The Best Planners for Every Budget

Bullet journaling is the cheapest option because all you really have to have is a pen and notebook. You can use one you already have on hand or buy a cute one very inexpensively. This is also a very popular option right now. It can be really simple or some people create amazing, fancy bullet journals. The most popular bullet journal is the Leuchtturm hardcover journal.

Happy Planners come in three sizes mini, classic, and big. The mini starts at $13, the classic starts at $17, and the big starts at $20 on Amazon. I've used a classic size many years. It’s a disc-bound planner so you can move the pages and add your own. This was a big draw for me. They are also available at Michaels where you can usually get a 40% off coupon.

The Recollections planners are Michaels’ brand of planners. They are very nice planners and I’m always drawn to the planners at Michaels. The mini size is $14.99 and the medium is $29.99. They almost always have 40% off coupons making the planners very affordable.

The Clever Fox planner comes in a lot of colors including pink, black, orange, and very soon also turquoise, blue, rose, and violet. It’s non-dated so you can start at any time. I love the built-in features to help with goal setting and habit tracking.

I learned about PurpleTrail recently and really like their planners. I got one of the weekly planners and plan to use it a bit differently than my other planner. It’s a completely customizable planner. The tiny size starts at $24.95, the 6 x 8″ size starts at $36.95, and the 8.5 x 11″ starts at $46.95.

The Bloom Daily Planner is designed to help you de-stress and be creative. It features blank pages for sketching, drawing, or whatever you’d like. It’s very colorful and fun.

The InkWell Press daily planner is one I heavily considered before choosing an Erin Condren planner. I really like the goal-setting features included in the planner. They also have weekly options.

Simplified Planners are beautiful and very high quality. There are daily and weekly options and both are very popular. Every detail is well thought out down to the keepsake box the planner comes in.

Day Designer is a beautiful spiral-bound daily planner. They have cheaper options for monthly and weekly planners, starting at just $14.99. The daily planner is their flagship item though and what they are known for.

The Erin Condren LifePlanner is a big favorite in the planner community. They have started a lot of trends for other planners. The covers are customizable and they have a few layout styles. The teacher planner is also very popular.