How to Choose a Daily Planner Three-Ring Binder
Whether you've already found the perfect planner pages or you want to wait until you have a storage item for them, the planning binder you choose is vital to your success in creating and fostering the habit of using a planner. A three-ring planner binder is essential for maximum usability, allowing you to add and subtract planner pages and accessories such as receipt envelopes and photograph slots. There are as many kinds of three-ring planner binders as there are shoppers seeking them---so dig around and don't settle until you've found the right one for you.
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Instructions
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Determine your criteria for the perfect planner binder. This means determining your budget, thinking about the binder's durability and describing it in measurable terms, listing necessary features and determining any items or features that you do not want in your ideal planner binder.
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Research and gather leads for your prospective planner binder. Visit personal planner forums, such as DIY Planner, to read about other planner users' experiences with different binders. Search online and at brick-and-mortar stores. Look at unexpected places beyond the office supply store---inside novelty shops, greeting card stores, thrift stores, even retail clothing stores---planning binders are popular items and are sold at more locations than you may realize.
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Critique each option to determine which is the most effective for you.
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Choose the three-ring planner binder you are most likely to use.
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Tips & Warnings
Be willing to spend a little more than your budget dictates if you know you've found the right planner binder for you---it will be a worthy investment because you'll use it more often than a cheaper option you don't absolutely love.
