How To Choose Your PERFECT Planner | Beginner Planner Series Part 1 | The Planner Aisle

Welcome to Part 1 of my Beginner Planner Series. This video goes over the 7 things to consider when deciding which planner is right for you! I will include links to all the planners shown below, but please leave me a comment if you have a question about anything! Shout out to @myneutralplans & @timkeypoo for suggesting this video!

Thank you SO MUCH for your support! ❤️

Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
1:23 - What is functional planning?
2:40 - Choosing your planner
4:54 - Deciding your planner purpose
7:30 - Picking your planner type
14:11 - Choosing your planner size
25:19 - Picking a ring size
27:19 - One vs. multiple
29:46 - Are you taking it on the go?
30:37 - Budget showdown
34:50 - End

Planners Shown:

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[live_in_thejoy]

glad to see you doing something else besides cloth and paper reviews. I know you’ve done a couple in the past, but this was very very good.

[tonyalovelace]

Great intro to planners. I use Half Letter (Disc) and are readily available in most shops. I am moving to A5 rings for 2025 though. Will continue to use Half Letter for work; I basically build a Work Notebook which includes monthly calendars and sections for my specific work needs.

[zSydir]

Super thorough video! I wish I had found a video like this when I started my planning journey 4 years ago. I'm sure newbies will really appreciate your hard work for this video.

[polishedandpoisedplanner]

When you said budget I laughed because I honestly dont know how much I spend on planner stuff a year. I will use all my stuff but...whew lol

[BeFruitfulMomma]

I moved from spiral and ring to discs in 2024. I will never go back to spiral planners. But I am going back to rings for 2025 for my academic planner. For journaling I'm in discs now but plan to go back to bound in 2025.

[karenowyong]

Great, informative video! 😊 I think one con of ring & disc planners is how to archive. Hope you can make a video about this 😊

[MzAbstractMind]

I use half letter and discovered that Amazon has a nice size selection of half letter inserts, at an affordable price. It’s also easy to make your own inserts, for those of us (me) who suck at measuring/cutting 🤣 fold in half, cut, punch and done!

I used to hate rings then I discovered smaller sized rings. I realized it wasn’t the actual rings I hated, just the HUGE ring sizes!

Great video explaining everything!

[fefeasp]

Hello🤗. I’ve been on this planner journey now 5 yrs and I love it 😍. I started out in personal size which now only used as my wallet. I love experimenting with different sizes..etc half letter and A5. To keep the costs down, I buy mostly preloved because I change my mind in 2.5 sec.😂. As always this is useful information and thanks for sharing 🫶🏾💕.

[tiffanyodean]

My planner sweet spot is either 7x9 or A5. I’ve tried both ring & disc planners. I like disc a bit more due to it has features of a spiral planner but customizable. I agree that it’s fun experimenting with the different types of planners to find what works best.

[lpzjhxg]

I have B6 rings with 30mm rings. Never have issues finding printable.

[devongambrell]

This is a great video💜! I find that life changes are forcing me to change up my planner system, which is so hard when what I had before was working so well. Looking forward to the next video.

[sophiaallen]

This is a great video. Two additional popular brands are Sterling Ink and Hobonichi.

[vickiemendoza]

I may have missed it but where is your weekly layout with the grid from? Such a great layout. :)

[kalanistone]

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT A COMMON PLANNER. I AM THINKING OF KEEPING ONE PLANNER FOR MY BUSINESS AND THEN A COMMON PLANNER IF FOR MY LIFE AND ALL THE THINGS NOT WORK RELATED AND A MASTER SCHEDULE.