10 Ways to Use Expired Planners - How to Reuse & Repurpose Outdated Happy Planners

[@lizziestarr]

As an author i find expired planners are great for story timelines. Especially for series where there are multiple story lines going on at the same time or there's overlapping events. I can keep track of where in the series each story is, make notes on shared events, and hopefully keep myself organized. If I'm working on a series with other authors, using a planner like this can also help me keep track of when their characters are at the same event or interacting somehow with mine.😁

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Fantastic way to use expired planners love it!!!

[@fatemahjerman]

WOW THAT IS SOOOO SMARTTT!!!!!

[@bookhuggah]

Awesome idea!

[@kimfields1000]

Yes, I remember the scrapbook phase/craze. I think scrapbooking was my gateway into planning 😂

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

hehehe same! papercrafting in all forms is really addicting for me.

[@gillianisaacs7379]

I started planning in July of this year. I have always wanted to try but was hesitant to spend so much on a planner I may not use for long. I decided to get a planner that was half expired on clearance instead of a brand new planner that starts in July. I only came to that solution because of creators like you who gave great advice. Now I am happy to say I'm enjoying being apart of the planner community 😊

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Yay so glad to hear that! Definitely those cheap planners are one reason I switched from half letter to classic Happy Planner. I mean, I JUST got an 18 month planner for $8 that still has all of 2024 in it!!! But I am eagerly looking for the 2023 ones to go on final clearance cos I have my eye on a couple of covers lol!

[@mackieTen]

I saw a video today that shows Office Depot/office max has 2023 happy planners for $3.94 in the clearance section! Big & classic. Some are deluxe with metal discs! I’m going tomorrow!

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

OMG really??? I'm gonna try and get there this week!

[@Arieslady00]

My toxic trait is buying an expired planner on sale, and then spending $100 worth of stickers and washi to revamp it 😂

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

hahahahaha! You just need a printable and you're good to go! Few dollars!

[@brandiepoulin1771]

Hahahaha! You are not the only one! ❤️

[@cherylshelton8532]

JUST CAME ACROSS YOUR VLOG. TFS. GREAT TIPS. HAPPY HOLIDAYS 🎄. HAVE A BLESSED WEEKEND

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Thank you! You too!

[@nancys.100]

Got one today that was mostly out dated for a Prayer binder/ War binder set up. Changed covers & added pages for notes & top tab divider added with vision board page from an accessory pack also on clearance.

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Yep great way to reuse as a faith planner.

[@kathleen7465]

I'm a fitness instructor and the big vertical layout is perfect for outlining workouts where each box is a station or circuit. I use it for my own workouts too. I also create a template each week where different boxes are labeled as different muscles and I mark off how many sets I've done that week for that muscle. It really helps my training.

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Thanks for sharing! I've been working in the fitness industry in some shape and fashion for almost 30 years. How long have you been in the industry Kathleen? I think it's just one of the things Reenie and I have in common and talk about a lot. Being fitness instructors, personal trainers and the changes in the industry over the years. Funny you should mention the fitness stuff, I have a video outlined for how I'm changing my wellness planner and it involves much of what you talk about. I need something more "fitness-y" lol. I need to get myself back on track fitness wise in Q4!

[@Emmilu42676]

I purchased every happy planner layout in every size off of Etsy. They’re not dated & u print what u need. Best decision I ever made

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Yep printables are a great addition to the out of date planners!

[@susangosa2739]

Great video! I totally agree that buying planners on clearance is worth it for disc, covers, and dividers. I like your idea for memory planning. I wish I could come up with more ideas on repurposing the guts. Like maybe using the monthly page (right side) for book bingo. I have lots of vertical pages & and I would love to see how others repurpose (besides redating).

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Thanks so much! 😊 Oh I have videos coming up on the "guts" later in the year Susan! Lately I've had too many ideas for videos not enough time! But they will be coming!!!

[@mommyingBetchay]

I love the vertical for brain dumps. I use one idea per box and put my notes on them.

[@anexceleratedlife]

2019 planners are perfect for 2024. Only January & February need re-dated because the rest matches perfectly.

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

That''s great info! Thanks!!!!

[@sunnyb70]

I've done this for years! I, too, like the challenge. Sometimes, I just like the colors or themes.

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Yep I love so many of the OLD covers and dividers. I'll be using all old ones in 2025!

[@brandiepoulin1771]

Oh yes I pick up expired planners! I will redate them with stamps or stickers. I use them for memory keeping in the classic size. I don’t use the covers because my books are chunky so I break them up into 3 months and just add an acetate sheet to the front/back of jan-Mar, Apr-June, July-sep, oct-Dec. It protects the front and back! Great video! Thank you for sharing! 😍❤️

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Did you see my recent expired planner haul from Hobby Lobby? Got planners for 30cents! kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3aWdKKLptyqhZI

[@createmychaos5250]

I'm a new viewer to your channel. The title of this video intrigued me because I have bought expired planners. I have redated to use for the current year. I've used them for journals and also for scripture writing. I use a coiled planner for my everyday planning but I've gotten Happy Planners for the other uses. I actually bought the same large floral covered HP for the discs and I thought the cover was so pretty. On to check out your playlist!

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Welcome aboard! Glad you found me! Yeah I do a lot of content on planning on a budget (frugal planning), dollar store supplies, tutorials, tricks, tips, hacks. So you sound like someone who is like me and loves to grab a bargain rather than pay full price! Yeah those metal discs were a steal at $4 for the planner, no brainer!!!

[@KendraClark-p1n]

I look forward to finding and buying out dated planners

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Me too! I'm popping into Hobby Lobby each week right now till they do their final clearance!

[@marylynmiller5158]

I try to pickup expired/old planners simply for the covers and discs. Cheap! ❤

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

yep yep same girlfriend! I like to switch out my covers so having them cheap is great!

[@leetayon8791]

I found a beautiful 12 month planner on clearance for $3.24! I scooped it up!

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

OMG you better have jumped on that immediately! Bonus points if it had metal discs!!! LOL!

[@leetayon8791]

Sadly only plastic discs. 🥲

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

hey it's still a bargain!

[@SamanthaRichardsonWP]

I've started using old calendars and planner things for writing. When I need to keep track of a month's worth of events, expired calendars/planners work great for this! Especially since you usually need to do it a couple of times to get the timeline right 😅

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

That's a great idea!

[@nildam.bonilla5849]

I love the idea of using the pages to junk journal in❤

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Hahaha I knew you would Nilda! Plus it's something I will be sharing more of next year!

[@wookori]

Any suggestions on when the best times to buy expired planners would be? I thought June would be but now they all are dated from July to next June. Clever of them. Perhaps December?

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Yeah there are two major planner releases each year, the regular starting January and the academic starting around July. But they usually release a few months before those dates. So for Jan start you can usually find some bargains around early April, for the mid year around October. Basically if you see a new release "coming soon" it's time to go and check your stores because they'll be cleaning stuff out for the new releases!

[@KendraClark-p1n]

I was just gifted a dated planner but I’m already using one of this year I just put stickers over the year months and days

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Yes!!! Definitely worth it when it was a gift!

[@lburgess223]

i try to get them on clearance but they have not been on clearance for quite a lot time in Canada. They seem to be marking down now in August or perhaps before. I like to Frankenplan...I don't really buy them at regular price. I also try to use one as a mock planner to upload my weekly spreads to social media. I keep on with all the extra dividers and covers. Received a skinny cover at a meetup on their stash table and use that as a sticker book.

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Right? There are a ton of ways to use the out of date planners beyond redating. I love that you're like me and don't buy full price! Oh heck no!!!! Love me a good clearance!

[@ruthforget253]

Great ideas! Thanks for sharing. I make my own planners now. I can never find ones I like in Michael’s and ordering from Happy Planner is way you pricey. By the time the exchange and shipping is added on then there is often duty to paid upon delivery it is just not cost effective.

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Yeah Reenie has told me about the duty nightmare before. I will say before we got a Hobby Lobby the cheapest I found old planners was around $12-15. Now I'm waiting for the $4-5 deals! lol!

[@ruthforget253]

@@CreativeKarmaDesign I would die for $4-$5 deals.

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

@@ruthforget253 the problem for me is I got them that cheap last year so $10 now for clearance seems not such a good deal kwim? I'm holding out!!! Fingers crossed they go on final clearance soon!

[@ruthforget253]

@@CreativeKarmaDesign yes for sure! I get that!

[@deladyakarobin4777]

I purchase Notebook/Journals from The Happy Planner.. At first I bought a 2 wired planner, I didn't like it, I couldn't move papers, take them out and so on. I gutted it out, cut the sides, punched new holes in them and decorated them and covered up the dates with washi tape. So then, I bought notebooks/journals from HP with the discs. I like how I can put what I want, where I want. JoAnns had undated hp planners on sale with discs. Yay me!! I bought two of them. I am a happy planner happy camper now.

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Yep I started with wire/coils years ago but didn't like that I couldn't move papers in and out easily. For discs I was using Tul/Arc for years before going Happy Planner. But yep I'm with ya, buy cheap and redate!

[@butterflies015]

If you are redating one for next keep in mind that next year is a leap year. So some month won't match up with others to switch the months with each other.

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

I redate my monthly anyways as I hate the Sunday start. But it's so easy to just shove a sticker over the current date it's not an issue!

[@cpowell626]

I never pay full price for planners, I always buy on clearance and re-date or I make my own inserts and use the cover and discs.

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

You are speaking my language!!!!

[@Emmilu42676]

I buy happy planner notebooks when on sale & then l print out my layouts a month or 2 at a time….

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Yep, always fun to have spare covers/discs/dividers for cheap!

[@elinsmestadandreassen4129]

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[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

😍❤

[@terriok1]

You cannot interchange September and January as is. September has 30 days and January 31.

[@wynonacooper3588]

most months have extra boxes depending day the month starts so you can swap when you redate

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

As I stated it was just a suggestion regarding months to interchange. But there are some people that have lists available on interchangeable months for the long game with out of date planners

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

Exactly Wynona!

[@helenneilson1368]

Interesting accent!

[@CreativeKarmaDesign]

You think so? Born in UK but moved to Southern California in 2001 so I have an English/American hybrid accent I guess....