How To Pick The Right Planner For Newcomer

For those of you who have just entered the planner world, choosing the right planner for the first time can be a bit overwhelming. There are a lot of planner types offered out there that you can find easily in stores both offline and online. The problem my friend, is, sometimes they just don’t fit your needs. Whether they’re overpriced or are hard to get … or in some cases, they’re just simply not cute enough hehe.

In this post, I'll be sharing with you some tips to pick the right planner for newcomer. These are some basic questions you might want to ask yourself before you go to the store and purchase one. Just in case you need some hints of what planner you're probably want to try.

1. What am I going to use it for?

Okay, first thing first. Are you planning to use it as a study planner, personal planner, wedding planner or home organizing planner. I've seen lots of people use theirs for different purposes, and all of them are fantastically practical and pretty to look at, at the same time! The more things you have to organize, the bigger space you will need. Some of them may be included with the inserts and have some tabs as well. It can be per month or per section tabs. It’s just they usually come with a very plain inserts.  Of course you can take them off and change them with your own, but it can be very useful if you have no time - or maybe enough source- yet to customize it. You can still work with it before you do the setup completely too.

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 2. What do I need of a planner?

How do you want it, in a vertical or horizontal layout. Do you want a fully customize or do you feel okay with the inserts that come with it. Some of them come with a lot of pockets that can be very useful if you’re planning to bring it when you’re doing a grocery shop. Oh, and don’t forget about the closure. They usually come with button closure or elastic band closure. At the end, just make sure you know exactly what you want before you buy it.

3. What size do I prefer the most?

If the A5 is too big and the A7 size is too tiny, then you should consider the A6. In fact, there are so many options of planner size that you can choose. If you think about bringing your planner everywhere, believe me that you don’t want it to be too heavy nor too big and fits in most of your purses. 

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4. How much is my budget for a planner?

Sometimes a cute planner costs too much peny. I personally only have a minimum budget per month for my planner supplies. And my planners mostly are unbranded since I’m just a student whose a little allowance. But hey! they fit me well. You don’t always have to buy an expensive planner because you still can customize and personalize it with your taste later, just like what I always do to mine.

5. Where can I buy it?

Last question is, where you can buy it. Some famous brands , they not only have offline stores but also have an online store where you can purchase the item direct from the web. It's just when they're located miles away from you, the shipping cost can be even more expensive than the planner itself. But don’t worry, I believe you can find a seller in your country that will manage you to get the product with reasonable price. The first two places you probably want to check are Etsy and Instagram.  Or, if you still want to get them directly from the web, you can ask your friends to join you and share the shipping cost.

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So, I guess that’s it for today. I hope you find this post useful and thanks a lot for visiting my humble blog. If you have anything to ask, feel free to comment . See you in my next post.

Love,

Planxiety 101.