While in Frankfurt, I found a planner for only 3 euro!! In a random cheap shop near the main train station. So is a 3 euro planner actually any good? Let’s have a look!

Related: My 2nd Europe Stationery Haul!

Quick facts

• Size: Approx 5.5″ wide x 8.25″ high
• Cardstock cover
• Glue bound
• 18 month dated planner
• Dates at a glance page
• 2 page weekly spread (starts on Monday)
• Student pages – timetable, exam schedule, marks tracker
• Extra pages – birthdays & anniversaries
• No Tabs
• Neutral or colorful inside pages

Let’s take a closer look!

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The Cover

For 3 euro, the cover is not surprisingly made of thin cardstock. At least the edges are rounded to prevent wear and tear.

 

Approx 0.5″ thick

At the front of the planner is a dates at a glance, student timetable, exam schedule and subject marks. All of these would be less than 10 pages and are the only student focused pages in the planner – so if you’re not in school anymore you could still use it.

Dates at a glance

Extras pages

I think the pages could be adapted for other uses too E.g. this one could be used as a bill tracker, habit tracker etc.

Read more: 100 things to put in your habit tracker of your planner or bullet journal (plus free printable habit tracker)

There’s also a birthdays and anniversaries page at the back of the planner.

Monthly Calendar

There is no calendar in this planner – only weekly spreads.

Weekly Planning

There are a few different styles of weekly spreads in this planner with the format being 1 page horizontal format days of the week with dot grid note pages (my favorite weekly planning layout!)

When the month ends midweek, so does the week i.e. 1 week may have 2 pages. You could use the space for a monthly review.

 

Pen Testing

Since this planner cost 3 euro I wasn’t expecting much from the paper. Predictably, there was heavy ghosting for all the pens, marker pens, highlighters and stamps.

Pros of the Planner

• Portable size
• Cheap!
• Different weekly planner style
• Black and white theme – add as much color as you want

Cons of the Planner

• The pages don’t want to lay flat on their own (have to hold them open with one hand or really bend the spine to get them to lay flat)
• Hard to find – I only found it in 1 shop in Frankfurt
• Thin, cardstock cover
• Paper is thin and prone to ghosting & bleed through
• No monthly calendar
• No notes pages
• No tabs

Read more: Favorite Stationery Shops in Germany

Would I use this planner?

Undecided. I like the weekly spread… but it’s sewn bound and the pages don’t lay flat on their own. The paper is also very thin. I think if you want a planner in this format there are plenty of others to choose from. But on the other hand, it was only 3 euro!

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