bullet journal
I like to set up my spread for the next month in the middle of the current month. Some people might think this is too early but I have a bad habit of over-estimating what I can get done in…
7 Ways to use dot markers in your planner or bullet journal
If you haven’t heard of dot markers… you need them!! I’ve been experimenting with them over the past couple of weeks and they’ve quickly become one of my favorite planner supplies. Instead of spending money on dot stickers or waiting…
Dot Marker Comparison: Zig Kuretake Clean Color Dot versus the Tombow Play Color Dot
I ordered the Tombow Play Color Dot markers months ago. While I was waiting for them to turn up, I went searching for other dot marker brands and discovered the Zig Clean Color Dot Marker .. so I ordered them…
7 Planner supplies you probably haven’t tried
I’ve tried my fair share of planner supplies over the years. While I do tend to have a few favorites (pens, highlighters etc.) Sometimes I use other, less popular (but still useful!) planner supplies. Depending on the level of your…
My 7 Favorite Planner Supplies for Making Lists
If you follow my blog you’ve probably noticed I don’t do ‘traditional’ weekly spreads – I tend to just use different forms of checklists. These are my go-to tools for making lists: 1. Discbound notebook If I could only use…
7 Bullet Journal Supplies I Don’t Use
I’ve done plenty of posts talking about my favorite planner supplies, but not many about the planner supplies I don’t use. With so many pretty / clever / expensive / functional / decorative planner supplies available nowadays it can be a bit…
How I use different types of pens when planning
If you’ve been following my blog for a while I think it’s fairly obvious that I hoard pens…. So why do I have so many? Besides the fact that they’re cheap and different brands come in different colors, I prefer…
Pen Comparison – is there actually a difference in ink color between brands?
Most pink pens have a similar pink color for the body of the pen. So you’d think they all have much the same ink color… but not necessarily. While some pens look like carbon copies both in appearance and ink…
7 Cheaper alternatives to popular (but expensive) planner supplies
If you’re hanging out for pay day, here are some cheaper alternatives to more well-known but expensive planner supplies: 1. BLOT versus Papermate pens I’ll be forever faithful to the Papermate Inkjoy Gel 0.7mm pens but… The BLOT gel pens…
30 Planner Stamp Brands (Roundup)
If you like decorating your planner with stamps or using functional list stamps etc. there are tons of companies doing planner stamps these days. I tried stamping a while ago and didn’t like it… but have been thinking about trying…