Erin Condren Monthly Planner Review

If you’re not familiar, please let me introduce you to the Erin Condren Monthly Planner. It’s reminiscent of the classic LifePlanner, but comes with a few of its own unique features that make it truly worthwhile. With an entirely different purpose, organization, and binding options, the Erin Condren Monthly Planner is a stand-out tool that the more professionally reserved will love.

With the Monthly Planner, Erin Condren has chosen to offer two different versions. There’s the standard Monthly Planner, which has 10 note pages for every month. Then there’s the Deluxe Monthly Planner, which offers an extra 40 lined or productivity note pages. Another big difference: The Monthly Planner is beautifully bound for extra portability and accessibility, and the Deluxe Monthly Planner comes with personalization options such as coil color, initials, and more. Talk about options!

Erin Condren Monthly Planner Features

If you’re looking for a planner with lots of notes pages, then the standard Monthly Planner is a good choice. It has 10 lined notes pages between each month, so there’s more than enough room for you to jot down meeting notes, ideas, outlines, and whatever else you have. The cover is softish, but not so soft it’s useless. There are multiple cover options, from prints to canvas to vegan leather, you really have so many to choose from!

The monthly planner is also great for men. With the subdued color cover options and a neutral color scheme on the inside, it’s a no-nonsense kind of planner. Because most men are no-nonsense with their planners and notebooks, this makes the Erin Condren Monthly Planner an excellent option for them (maybe even as a gift?). It also makes a great tool to accompany you through working on a big project at work, a side hustle, and even in keeping track of your family.

Erin Condren Deluxe Monthly Planner

When you choose to upgrade to the Deluxe Monthly Planner, you’re choosing personalization. For a few extra dollars here and there, you can personalize things like the coil color, initials, first and last names, interior design, calendar options, and the number of additional note pages. It’s everything you wanted from the regular monthly planner. Everything about it says “Erin Condren.”

These planners are a perfect combination of calendar pages + note pages. It’s basically a calendar notebook! Perfect for light planning, work, and special projects, the Monthly Planner is an organizational dream.

When you think about the extras featured in the Deluxe Monthly Planner, it’s hard to imagine using any other planner. With productivity pages, personalizable covers that are also interchangeable, double-sided, AND wet-erase, tabs, two sticker sheets, monthly quotes…the list goes on and on! It’s no wonder it’s a best seller.

While the Erin Condren Monthly Planner is amazing, it does have a downside: It has only 10 notes pages for each month. Which, actually, that’s really good! But, if you go through a ton of notes pages, you’ll want to upgrade to the deluxe, where you can add an additional 40 notes pages grouped in the back.

Features Comparison

The regular and Deluxe monthlies come in two sizes—7×9 or 8.5×11. The Deluxe has more options for customization and personalization—the regular can only be personalized by choosing your cover option.

The regular Monthly Planner costs $42.50 and the Deluxe costs $52.50 for the 7×9 and $57.50 for the 8.5×11 (add $10 more for your choice of 40 extra notes pages). The overall cost of the monthly planner you choose depends on the customization and personalization you want—just be prepared to pay for those things.

Which Erin Condren Monthly Planner is Right for You?

If you’re not into frills or extra stuff, then the regular Monthly Planner is for you. It’s straightforward and has only the things you really need to get ahead and stay organized. If you like a little more flair, then you’ll prefer the Deluxe Monthly Planner. Anyone who loves notes pages needs the regular or the Deluxe with 40 extra notes pages. However, if you need something to guide you every day and give you space to note each detail for those days, neither of these will help you out. If that’s your situation, check out the classic Erin Condren LifePlanner. It can help you out with those details.

These two monthly planners are perfect tools for those who simply need a little bit of assistance in planning, organizing, and remembering.

Last updated: July 26, 2023.