Printable Budget Planner/Finance Binder Update

If you follow my blog you may remember the post I did 2 years ago (how time flies) on my finance binder. Since that post my budget planner has undergone some major revamps (both from my personal budgeting style and queries from customers) and the finance set has now been updated and expanded to the new and improved Budget Binder – it now has 207 printables! And all pages are EDITABLE except the covers and dividers!

(Click the images below to enlarge the previews, then click the back button to return to this post!)

I may have gone a bit overboard – 4 types of bill pay checklists anyone? I figure everyone doesn’t plan the same way so I’ve included all the styles of each type (e.g. bill pay checklists, budgets, spending trackers) that I created when experimenting with what planner pages worked best for me. With so many options you can pick which printables would best for YOU and your approach to budgeting and money management.

The kit has been expanded to include the following:
– Income
– Spending
– Budgeting
– Tax
– Debt
– Finance Calendars
– Savings
– Banking
– Investments
– Goals
– Dividers for Your Binder/Planner

There are multiple planning pages for different planning styles. For example, you may prefer to use calendars to track when bills are due, or you may prefer to see how much you’ve paid for all your bills for the entire year on the one page. The pages are designed to appeal to everyone so there will probably be more pages than you need. For example, try tracking your bills using one type of planner and if you find it’s not working for you, you can switch to one of the other layouts.  Planner pages I felt needed more room are in landscape orientation, but I have also created portrait page orientation versions for those that prefer that page format.

I cannot show previews of all included pages as I have had people copying designs from some of my other planner sets. I’d just like to remind people that this is COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT and it is ILLEGAL. Ok, now that we’ve cleared that up, here is a list of everything that’s included!

INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET PLANNER
– Covers & spines – Budget Planner, Finances (4 pages)
– Optional Personalised Cover Page & Spine – please mention the wording you would like in the notes to seller when checking out e.g. Smith Family Budget Binder’, Dana’s Finances ect. (2 pages)

INCOME (1 Page)
– Income tracker – perfect if you have multiple income streams or just want to keep track of when you receive your paychecks and a running total of your income for the year. Can be used for any duration – daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually ect.
* Also refer to the budgeting section

SPENDING (30 pages)
– Recurring Expenses – Due Dates
– Fixed & Variable Expenses
– Payments (4 pages – 1 page per quarter)
– Payments with confirmation or cheque number
– 2 page expense anything – more detailed way to track spending for each category before recording into your monthly budget e.g. track how much you’re spending on groceries, fuel ect. – record each shop and then total for the week
– Upcoming expenses – record when major payments are due e.g. car registration, rates, taxes ect. so you can budget accordingly
– Paid Bills Checklist v3 (landscape – 2 pages, 6 months per page) – record when bills are due, amount and a checkbox to tick when paid
– Paid Bills Checklist v5 – record due date and amounts paid each month (or quarterly ect.)
– Paid Bills Checklist – same as v5 but with an extra column to record the amount (if bills/payments are fixed amounts)
– Paid bills checklist (portrait page orientation) – tick off recurring bills of the same amount
– Online Payments

*Daily spending – Use the spending record which can be used for any duration – refer to ‘any duration spending’ section below. You can also use the finance calendar (refer to ‘monthly’ below). Also use the daily budget (refer to ‘budget’ below)

– Weekly Spending – 2 page spread (portrait page orientation) for recording each day’s spending including the amount, description, who it was paid to and budget category (to make transferring into your monthly budget easier). It also includes a weekly summary for recording any bills and debt payments you made, as well as investments, savings, income ect. You can also compare your totals with your daily and weekly budget.

– Weekly Payments Tracker – e.g. if you pay your rent weekly, car payments ect. – can be used for any expense

– Fortnightly Payments Tracker – same as above but for fortnightly payments

ANY DURATION SPENDING
– Spending record – can be used for any period or you can use one page per category
– Payments (2 page portrait page orientation) – if you want to keep all your payments in the same sheet, use this printable
– Spending tracker (with amount left to record if you are on track)
– Spending tracker v2 – same as above but with a notes section e.g. if you live in a share house and want to record who paid for those expenses – especially handy for e.g. grocery shopping
– Expenses – shared – 2 person
– Expenses – shared – 3 person – record the date the bill, rent or other expense is due and the amount then for each person record their contribution amount and the date they paid/gave it to the payer if the account is in one person’s name
– Spending tracker with payment method – keep track of your spending including payment method e.g. cash, credit card, cheque ect.
– Payments – can be used for bills, car loan, mortgage ect – see them all on the one page.
– Credit Card Balance Tracker – keep track of spending and payments on your credit card and compare against your credit card goals.

CALENDARS (28 pages)
– Perpetual finance calendar – with side column to check off payments and bills when paid throughout the month as well as a monthly summary i.e. total income, expenses, savings ect. (Monday and Sunday start versions – landscape page orientation – 2 pages)

– Perpetual finance calendar – same as above but with side column to record daily spending (Monday and Sunday start versions – landscape page orientation – 2 pages)

– Payments calendar – up to 3 payments/bills due can be checked off per day (landscape – perpetual – one page per month, both Monday and Sunday start version included – 24 pages total)

SAVINGS (3 pages)
– 52 week savings tracker – blank – you choose what amounts you can afford to contribute each week based on your budget
– Monthly savings tracker
– Savings Tracker – can be used for any duration – blank so you can record any amount you like

BUDGETS (27 pages)
– Paycheck budgeting
– Simple budget – income and expenses on the one page
– Daily Budget (landscape page orientation – 2 pages)
– Weekly budgeting – most simplified budget I have created for those who just want to see everything on the one page
– Monthly budget by week (one page, portrait) – print more pages as needed
– Monthly Budget – expenses categorised in addition to savings, investments ect. (5 pages)
– Monthly budget – same format as above but category headings are blank so you can add your own (5 pages)
– Quarterly Budget (8 pages – 2 pages for each quarter) – for each quarter – first page has income and expenses, 2nd page has only expenses
– Annual Finances Summary – copy your totals from your monthly budgets
– Annual Finances Summary v2 – (page 1 – same categories as the filled in 5 page monthly budget, page 2 – blank for you to add your own categories)
– Annual budget

DEBT (4 pages)
– Debt summary
– Debt Repayments Tracker – any period
– Credit card purchases
– Credit Card Balance – record all debits and credits on your credit card/s to determine your running account balance
* If you would like a monthly debt tracker I recommend using the ‘payments – 2 page’ (refer above)

BANKING (10 pages)
– Cheque Register – portrait
– Chequebook register – landscape
– Account register – record all transactions for each of your accounts (including deposits) – use one account per page
– Account Register v2 – same as above without the deposits column
– Credit card account info
– Account info
– Online payment login details
– Online Payments
– B-PAY account details (for Australians)
– BPAY Payments (for Australians)

TAX (3 pages)
– Tax
– Tax Deductions
– Donations Tracker
* If you would like to record weekly tax paid the 2 page record anything by week can be used for this purpose (see expenses section)

INVESTMENTS (2 pages)
– Investment analysis
– Share Performance

GOALS (2 pages)
– Financial Goals
– Financial Goals v2

– Lined note paper (1 page)

DIVIDERS TO USE THROUGHOUT YOUR BINDER/PLANNER:
– January – December Receipts (12 covers)
– January – December (12 covers)

– Bills to Pay, Paid Bills, Income, Expenses, Retirement Planning, Savings, Children’s Bank Accounts, College Fund, Financial Goals, Savings, Mortgage, Rent, Home Expenses, Education Expenses, Coupons, Debt, Banking, Tax, Tax Return, Tax Deductions, Cheque Book, Cash, Credit Card, Calendars, Spending, Weekly, Fortnightly, Monthly, Quarterly, Annual Summaries, Vehicles, Recurring payments, Donations, Insurances, Property Tax, Medical, Car Insurance, Home & Contents Insurance, Life Insurance, Family Trust, Miscellaneous, Phone, Utilities, Gas, Water, Electricity, Cable, Shopping, Subscriptions & Memberships, Gifts, Filing, His, Hers, Student Loans, Accounts, Investments, Shares, Clothing, Pets, Groceries, Entertainment, Healthcare, Personal Care, Transportation, Insurances, Superannuation, 401K, Goals (69 dividers/covers)

And here’s a more detailed explanation of suggested uses for each page and a preview of some of the included pages.

INCLUDED
– Covers & spines – Budgeting Planning, Budget Binder, Finance Binder, Finances
– Optional Personalised Cover Page & Spine – please mention the wording you would like in the notes to seller when checking out e.g. Smith Family Budget Binder’, Dana’s Finances ect.

INCOME
– Income tracker – perfect if you have multiple income streams or just want to keep track of when you receive your paychecks and a running total of your income for the year. Can be used for any duration – daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually ect.

* Also refer to the budgeting section

SPENDING
– Recurring Expenses – Due Dates – put this at the front of your binder or in front of your calendar when planning when you need to transfer funds/pay online. Can be used not only for bills but any recurring expense e.g. car payments, mortgage payments ect. . in notes you may put e.g. car registration renewed 26 apr  frequency e.g. quarterly, annually, monthly, fortnightly ect. – I recommend using one per year, or notes may be this bill is split 50/50 if you are living in a share house. 2^nd page has January to june and space to record when that expense was paid (e.g. either the date or a cross below the month)

   

– Fixed & Variable Expenses – use this per person, for the whole family, monthly, quarterly, annually ect. record fixed expenses in thenotes you may say recurring monthly  or the monthly amount if you put the total amount in the amount column. Use monthly or annually recommended. See where you money is going nad how you can possibly cut back 0 good initial budgeting rool or review every year to see if spending is on track

– Payments (4 pages) – 1 page per quarter – record what the payment is for, when it is due, amount and confirmation number or cheque number

– Payments with confirmation, cheque or transaction number – use for bills, car repayments ect. in notes you might write automatic deduction – use one page for all expenses or use one page per type of expense e.g. one page for internet bills. In the notes you can record e.g. automatic deduction, whose account was used to pay the bill ect.

– 2 page expense anything 
Need a more detailed way to track spending for each category before recording into your monthly budget? This page can be used to track how much you’re spending on groceries, fuel, clothes ect. e.g. then total each week’s spending to determine the total amount spent that month and transfer to one of the monthly budgets, or transfer it weekly if you do weekly budgeting.

If you have multiple incomes, these pages can also be used to record tax paid each week (or just leave the weekly columns blank and record the monthly amount in the total column), or, if you are self- employed, you can budget or record how much to set aside for tax each week, based on your earnings.

You could also use it as a savings goal tracker e.g. if you’re saving up for a car, a house, retirement planning, investments ect.

These pages can probably be used for many other ways, these are just a few suggestions!  The best part about printables? Once purchased they’re yours to print endlessly for your PERSONAL USE so if you need more room to write just print another page/s.

– Upcoming expenses – record when major payments are due e.g. car registration, rates, taxes ect. so you can budget accordingly – write the date due in the smaller column and the expense in the larger column under each month. If you know how much each expense is going to cost, you may prefer the annual expenses page

– Paid Bills Checklist v3 (2 pages with 6 months per page) – space to record the date when each bill (or payment) is due, the bill amount for each month (can also be used for quarterly bills) with a box to check off when the bill has been paid.

– Paid bills checklist v.5 – this page is an updated version of the original paid bills checklist. It can be used for bills or any type of payment e.g. loan repayments.

– Paid Bills Checklist – Same as above but with an extra column to record the amount of the bill – good for fixed payments/bills such as your phone plan, rent ect.

– Online Payments 

– BPAY Account Details – Handy reference page for my fellow Australian’s who use BPAY

– BPAY Payments

DAILY SPENDING – Refer to:
– The spending record which can be used for any duration – refer to the ‘any duration spending’ section below
– The the finance calendar with daily spending (refer to the ‘monthly’ section below)
– The daily budget – refer to the ‘budget’ section below

WEEKLY SPENDING
– Weekly Payments Tracker – e.g. if you pay your rent weekly, car payments ect. – can be used for any expense – also another method of recording mortgage payments and can also record additional payments you make through the year.

– Weekly Spending – 2 page spread (portrait page orientation – Sunday and Monday start versions included) for recording each day’s spending including the amount, description, who it was paid to and budget category (to make transferring into your monthly budget easier). It also includes a weekly summary for recording any bills and debt payments you made, as well as investments, savings, income ect. You can also compare your totals with your daily and weekly budget.

 FORTNIGHTLY SPENDING
– Fortnightly Payments Tracker – same as above but for fortnightly payments.

 MONTHLY SPENDING
– Monthly income and expenses – landscape (2 pages – 6 months on each page) – good for comparing expenses that occur each month e.g. groceries, fuel. Record the total for each category from each month’s budget here, before totaling again and transferring into your annual summary.

CALENDARS
Some of you like the monthly calendar with daily spending from the ‘simple planner’ series (no chevrons) finance kit. So I’ve added it back in.

– Perpetual Monthly finance calendar with daily spending (Monday and Sunday start versions – landscape page orientation – 2 pages)

– Perpetual finance calendar – with side columns to check off payments and bills when paid throughout the month as well as a monthly summary i.e. total income, expenses, savings ect.  (Monday and Sunday start versions – landscape page orientation – 2 pages)

If you use calendars to track expenses, I find writing down not only when bills, repayments ect. are due, but also payday/s then working backwards from due dates to determine what days to pay bills or other expenses so they are paid on time and to ensure there will be enough in the account/s to pay the expense. When a payment is made, I also record the payment method e.g. ‘B’ for bank transfer, ‘CC’ for credit card, ‘C’ for cash ect. I made these alphabet stickers (I scaled them to 50% so they printed at 0.25 x 0.25″ instead of 0.5 x 0.5″) but you can also just type or write instead.

– Landscape calendars – perpetual (one page per calendar, both Monday and Sunday start version included – 24 pages) space to add days – up to 3 payments/bills due can be checked off per day

ANNUAL SPENDING

– Paid bills checklist (portrait page orientation) – tick off recurring bills of the same amount

– Paid bills checklistSame as above but landscape page orientation

– Annual expenses – similar to the ‘upcoming expenses’ page but spread over 2 pages (6 months per page) with an extra column to record the amount.

 ANY DURATION SPENDING

– Spending record – can be used for any period e.g. monthly or weekly or you can use one page per category e.g. groceries

– Payments checklist – 2 page portrait spread – if you want to keep all your payments in the same sheet, I recommend using this printable. It can also be used for bills, car payments, loan repayments ect.

Record the frequency and the amount you budgeted for each bill. There is space to record the actual amount paid each month, quarter ect. As the year progresses, compare the actual amounts paid against the budgeted amount. Then use the average of the amounts paid (the notes column can be used to record this) to determine the amount to budget for next year, or review more frequently if need be.

The title box on the second page is blank so you can type in the year or month, type of payments (e.g. business or personal), expense category, duration e.g. January ect. If you fill up the page – the best part about these being printable is that you can print them as many times as you need, for your personal use!

  

– Spending tracker (with amount left to record if you are on track). There is space to write your category if you want to use one page for each type of expense e.g. food, housing ect. or there is space to record the duration the record is for if you prefer to combine all expenses on the one sheet

– Spending tracker v2 – same as above but with a notes section e.g. if you live in a share house and want to record who paid for those expenses – especially handy for e.g. grocery shopping

– Expenses – shared – 2 person – record the date the bill, rent or other expense is due and the amount then for each person, record their contribution amount and the date they paid/gave it to the payer if the account is in one person’s name

– Expenses – shared – 3 person – same as above but for three people (and no notes column)

– Spending tracker with payment method – keep track of your spending including payment method e.g. cash, credit card, cheque or savings account

– Payments – can be used for bills, car loan, mortgage ect – see them all on the one page.

– Credit Card Balance Tracker– keep track of spending and payments on your credit card and compare against your credit card goals. Summary of the credit card account helps compare if you have multiple credit card, which one to pay off sooner. Use one sheet per credit card that you have. Compare your goals to actual spending.

– Expenses – by income & account – Keep track of what expenses are paid by what account. Useful for couples wanting to keep their finances separate, keeping business and personal expenses separate ect.

SAVINGS
– 52 week savings tracker – blank – you choose what amounts you can afford to contribute each week based on your budget – use one sheet per person and record what duration – you don’t have to start the first week of jan or first week of  a new financial year!

– Monthly savings tracker 

– Savings Tracker – can be used for any duration – blank so you can record any amount you like use one page per week, month, quarterly, bi-annually, annually ect. whatever works best for you

BUDGETS
– Paycheck budgeting – record expenses paid by each paycheck for up to 2 paychecks. Can be used for any duration e.g. weekly, fortnightly, monthly ect.

– Simple budget – record income and expenses on the same page. There are no categories so it is perfect for those with more ‘simple’ finances (e.g. college students)

The second page can be printed as many times as needed if you have more expenses. This budget can be used for any duration e.g. weekly, fortnightly, monthly ect. Use one page for all expenses, or use one page for each type of expense.

DAILY BUDGETING
– Daily Budget – Landscape page format (2 pages) – record amount spent against each category for each day of the month then total the amounts spent each day for each category and transfer into your monthly budget. There is also space to record daily income.

The first page has days 1 to 16, the second has days 1 to 31 and a column to record the total for the month for each expense. The second page’s title box is blank if you want to include the month, year, ‘Mom’s Spending’ and print another page for ‘Dad’s Spending’ ect.

WEEKLY BUDGETING
– Weekly budgeting – For those who want to keep it simple and see everything on the one page – record income, payments (bills, loan repayments ect.) for each week (write the day on the small line, check off when the payment has been made, describe the payment on the longer line and the amount on the right). Each day you can record spending – describe the transaction in the larger space underneath each day and the amount in the space on the right, then total everything and record in the summary section. You can then transfer the total for each week to your monthly budget.

– Weekly Budget – Income & Expenses for each day on the one page, then total at the end of the week

– Weekly Budget – Monthly budget by week (one page, portrait) – print more pages as needed

MONTHLY BUDGETING
– Budget – Categorised – Filled in  (5 pages plus 1 blank page to add your own category or print multiple pages and add multiple categories). This budget is an updated version of the budget that was included in the original finance binder, based on customer feedback.

This budget can be use for any duration – weekly, fortnightly, monthly ect. The title box on each page is editable so you can type in the month, week or dates the budget is for (or just type e.g. ‘Our Family Budget’ ‘2015 Budget’ or whatever wording you like)

‘Filled in’ means expenses are categorised (refer to the image below) e.g. food, housing, education, clothing, healthcare ect. There is also a section for recording savings, investments ect. Each category has space to record subtotals and on the last page is a summary (monthly income, expenses, end of period’s balance, last period’s balance, running total for the year) so you can compare how your budget is progressing throughout the year.

Note: The number of lines for each category varies. I have allocated e.g. more space/lines to utilities for example, than clothing

– Budget – Categorised – Blank – same as above but the categories are removed so you can type in your own

– Monthly budget – 2 pages – same format as above but category headings are blank so you can add your own

QUARTERLY BUDGETING
A lot of you preferred the option for quarterly budgeting from the non-chevron original finance set so a new and improved version is included:

– Quarterly Budget (8 pages – 2 pages for each quarter) – for each quarter – first page has income and expenses, 2^nd page has only expenses – page can be printed as many times as you need. If you don’t need the whole kit, it can be purchased separately HERE.

ANNUAL BUDGETING

–  Annual budget – best used at the start of the year. Total each expense from your monthly budget or estimate and use as a guide when calculating your monthly budgets. Can also be used standalone if you don’t want to budget weekly, fortnightly, monthly ect. 

– Annual Finances Summary – copy your totals from the monthly spending summary page

– Annual Finances Summary v2 – record income, expenses, savings, debt, investments and end of month balance for all 12 months on the one page

DEBT
– Debt summary – record details of all type of debt you owe, compare them and work out a strategy for prioritising which debts to pay off first, how much to pay off each month ect.

– Debt Tracker – an updated version of the debt tracker from the original chevron finance binder

– Debt Tracker – any period – record payments when due and when paid, you can also record any additional payments you made

– Credit card purchases – record all purchases you make on your credit card, including the date so you know when to pay them off to avoid paying interest, also space to record where you have actually paid for the purchase

– Credit Card Balance – record all debits and credits on your credit card/s to determine your running account balance

Debt Tracker – if you would like a monthly debt tracker I recommend using monthly using the ‘payments – 2 page spread’ 

BANKING

– Chequebook register

– Account register – record all transactions for each of your accounts – use one account per page

– Account Register v2 – similar to above but if you want more room to record details of the transaction and don’t want separate deposit and withdrawal columns

– Credit card account info – in the notes section I record things like ‘business credit card’ or ‘travel card’ and cross-currency conversion fees (I live in Australia and pre-convert AUD to USD then use when shopping online), you might also like to note if it is the card you use to buy groceries, or pay this off by the 15^th of every month, primary credit card, backup card, the interest free period ect. Or, if I had a credit card provided by a company that offers loyalty points for every purchase you make e.g. Qantas, I would record spend $___ and get ___ bonus points ect.

– Account info

– Online payment details – record usernames, passwords, account numbers , date payments are due ect. for online payments that you make (e.g. utilities). There is a notes section to record e.g. if it is set up for automatically deduct the amount from your credit card or bank account each month.

TAX
– Tax – record your income and deductions to determine your after tax income

– Tax Deductions – keep a running list throughout the year of items to claim on – perfect if you’re claim a lot such as if you have a business

– Donations Tracker – use one page per year or print multiple for each year

* If you would like to record weekly tax paid the 2 page record anything by week can be used for this purpose (see expenses section)

INVESTMENTS

Investment analysis – use this worksheet to analyse investments and choose which one is right for you e.g. property, shares, term deposit ect. – there is space to record details about the investment including expected return, risk level, minimum deposit and conditions (e.g. payment due in 30 days) and upfront costs. Assess the investment based on the expected return and costs on a weekly, fortnightly, quarterly, semi-annually and/or annual basis to determine expected profit or loss (P/L). There is additional note space if you need to write further details about the investment.

Share Performance – for those that invest in shares, keep track of how many shares you have in different companies. Each time you purchase shares in the company, record the purchase date, qty, price paid per share, sale price, sale date and profit or loss. There is also space to record dividends, and a notes section to write anything you like – this will help you compare which shares are profitable as well as when to sell to ensure you earn a profit.

GOALS

– Financial Goals – See all your short, medium and long term goals on the one page. This is an updated version of the financial goals page from the original chevron finance binder.

– Financial Goals v2 – you can track your progress using the 52 week savings tracker – first page has suggested categories, second page there are no categories so you can type in/choose your own (2 pages total)

And as is included in all of the planner sets – lined note paper

DIVIDERS TO USE THROUGHOUT YOUR BINDER/PLANNER:
Bills to Pay & Paid Bills, Income, Expenses, Retirement Planning, Savings, Children’s Bank Accounts, College Fund, Financial Goals, Savings, Mortgage, Rent, Home Expenses, Education Expenses, Coupons, Debt, Banking, Tax, Tax Return, Tax Deductions, Cheque Book, Cash, Credit Card, Calendars, Spending, Weekly, Fortnightly, Monthly, Quarterly, Annual Summaries, Vehicles, Recurring payments, Donations, Insurances, Property Tax, Medical, Car Insurance, Home & Contents Insurance, Life Insurance, Family Trust, Entertainment, Miscellaneous, Phone, Utilities, Gas, Water, Electricity, Cable, Groceries, Shopping, Subscriptions (use for magazines, blumbox ect.), Gifts, Filing, His, Hers (if you keep you and your partners’ finances separate), Student Loans, Accounts, Investments, Shares, Superannuation, 401K

… So, in summary, here is a list of all the pages now included in the updated and expanded finance/budget binder:

INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET PLANNER
– Covers & spines – Budget Planner, Finances (4 pages)
– Optional Personalised Cover Page & Spine – please mention the wording you would like in the notes to seller when checking out e.g. Smith Family Budget Binder’, Dana’s Finances ect. (2 pages)

INCOME (1 Page)
– Income tracker – perfect if you have multiple income streams or just want to keep track of when you receive your paychecks and a running total of your income for the year. Can be used for any duration – daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually ect.
* Also refer to the budgeting section

SPENDING (30 pages)
– Recurring Expenses – Due Dates
– Fixed & Variable Expenses
– Payments (4 pages – 1 page per quarter)
– Payments with confirmation or cheque number
– 2 page expense anything – more detailed way to track spending for each category before recording into your monthly budget e.g. track how much you’re spending on groceries, fuel ect. – record each shop and then total for the week
– Upcoming expenses – record when major payments are due e.g. car registration, rates, taxes ect. so you can budget accordingly
– Paid Bills Checklist v3 (landscape – 2 pages, 6 months per page) – record when bills are due, amount and a checkbox to tick when paid
– Paid Bills Checklist v5 – record due date and amounts paid each month (or quarterly ect.)
– Paid Bills Checklist – same as v5 but with an extra column to record the amount (if bills/payments are fixed amounts)
– Paid bills checklist (portrait page orientation) – tick off recurring bills of the same amount
– Online Payments

*Daily spending – Use the spending record which can be used for any duration – refer to ‘any duration spending’ section below. You can also use the finance calendar (refer to ‘monthly’ below). Also use the daily budget (refer to ‘budget’ below)

– Weekly Spending – 2 page spread (portrait page orientation) for recording each day’s spending including the amount, description, who it was paid to and budget category (to make transferring into your monthly budget easier). It also includes a weekly summary for recording any bills and debt payments you made, as well as investments, savings, income ect. You can also compare your totals with your daily and weekly budget.

– Weekly Payments Tracker – e.g. if you pay your rent weekly, car payments ect. – can be used for any expense

– Fortnightly Payments Tracker – same as above but for fortnightly payments

ANY DURATION SPENDING
– Spending record – can be used for any period or you can use one page per category
– Payments (2 page portrait page orientation) – if you want to keep all your payments in the same sheet, use this printable
– Spending tracker (with amount left to record if you are on track)
– Spending tracker v2 – same as above but with a notes section e.g. if you live in a share house and want to record who paid for those expenses – especially handy for e.g. grocery shopping
– Expenses – shared – 2 person
– Expenses – shared – 3 person – record the date the bill, rent or other expense is due and the amount then for each person record their contribution amount and the date they paid/gave it to the payer if the account is in one person’s name
– Spending tracker with payment method – keep track of your spending including payment method e.g. cash, credit card, cheque ect.
– Payments – can be used for bills, car loan, mortgage ect – see them all on the one page.
– Credit Card Balance Tracker – keep track of spending and payments on your credit card and compare against your credit card goals.

CALENDARS (28 pages)
– Perpetual finance calendar – with side column to check off payments and bills when paid throughout the month as well as a monthly summary i.e. total income, expenses, savings ect. (Monday and Sunday start versions – landscape page orientation – 2 pages)

– Perpetual finance calendar – same as above but with side column to record daily spending (Monday and Sunday start versions – landscape page orientation – 2 pages)

– Payments calendar – up to 3 payments/bills due can be checked off per day (landscape – perpetual – one page per month, both Monday and Sunday start version included – 24 pages total)

SAVINGS (3 pages)
– 52 week savings tracker – blank – you choose what amounts you can afford to contribute each week based on your budget
– Monthly savings tracker
– Savings Tracker – can be used for any duration – blank so you can record any amount you like

BUDGETS (27 pages)
– Paycheck budgeting
– Simple budget – income and expenses on the one page
– Daily Budget (landscape page orientation – 2 pages)
– Weekly budgeting – most simplified budget I have created for those who just want to see everything on the one page
– Monthly budget by week (one page, portrait) – print more pages as needed
– Monthly Budget – expenses categorised in addition to savings, investments ect. (5 pages)
– Monthly budget – same format as above but category headings are blank so you can add your own (5 pages)
– Quarterly Budget (8 pages – 2 pages for each quarter) – for each quarter – first page has income and expenses, 2nd page has only expenses
– Annual Finances Summary – copy your totals from your monthly budgets
– Annual Finances Summary v2 – (page 1 – same categories as the filled in 5 page monthly budget, page 2 – blank for you to add your own categories)
– Annual budget

DEBT (4 pages)
– Debt summary
– Debt Repayments Tracker – any period
– Credit card purchases
– Credit Card Balance – record all debits and credits on your credit card/s to determine your running account balance
* If you would like a monthly debt tracker I recommend using the ‘payments – 2 page’ (refer above)

BANKING (10 pages)
– Cheque Register – portrait
– Chequebook register – landscape
– Account register – record all transactions for each of your accounts (including deposits) – use one account per page
– Account Register v2 – same as above without the deposits column
– Credit card account info
– Account info
– Online payment login details
– Online Payments
– B-PAY account details (for Australians)
– BPAY Payments (for Australians)

TAX (3 pages)
– Tax
– Tax Deductions
– Donations Tracker
* If you would like to record weekly tax paid the 2 page record anything by week can be used for this purpose (see expenses section)

INVESTMENTS (2 pages)
– Investment analysis
– Share Performance

GOALS (2 pages)
– Financial Goals
– Financial Goals v2

– Lined note paper (1 page)

DIVIDERS TO USE THROUGHOUT YOUR BINDER/PLANNER:
– January – December Receipts (12 covers)
– January – December (12 covers)

– Bills to Pay, Paid Bills, Income, Expenses, Retirement Planning, Savings, Children’s Bank Accounts, College Fund, Financial Goals, Savings, Mortgage, Rent, Home Expenses, Education Expenses, Coupons, Debt, Banking, Tax, Tax Return, Tax Deductions, Cheque Book, Cash, Credit Card, Calendars, Spending, Weekly, Fortnightly, Monthly, Quarterly, Annual Summaries, Vehicles, Recurring payments, Donations, Insurances, Property Tax, Medical, Car Insurance, Home & Contents Insurance, Life Insurance, Family Trust, Miscellaneous, Phone, Utilities, Gas, Water, Electricity, Cable, Shopping, Subscriptions & Memberships, Gifts, Filing, His, Hers, Student Loans, Accounts, Investments, Shares, Clothing, Pets, Groceries, Entertainment, Healthcare, Personal Care, Transportation, Insurances, Superannuation, 401K, Goals (69 dividers/covers)

All pages are editable except the covers and dividers. What does Editable mean?…

EDITABLE DOCUMENTS
– When you open the file there will be light blue boxes where you can type in your information (this will NOT remain light blue when printed)
– You can still print and hand-write on the sheets (the blue boxes won’t appear on your printed copy)
– The fillable font is helvetica in black
– The checkboxes are not editable. The sheets are intended for filling out on your computer and checking off by hand
– The covers, dividers and spines are not editable
– For copyright protection, the layout of the documents, including existing text cannot be changed

If you’re feeling a little overwhelmed and not sure where to start I would make a list of all the things you need to keep track of e.g. bills on a monthly basis, spending on a weekly basis, fortnightly paydays, weekly savings, annual financial goals, budgeting on a monthly basis ect. which will help you narrow down which pages you need.

Using the dividers

Depending on how much paperwork/how big your household is, you may need more than one binder or notebook. Some dividers may actually be ‘covers’. I recommend the following:
– Store receipts in a separate binder and within that binder by category e.g. groceries, gifts, ect.
– One binder for insurances – life, health, car ect.
– One for bills – water, electricity, gas, cable
– Keep business income and spending separate to your family’s income
– Keep tax documents separate – and use the ‘his’ and ‘hers’ dividers
– Keep investments separate
– Keep retirement fund separate

Assembling your Planner

I recommend the:
– Arc Notebook system or Levenger (allows you to remove and rearrange pages as often as you like)
– 3 ring binders
– Mini binders (the pages are full size, for half size printing instructions, please see this post)
– Coil, spiral or comb binding
– Filofax
– If you use the Erin Condren or Plum Paper Planners – you can print the pages at that size. please see this post for instructions.

I was previously using a 3 ring binder but found it was too bulky. I have since switched to the Arc Notebook. I use the A4 version as I live in Australia – it can be purchased from Staples.com.au (Staples often do discounts around back to school time. I think they also give you a voucher when you sign up). For USA readers, Staples.com stocks the letter size version. You can also get half size and A5 size versions. I have purchased both the poly and leather versions and much prefer the leather which costs more but is more sturdier and will last longer. The leather also comes in a range of colours: black, pink, blue and green. No I am not a spokesperson for the Arc system – I just really like the product!

What Pages Do I use?

I do not use all the pages. The pages are designed to appeal to everyone. Over the past 2 years I have been tweaking my budget/finance binder switching out and updating layouts of planner pages until I have found a system that works for me. For example, I do not do a daily budget but I do keep weekly, monthly and annual budgets. I do not budget by quarter but I have had customer requests for quarterly budget planners so I have created and added those to this set. There are plenty of options for any budgeting style as I think it is important that YOU choose which pages will work best for YOU otherwise you won’t use them!

Printing the Pages

The pages are A4 size. They can be printed at letter size, half size, A5, junior arc size, Filofax, personal size, Erin Condren planner size or any other size you like – please see this blog post for printing instructions and tips. For sheets with 1 page e.g. chequebook register, there are 2 copies of the same page in the PDF file if you would like to do duplex printing or ‘2 page page’ printing then cut the sheets in half for half size pages. You can also do duplex printing for those with multiple pages e.g. the categorised budget. Please see this blog post for printing instructions.

Upgrade Information

If you have previously purchased this set (either just the finance set or a bundle containing the original finance set such as the ‘Get it All’ bundle, Direct Sales Planner bundle ect.) contact me at allaboutthehouseetsy@yahoo.com.au or via Etsy with your order number and email address and I will set up a custom listing for the upgrade (cost is $8AUD). See here to convert this amount into your currency.

Do you think these planner pages will work for you?

If you are eager to start budgeting (said no one ever!), you can purchase this planner via these links:

Online Store: Light blue, dark blue, pink, purple, green, black, grey
Etsy: Light blue, dark blue, pink, purple, green, black, grey

Don’t need the whole set? Some of the popular planner pages are available individually in the online store so you can create your own kit.

The original finance set can be purchased through the Online Store and Etsy, as well as the non-chevron version: Online Store, Etsy.

All 7 colours will be available for purchase shortly if you can’t decide on a  colour, want to mix and match or use the printables e.g. for your family (one colour) and home business use (a different colour).

If you think there is something STILL missing comment below and I may make it available as a freebie 🙂

If you like to try a free coordinating printable. This paid bills checklist is available as a FREE (for personal use only) download here. Just checkout as though you are making a ‘purchase’ – you will not actually have to pay anything.

I have been considering add a red version to the chevron planner series – what do you think?

COPYRIGHT

All printables are (c) AllAboutTheHouse Printables. They may not be copied, resold, shared, given away, distributed, made available for free on your blog ect. They are for the purchasers PERSONAL USE ONLY. Copying these designs is COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT and it is ILLEGAL.

Planner Dividers with Tabs – Photoshop Template

I get many messages from customers wanting the templates I create to customise and make their own printables. Well to all of you I have some good news, you can now purchase a fully editable layered photoshop (PSD) file for half size (8.5 x 5.5″) planner dividers with tabs. All layers are fully customisable – you can change text size, font style, wording, colours, add your own patterns, pictures, shapes and more to create your own unique dividers that suit you and really make your planner your own!

The templates are formatted to print onto letter size (8.5 x 11″) size paper so you can print them at home and cut – or run them through your silhouette machine.

Here are some examples of how you can customise them!

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Did I mention you can also use them for COMMERCIAL USE? Go HERE to purchase via Etsy – be sure to read the terms of use before purchasing!

 

Direct Sales Planner – EDITABLE

I had so much fun creating this Direct Sales Planner. I’ve tried to think of everything so you don’t have to! There will probably be more pages than you need but you can mix and match and choose which pages work best for you.

This planner is great if you’re just starting out in direct sales or are a pro! Below are some of the 150 pages included in this set (I cannot show previews of all pages as some people have copied pages from my other planner sets).

This planner is available in 7 colours (see photo above). To purchase, click HERE. Also available on Etsy – see HERE. Direct links to each colour: purple, pink, green, light blue, dark blue, grey, black. Can’t decide on a colour? Purchase them all HERE

The pages are letter size but can be printed at any size you like (such as half size or 8.5 x 5.5″) by changing a few setting on your printer menu. See this post for printing tips (and helpful screenshots of what to select).

INCLUDED

– Cover Page & Spine (this can be personalised with your choice of text, just mention your title wording when placing your order at the checkout).

– This Belongs to page to record your contact details in case your planner is lost

– Dividers (34) – Contacts, time management, Finances, products, parties, business cards, clients, Catalogues, Miscellaneous, Marketing, Goals, Personal, Inventory, Orders, Income, Expenses, Calendars, To Do, Weekly, Receipts, Coaching, My Team, Notes, Tax, My Business, Hostesses, Sales, Customers, Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5 (have so many parties you can’t keep up, organize documentation by week to help you find it easier, also good for weekly goal setting, organizing to dos ect .),

– January to December Dividers (12 pages – writing is on the side so you can easily find what month you are looking for)

Time management

– 2 page calendar with notes, goals and to do’s for the month

– 2 Page Weekly planner – weekly summary including number of parties, income expenses,  sales ect. a checklist for common tasks such as recording mileage, social media checklist and a blank checklist & goals section. Plenty of writing space for each day with a separate section down the bottom you can type in the title for e.g. meals, personal, checklist, daily tasks ect. The file is set up for duplex printing. Sunday and Monday start versions are included (4 pages total).

– To do checklist

– Monthly to do checklist (blank and filled in – 2 pages)

– Daily Planner – includes: schedule from 6am to 9pm, glasses of water tracker, checklist, stats (e.g. income & expenses), lined notes and dinner. 2 versions – one with blank checklist (see below) and one with pre-filled common tasks. Available individually here

– Undated perpetual 12 month calendar (landscape orientation) – use for anything you like e.g. social media calendar, record income and expenses for each day, parties, meetings, appointments, your personal life ect.

– Weekly planner (portrait) – lined – space to plan each day, a weekly checklist (e.g. post thank you cards, follow up calls ect.), goals and notes.

– Weekly planner (portrait) – same as above but with a blank checklist for each day (instead of lined writing/typing space)

 Goals

– Business Ideas – a page that can be used for goal setting and/or business development, includes idea, goal completion date, steps to complete and notes (2 ideas/goals per page)

– Goal planner – can be used by you and/or your team. Breakdown your goal into steps to complete, goal completion dates for each step, supplies needed, motivation for completing the goal and reward

– Goals – 3 goal planning sections per page – record your goal, due date, steps to complete (with due dates for each step) and your reward

– My Progress – can be used weekly, bi-monthly, monthly or any period you choose. Record your top 3 goals and stats including goal number of party bookings versus actual, record a list of each event/party you held as well as the number of sales, profit and bookings from that event/party, incentives earned, commission, what worked, what didn’t work, coaching & training, the latest catalogues and special offers, ect.

– Important Dates – Use this for writing team member birthdays or for annual planning, goal setting ect.

Products

– Inventory – record the item name, product number and quantity you have on hand so you know when to restock

– Giveaways summary – have so many parties and just want to know how much product you’ve given away? Summarise all your giveaways held at each party on the one page and also include if the item was shipped, or, if claimed at the party, then record the party date. Also available individually here 

– Giveaways – record giveaways in more detail, including personalisation if applicable

– Mail tracker – 2 versions – one for recording when you have shipped customer orders and one for all other mail (e.g. to team members)

– Free Products

– Replacement orders

– Missing items

– Samples and Display Inventory  – keep track of how many samples you have for each product, re-order date, quantity, cost and when received

– Wish list – use this yourself or give to your customers to fill out!

– Re-orders –product, product code, qty, re-order date and received

– Backordered Items – list items that are on back order and when they are expected to be back in stock – take this with you to parties for reference.

– Backorders – list customer orders for items on backorder, as well as when they are sent and received by the customer (tick column is to write the date the customer received the item)

– Catalogues

Parties

– Comprehensive 13 page party checklist – use all of the pages or only those that you need – includes: guest list, before the party countdown to do lists, information about the hostess and a plan for the party, samples put out at parties and when need to be restocked as well as a review including what worked, what didn’t work ect., party summary including expenses, sales, recruits, bookings ect. I recommend using in conjunction with the contacts pages, notes page, the wish list and any other pages that work for you

– Follow Ups – Hostesses (2 pages) – keep a running list of past hostesses and record when followed up regarding future parties. Second page can be used for any type of follow ups required e.g. hostesses, customers, recruit leads, coaching ect.

– Customer Information

– Upcoming Events – I recommended using this the week before when you have multiple parties/events

– Event summary – list all your events and the profit, sales, bookings and recruits from each event. This sheet can be used for any duration e.g. weekly, monthly, annually

 Income & Expenses

– Mileage tracker (portrait page orientation). Available individually here

– Mileage tracker (landscape page orientation) Available individually here

– Income log – keep a running total of income earned from parties, vender shows ect. Can be used weekly, monthly ect.

– Direct  Selling Expenses – (2 pages – blank – shown below – and filled in) with categories such as fuel and car expenses, parties, office supplies, hostess gifts ect. – compare budgeted with actual and note whether they are tax deductible – designed to use annually as a yearly summary but could be used monthly if you prefer. Also available individually, see here

– Direct Selling Spending log – record all your expenses, including whether they are tax deductible. If you have a lot of the same expenses e.g. shipping and wholesale orders, I’d recommend using one page per type of expense

– Direct Sales Expenses by month (landscape, 2 pages) – record the totals for each month – 6 months per page

– Spending Record (landscape) – date, category, item, payment method, price, shipping, total cost, received. Also available individually, see here

– Spending log – portrait page orientation – include the date, item, amount and a column for recording if the item is tax deductible (to transfer to the page below)

– Tax – Record your income (e.g. parties, wholesale, blog ect.), deductions and tax paid to determine your after tax income.  Handy if you submit online and/or want to keep a detailed copy of your own records to refer back to (note that tax documents should be kept for 5 years).

Contacts

– Team Contacts. Also available individually, see here

– Hostess contacts – similar to the page above. Use the notes section to e.g. write their birthday, when they want to host another party, what products they are particularly interested in ect. Also available individually, see here

– Lead contacts. Also available individually, see here 

– VIP Customers

– Potential recruits  (summary contacts page)

– Potential hostesses (summary contacts page, similar to above)

Coaching

– Potential Recruits Checklist Summary – keep track of all potential recuits on the one page with sections for e.g. initial contact ect. . 2^nd page is blank for you to choose your own tasks (landscape page orientation)

– New Consultant Checklist – to do’s for new consultants with space to add up to 5 consultants per page (blank and filled in – 2 pages)

– New Consultant (one page for each consultant). Also available individually, see here

– Consultant Info – record contact details, favourites (e.g. colour) for rewards, goals and how you will work together to achieve them and training checkpoints

My team

– Team Meeting – topic, lined notes section for discussion and action steps to do before the next team meeting

– Team Meetings summary

– Team Recognition – keep details of rewards and incentives, who earned them, reason and when the reward has been sent

– My Team –  can be used weekly, bi-monthly, monthly or any other time period you like. Record incentives, new recruits, what worked and didn’t work, list upcoming meetings and new recruits

– Team Coaching – Summary page. Also available individually, see here

Sales

– Bookings – Keep a running list of all your bookings (if you prefer not use calendar format). Can be used for any duration e.g. monthly, weekly.

– Returns – record details including: date, customer, item, order #, amount (including postage and handling) and reason

– Order invoice – record details about each sale including payment method, if they used a gift certificate, contact details, items they ordered, your material cost and profit, shipping details ect.  (one page – shown below – is for up to 10 items, the second page is an ‘add on’ page if customers order more than 8 items). Also available individually, see here

– Sales Record (print and take this with you to parties) – sale date, customer, product, product #, order #, catalogue, price, payment method, shipped (this can be used for each party, weekly, monthly ect.)

– Orders tracker – if you prefer to organize your your sales with orders from multiple parties on the one page. Includes sections for: order #, order date, party, customer, shipped and received

Business

– Lined notes page

– Password Log

– Supplies list – blank and filled in (2 pages)

– Direct selling tips – keep a running list of tips, game ideas ect. you get from other consultants or ideas you come across on the internet, from coaching sessions ect.

– Social media calendar. Also available individually, see here

– Newsletter Subscribers

– Gift Certificates – Record details of all gift certificates issued on one page

– Shopping lists (2 pages) – 4 mini checklists for party & hostess gifts, business supplies, team supplies, miscellaneous supplies and a second blank page for you to choose your own lists

– Hobby or business? Rate stats such as number of parties and sales on a scale of 1 – 9 to assess whether you have a hobby or are running a business and areas that may require more attention. E.g. 1-3 hobby, 4 – 6 maintaining, 7 – 9 growing. If you prefer you can also record your monthly stats here.

– Vendor Shows. Also available individually, see here

– Vendor Shows – Landscape (summary page if you do a lot of vendor shows – includes space to record: date, time, location, contact info, cost, door prize & table giveaway).

In total, there are 150 pages.

All pages (except the covers and dividers) are editable if you want to add your information before printing. There is also enough room if you still want to hand-write on the pages.

EDITABLE means:

– When you open the files there will be light blue boxes where you can type in your information (this will NOT remain light blue when printed).
– You can still print and hand-write on the sheets (the blue boxes won’t appear on your printed copy)
– The fillable font is helvetica in black
– The actual layout of the printable including pattern, pattern colour, font style, existing text ect. are not editable and cannot be changed

The pages can be printed on A4 and /or letter size (8.5 x 11″) size paper. For tips on printing the pages as half size, A5, filofax or any other page size, please see THIS POST.

To purchase, click HERE. Also available on Etsy – see HERE. Direct links to each colour: purple, pink, green, light blue, dark blue, grey, black. Can’t decide on a colour? Purchase them all HERE

Don’t need the whole set? Some of the planner pages can be purchased individually, please visit the online store HERE

This set has been added to the GET IT ALL bundle available HERE through Etsy or HERE through the online store.

 

All pages are (c) AllAboutTheHouse and are for personal use only. Copying, sharing and/or distributing is STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

New Half Size Printable Planners for 2015

After many requests for half size planner pages, I have created the half size day to a page planner versions as well as the half size extras. Go here to check them out!

Half Size Day to a Page

Chevron half size day to a page

Half Size Extras

 Chevron half size extras

You can now also purchase the planner in the half size (months only) with no weekly or daily planner pages if you prefer to manage your time this way.

Or just the months by themselves. Rainbow

Chevron

I have also designed a new half-size weekly layout that allows more room to write with the days going across the page than the columns like the letter size (full size) planner style.

I hope you guys like this new planner style as much as I enjoyed creating it 🙂

If you’re concerned about using up printer ink you could have the files printed at your local office supply store (send me a convo via etsy and I will give you a print release) the chevron and stripes patterns also print nicely in greyscale.

Printing instructions are included. Before printing you will need to pre-cut letter size paper in half (most office supply stores will do this for you if you don”t have a paper trimmer, you can also buy pre-cut paper reams)

You can read more about the rainbow planner and chevron planners in THIS post.

My 2015 Printable Rainbow Daily Planner

Today I’d like to introduce my new daily planner!

Please excuse the poor quality photos – the colours are actually much brighter in person!

I. Am. OBSESSED with it! I created the whole planner from scratch (well, except the arc notebook I used to assemble it of course). The planner pages are 8.5 x 11″ in size. I know a lot of people prefer the smaller planner sizes but portability and compactibility isn’t an issue for me as I carry a large handbag. I’ll discuss printing options if you’d like to use the pages in an A5, half size or filofax planner at the bottom of this post.

One of the most important things about a planner is its’ pretty cover page! I am OBSESSED with pretty cover pages. Every binder I use has to have a cover page. I created one cover for the planner then came up with ideas for another cover. And another one. I ended up with about 15 covers before I finally gained some self-control. I get bored with covers easily so I intend to use a different one each month. This is the one I am currently using:

I’ve listed all the other covers in my Etsy shop if you’re a cover addict like me. These covers are personalised with your monogram and/or other wording that you would like. Due to customisation these are sent within 48hours of your purchase.

These covers are an instant download so you can use them right away!

You could also pair the planner with one of my other binder covers

Let’s take a tour of my planner!

After the cover page is the ‘this belongs to page’ in case my planner ever gets lost.

Followed by the 2014 and 2015 dates at a glance pages (with space tor record those new years resolutions/goals that I’m going to try and accomplish)

I forget to take photos of these pages in my assembled planner.

Then the ‘special dates’ page where I list national holidays for 2014 , 2015 and 2016. This sheet is not pre-filled so you could live anywhere in the world and still use this planner! I live in Australia which is why this page is not pre-filled with American holidays. You can find a summary of national holidays relevant to your country on this website

Important dates where I list birthday’s, anniversaries ect. You could also use it for annual planning.

 

FOR EACH MONTH

Monthly divider (I recommend printing single sided onto cardstock. I use this brand).

Monthly planning page

2 page monthly calendar spread

An undated editable version is also available.

Notes

Daily and/or weekly planning pages – I have created 3 different weekly spreads.

Meal planning & checklist

Checklist

This is the weekly spread that I personally use. I am obsessed with lists so this layout has been working perfectly for me!

The ‘simple‘ version where you can make it your own e.g. add lines across the page to separate each column into boxes to separate things like school, work, social, reminders, meal planning ect. Or just keep the columns blank with lots of open-ended writing space

For those who prefer to have one page for each day:

I also have an undated (and editable!) version. I use this on days where I need to get a lot done and I want to map out exactly how I will use my time. I call this the ‘schedule’ planning method (rather than the open-ended weekly pages). There are 2 lines beside each hour – one line per 30 minutes of the day. I print a few off and keep them at the back of the planner then transfer them to the current week when I need them.

Wondering what that un-labelled box is for? Anything! After designing and using many daily planners I have found that I needed a section that was flexible. Some days I use this box to record my exercise plan, on other days I use it for reminders or calls I need to make. I also like having a large notes section so I can jot down messages when I’m on the phone. I used to scramble around for a piece of paper which I then couldn’t find a few days later. This way I can keep everything in order 🙂 The meals box is big enough to plan all daily meals or just dinner and a few things I need to pick up from the store on my way home.

After all the months, I include extra notes pages as well as pages you can purchase separately from the ‘Extra’s package.’ I store these pages behind the ‘Miscellaneous’ divider (which comes with the planner).

Editable Meal Planner & Grocery List

You can also print 2 copies of the 1 sheet onto a single page (see below). For instructions on how to do this see here

Password Log

To do checklist

Contacts

Weekly Planning page. I keep this at the back and use it to note routine things that need to be completed each day (or most days of the week). I am considering moving it to the front of the planner.

Extra notes pages

Calendar stickers

I LOVE calendar stickers but they are very hard to find in Australia so I made my own. Because I am obsessed with things being coordinated I used the same colours as the rainbow stripe pattern on the planner. I made my own template in photoshop and printed the 6 sheets onto full sheet 8.5 x 11″ label paper then cut using a guillotine (you could also use a paper trimmer or scissors). I keep them in a clip top bag in the ziplock pouch I also purchased for the back of the planner.

Money Stickers

The colours do actually print that nice and bright. The photos makes them look much darker than they actually are!

Events Stickers

School Stickers

Number Stickers

Home/Maintenance Stickers

Medical Stickers

 

UPDATE: I have become a sticker addict in the past few months. You can shop all available stickers in the online store and on Etsy.

I bought these pockets to keep random papers in. E.g. if I get the mail on my way out the door I will tuck it in these pockets and take them out when I get home.

Back cover (should you choose to have your planner spiral bound or use it in a binder)

If you’re concerned about printer ink, here are how some of the pages look printed in greyscale:

Still quite pretty!

HOW I ORGANISE MY PLANNER

1. Colour code. I write everything in my planner in black pen. I don’t use a special brand of pen. I use cheap ones from discount stores like the Reject Shop and Crazy Clark’s. I live in Australia so I don’t have access to Walmart :(. I then highlight each ‘thing’ in my planner in a different colour. For example: yellow is Etsy, pink is personal, green is appointments and social events, purple is to do’s, orange is family and light blue is finances. When I was in school I used to use different colours for homework, assessment due dates ect.

2. Calendar Stickers (which I mentioned above). They’re rainbow and co-ordinate with my planner – nuff said 🙂

HOW I USE MY PLANNER

1. I write things like when bills are due in the monthly view. I also note any appointments and social events. I try to minimise what I write in the monthly view to prevent it from being over-cluttered. One of the reasons I use a full-size planner is because of the large writing space in the monthly view. I have used smaller planners before and found I filled the little boxes too quickly. I also cannot stand trying to write something into a planner and not having the page to lean my hand against as I enter a task (hopefully you understand what I mean, I know I didn’t explain that very clearly :/)

2. The weekly views show each day in more detail. Occasionally I review my ‘master’ to do list which I keep in my lists book. I shared some pictures of it at the bottom of this post. Basically I printed off all the sheets from my lists kit and bound them into a notebook.

Anyway, in the lists book I have monthly to do lists. At the start of the year I list things I’d like to complete for each month (personal, work – everything) and stop about 5 lines short of the bottom of the page (gotta keep room for ideas that pop up throughout the year!) Each month I pick out the main to do’s and fill the first monthly to do list column in the planner (on the monthly planning page).  I keep the second column free for to do’s I think of throughout the month. So basically the lists book is a ‘reference’ and my planner summarises those lists.

I’ll pick a few of the monthly to do’s in my planner that I feel are the highest priority. I transfer tasks that need to occur to complete each of those to do’s to the weekly pages of my planner. For example, if I am working on a new planner set then I will break the planner down into smaller to do’s and allocate those throughout the weeks of the month. I write these steps in the unlined section of each day. I keep the checklists for routine tasks such as laundry, grocery shopping, emptying the dishwasher, de-cluttering ect.

The reason I love the layout of the weekly pages is because they are simple, uncluttered, flexible and don’t have too much colour. I do love a bit of colour (hence the rainbow stripe), but because I highlight/colour-code my planner I kept it to black only below the pattern. I don’t like planners that include mini monthly views on each weekly spread as I find this a massive waste of space. I rarely need to know what day a certain date falls on and if I do I have the monthly summary pages and the dates at a glance places to refer to.

I do use tabs as you can see in the pictures. I purchased these from Staples. They were pre hole punched for a 3 ring binder but I punched over the top – they are made of a plastic-like material so they still stay in place in the Arc notebook. I am on the lookout for nicer tabs because I’d prefer them to be thicker like cardstock. If anyone knows of any good tabs please let me know!

So that’s my planner! If anyone has any questions or comments I’d love to hear from you 🙂

***PRINTING YOUR PLANNER***

The pages are 8.5 x 11″ in size. They will work with printers that CAN do duplex printing and also printers that CANNOT do duplex printing. Detailed printing instructions are included in your purchase. As all printers are different, I cannot offer technical support for printing. No refunds will be made if you are unable to print the pages due to your printer having different settings than shown in the example/if you do not know how to use your printer. If you are having problems printing your planner at home, I recommend printing at your local office supply store.

If you want to use the pages in an A5/Filofax/half size planner you can by using ‘2 per page’ or ‘multiple’ print settings and then cut the 8.5 x 11″ sheet in half. However, they will be single-sided.

If you would like to use the planner pages in a personal or smaller than half size planner I do not recommend doing this. You can print any page at any size (smaller than 8.5 x 11″). See this post on printing tips for instructions (tip 2). The reason I do not recommend this is because you will need to cut every sheet down to size.

As a side note – a coupon is included in the printing instructions document which you can use on all future purchases until the end of 2015!

***PLANNER SOURCE LIST***

Arc punch (I’ve read that the Levenger punch is compatible)

Pink Arc notebook (A4 size)

A5 zip pockets they also have A4 size 

A4 Pockets

They have lots of other fun extras you can add like business card holder

By the way, I am in no way affiliated with Staples or this brand I just like their products 🙂

***LET’S GO SHOPPING!***

Do you think this planner would work for you? Great! Click the links below to start shopping 🙂

PLANNERS

– Rainbow ‘simple’ version

– Rainbow ‘checklist’ version

– Rainbow ‘meal planning & checklist’ version

– Day to a page

– 2 Page Monthly Calendar

– Undated 2 page monthly calendar

– Undated daily planning page

– Undated Landscape calendar

COVERS

– 6 Instant download planner covers

– Personalised Planner Covers

ADD ONS

– Matching Rainbow Calendar Stickers

– Rainbow Extras

– Contacts page

– Meal Planning & Grocery List

– To Do Checklist 

– Password Log

– Weekly Planning Page

– Notes Page

RAINBOW SIMPLE PLANNER

– Mar 2014 – Jun 2015

– Mar 2014 – Dec 2015

– Jan 2015 – Dec 2015

RAINBOW CHECKLIST PLANNER

– Mar 2014 – Jun 2015

– Mar 2014 – Dec 2015

– Jan 2015 – Dec 2015

RAINBOW MEAL PLANNING & CHECKLIST PLANNER

– Mar 2014 – July 2015

– Mar 2014 – Dec 2015

– Jan 2015 – Dec 2015

DAY-TO-A-PAGE PLANNER

– Mar 2014 – July 2015

– Mar 2014 – Dec 2015

– Jan 2015 – Dec 2015

***WANT TO GET A FREE PLANNER?***

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***HAVE YOU DISCOVERED AN ERROR?***

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