Erin Condren vs. Happy Planner: Which One is Better?

Hey Guys! In today's video, we are talking about the difference between two of my favorite planners Erin Condren and The Happy Planner. Which one is your favorite?!
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[@monique7885]

I’m left handed and I like the fact that I can take the pages out of The Happy Planner and fill them in as needed

[@josiegoodridge3977]

Yes!

[@shannonherrington6980]

me too 😊

[@robinnowlin5434]

Me too👋🏾

[@liarodriguez3627]

Same

[@uziisann6342]

Exactly! I just purchased the Classic HP last week. I’m in love, can’t wait to start using it in July.

[@CieraMychele]

Happy planner is perfect for me because I'm so terrible at making decisions and committing to them. With happy planner you literally never have to! You can always change something. I love it

[@autumnbenson6316]

I love my happy planner because I can choose the style I need. I don't need hourly and I like picking my own stickers versus the one style

[@christinaruiz4183]

I definitely prefer the price and customization of the Happy Planner. All the add on sheets are great too 😍

[@jazmineherediaa]

I tried so hard to get into happy planner because of the price, but EC’s paper is unbeatable. I went with the Daily Duo this year, but also bought a Monthly and Academic 😂

[@TheOrganizedMoney]

Yeah! That’s the one thing that I really love about EC. That paper is amazing!!

[@mikaulistirland3089]

I was so worried about that paper hahah I don’t think I can downgrade on paper lol

[@jenlovesjesus]

Thank you for this in-depth comparison. As for price, I think that Happy Planner can be misleading. With all the extras a person buys to customize their planner, it's not much cheaper when all is said and done. Erin Condren includes those nice extras. I chose to order my first Erin Condren this year and I saved 45%. I chose it because I like that I get to choose the cover, layout, interior color, and get to personalize it. When I was looking at Happy Planners, I couldn't get the size, format, and layout I wanted.

[@erickae3768]

Jennifer, Do you have Hobby Lobby, Joann’s, or Michael’s in your area? Because I’m a HP fan, I know they have coupons, specials, and clearance items on a regular basis. Not sure about EC. Just a note for any future planning.

[@ldelts33]

I prefer Happy Planner bc it's customizable but I'm not a fan of all the colorful books, so I bought the Arc book from Staples. I buy my inserts from Cloth & Paper. The paper quality is 🙌🏾

[@midlife_minimalist]

Is the Cloth & Paper paper smoother than HP? I really don’t like the texture of the HP paper but like the disc system. I was thinking about trying Inkwell Press disc next.

[@ldelts33]

@@midlife_minimalist Cloth and paper paper is much smoother.

[@ThekocholateJournalist]

Does Cloth + Paper have letter size paper?

[@katiejon17]

@@midlife_minimalist late answer for anyone reading - inkwell is super thick paper and also super smooth. I prefer the tooth of Erin Condren paper, but Inkwell is just as thick and smoooooth. You can also get Plum Paper Planner uncoiled now - disc hole punch and off you go. PPP is very thick and smooth as well.

[@Mimiplansandknits]

Happy planner for me. Extra large disc and everything fits in one setup. Budget and planner in one.

[@TheOrganizedMoney]

Yeah. Happy planner is my first love!

[@ayannafraleymoore5265]

My Happy Planner‘s first page of the month has spaces for notes and important dates and birthdays and monthly priorities, etc. also like EC’s first page. There are so many different styles of the Happy Planner depending on one’s need. I have an EC gratitude journal that I absolutely love. Both offer a nice variety.

[@tracyq989]

They're printing my first Erin Condren planner. After much discernment and research, I ordered a Daily Duo, and I am so excited about it! I really need a page a day, and so I'm so looking forward to it. Mine will start July 1st. I will use separate planners for budget, faith planning, meal planning, and health and wellness (I have autoimmune disease and need to track and plan a lot. Those will all be Happy Planners which I already have. I have to add a lot to those, so I need a more flexible planner for those three. I'm so thankful they came out with it!

[@rebeccafly9432]

Thank you. That was an excellent comparison. I like how you broke down the features and compared them on each one so we can decide what is more important to us. I love the paper in Condren and the spiral, but I love to customize the Happy Planner. It's a hard choice for me.

[@Kawale04]

I like HP because of the ease of customization, I don’t have to be married to anything! If it’s not working for me and I need to switch it up I can easily

[@annalba4100]

Happy planner! So many style, easy to organize. I could use it for school activities and more.

[@Practice_Kindness-1st]

Price-wise and functionality, Happy Planner, hands down!

[@tiarebabygirl]

I have both because i cant make up my mind😅

[@TheOrganizedMoney]

Me too!!!! 😫

[@graciayreino383]

Thank you four the help...and yes I'm a happy planner newbie!

[@kTorres007]

Haha! Thats too cute !

[@SimplyShaiRN]

Oh this is me 😂😂😂

[@SimplyShaiRN]

Loved this video . I’ve loved my happy planner and the way i am able to customize it as I want but there’s something about the aesthetic of the EC . I hate having to choose lol

[@hyatteer1010]

OMG - love this! You just solved my LIFE - I LOVE planners and THIS helps me combine them all in a compact way ❤

[@JustOnePageAway]

I use Erin Condren monthly for my budgeting and Happy Planner and Agenda52 for personal and work. I love the free space of EC . Happy Planner is my fun space to be creative and artsy with the sticker books. Agenda52 is right in between the 2 at a fantastic price point.

[@RealLifeLoveMe]

I am so happy you did this video. I only have an EC notebook but I have been wanting to order a planner. I am an HP girl and have EVERYTHING HP. I think what I like more about HP is that it gives the opportunity to customize it how you want it to be.

[@vickiehurt2665]

I ❤ my Erin Condren horizontal 7x9 platinum coiled Hello Kitty LifePlanner. I was thinking of doing vertical next year with Erin Condren. To me , EC is so worth it!!

[@EverLastieLife]

Your voice is soo soothing!!! Thanks for the video I have both and I literally can’t decide which one to return

[@Tywanda]

I love them both. You planners are beautiful...love the black and gold. 💛

[@theunknownsource8317]

I'm a Happy Planner girl 100%! Everything about HP is on point!

[@missypin7520]

I find myself gravitating to your videos often. Love this comparison! Ordered my first Erin Condren and waiting on delivery. Now want to look into your method. Thanks for your videos!

[@CieraMychele]

I LOVE your happy planner cover omg!

[@iyamom4]

That one is very hard to find right now because it is a deluxe cover.

[@debbieweibley3899]

I just recently bought both. I got the Happy planner for half price, plus another % off with coupon at Joann's. The other planner is definitely more expensive but I really like the pages.

[@CeliaDubauskas]

I have an Erin concern but I always use happy planner stickers because they are more affordable and easily accessible in stores. I’ll probably switch next year so they fit properly

[@LadyScribe]

I'm so glad I found this channel. I was looking for planner guidance, then a super beautiful lady with a calming voice showed up too! Her voice is so relaxing, and the planner setup is so visually pleasing. A++ 🦋💕👸🏿

[@sandraatueyi81]

I love planners! I will used multiple planners for health, financial, fitness, spiritual and etc. I’ll not trying to have too many planners in my backpack or bags because it’ll hurt my back and shoulders. I’ll keep some of planners at home.

[@Jessica-oi7zs]

Thank you! I couldn’t decide but this really helped. Love your videos and am going back through them. Especially like knowing I may be able to coupon a happy planner.😄

[@StyleWithCathyOver50]

Thank you for such a thorough video! I love your channel and enjoy watching your videos. Take care, Cathy xo

[@Bellablubird21]

Erin condren paper is 100% better. But I did end up switching to happy from condren. Decorating with happy planner was much more cheaper. I no longer needed to buy weekly layout sticker from Etsy. All stickers fit in happy planner and decorating is no longer stressful. There’s always sales on happy planner website then Erin. The last condren I brought was the A5 ring vertical layout. I absolutely loved it and even changed out the gold ring for rose gold. But this year I wanted to give happy a chance. I didn’t like the plastic cover, so I cut the back of the plastic cover. Brought an erin condren blush large folio and inserted my classic happy planner in it. It worked and I’m happy with it.

[@kryssygee4814]

Thank you! It was very useful to see the differences!!!!

[@yairelina20l82]

I am so happy that you made this video being that I like both of these planners…!

[@luce8606]

For me I love the Ec planner but the happy planner looks realy nice too!

[@astriaw]

Erin Condren has a disc bound planner but the price for buying multiple inserts can get costly quickly.

[@cheyennesutton2055]

I like the Happy Planner, however I need pages that are undated and have Sunday through Saturday at the top. Saturday is the 7th day of the week, not Sunday. I use a different planner with A5 pages.

[@MotherhoodforEternity]

I totally agree with you on Saturday as the 7th day of the week. I’ve been looking for planners that start on Sunday on the weekly spread. I’m currently using bullet journal so I can be able to do this easily. Otherwise I’d have to get undated HP planner. Have you seen the Christian Planner?

[@kerrykurihara3085]

Price wise for happy planner you can also get at JoAnn fabric store and what’s great about JoAnn is online they let you stack a coupon on top of items that are already in sale you just go to their coupon page on website and see if they have available. Right now they are 30% off and a coupon of 20% off on top of that can be added. Also sticker books are only $6.99 at Tuesday Morning store.

[@TinaPlansLife]

Thank you for this video! I'm a new planner and new to Classic HP just trying to get comfortable with all of this. I've been looking at the EC and wondering if I missed something. But I'll stick with the HP for now.

[@Felicia_Plans]

I have both. I like the EC as a desk, creative outlet planner. I have 3 HPs that I use for functional planning. I need to move pages around.

[@deejones5179]

Thanks so much, came across your channel as I am needing some organization in my world and wanted some advice on which planner to begin with and there are many videos out here on them, which makes it overwhelming! (As you stated in another video) Helps me tremendously!!!! Thanks again.

[@mamuchaexpress]

I don’t really have an option, because you can’t get Erin Condren in Argentina. But you can get happy planner through an importer. I love my hp. I bought the hard covers and metal rings, and I print my own inserts. But I do think EC wins visually.

[@jordannstanleyy]

I'm so late to this video but I LOVE this video. anddddd your ring is BEAUTIFUL!

[@InkLeadPaperThread]

What a great comparison! I'm glad I found your channel. I like your taste; the planners you picked look really good.

[@planningbythedozen8739]

Thank you! This is helpful. I have similar priorities, so this helped!

[@thefragranceapothecary7281]

I just can’t get into horizontal planners.

[@shaunabarnett6971]

Happy planner actually has daily inserts with an hourly schedule from 6am to 10pm, and a brain dump on the back. Love them!

[@jes8462]

If you like the ec you could uncoil and punch for hp disks. I know several people who do that.

[@sandmannnnnnn]

I am GRATEFUL I found your chanel! Thank you !!

[@wandalopez2604]

Customizable works best for me! Happy Planner allows for flexibility!

[@BodaciousWench]

EC has a binder style planner and it was suggested that you can punch the pages with your HP punch thus combining the two styles.

[@tchaikca]

Erin condren does have that full page-- but you can just add a sheet into the happy planner.

[@TheOrganizedMoney]

So true!! 🤗

[@cherylfinley2768]

Thank you! The video was helpful & you have such a nice voice! Soothing and commanding at the same time. 😊 Where can I purchase that lovely black cover for the Happy Planner? It looks textured. and professional! 🦋 I just started my 2nd Happy Planner.

[@katsmith8263]

You could put your EC on discs

[@betsy35386]

Love this video! I’m new to planners & was leaning towards the HP but wasn’t sure until I watched this. Q: Can you buy just the HP monthly & weekly pages separately or do you have to buy a new planner every year? Thanks

[@michellereynolds6999]

Great video! Thank you ❤

[@mikaulistirland3089]

The customization of happy planner makes me want to get it, but then part of me wonders if that customization will get really expensive as well.

[@shaunabarnett6971]

Just found your videos/channel very helpful information. I just subscribed. I have the same cover for my happy planner. P.S. your hands are beautiful!

[@dianebadger51]

Love your videos!! Was wondering if you like Happy planner's or Erin condren's budget planner better?

[@LadyCIMONNECandleCo]

I am a Happy Planner girl!

[@michellemiddlebrook4677]

Where did you get the black cover for your Happy Planner?

[@janetleblanc4016]

I use the hourly Happy Planner, but it drives me crazy that it only goes to 7pm and not 9pm. I cannot decorate the bottom margin, because I need to write plans in it.

[@aubriechaney276]

Amazing nails 😍

[@ranaabdulwahab1185]

Thank you for the clarification! Where can I get the hourly sheets for the happy planner without purchasing another one? I have one with only weekly spreadsheets.

[@ladystef5055]

You can buy an hourly extension pack online. And sometimes you can find them at Hobby Lobby, Michael’s, JoAnne’s or staples. Good luck.

[@tarahall4055]

what is the planner that you use for your reading section? i’d love to know 🙂🙂

[@blumerlredpilledgirl8958]

Will your budget downloads fit Happy Planner Classic?

[@Oliviab_a7x]

Can you add happy planner inserts into the Erin C?

[@robinnowlin5434]

Hi newbie 🤗 Thank you

[@TempleofDanceFusionBellydance]

I your happy planner cover a custom cover or a special HP planner

[@TheOrganizedMoney]

Happy planner cover

[@andreinabarrera4105]

Is this the classic happy planner or is it the big one?

[@TheOrganizedMoney]

Hey! This is the classic

[@andreinabarrera4105]

Thanks

[@theglamourplanner]

Tfs 😍

[@TeaandLaceJournals]

Her fingernails... so beautiful....

[@siriusalien2977]

Honestly, I dislike both. They are very wasteful and unsustainable. Plastic covers and rings. I originally bought HP because I thought it would be refillable

[@tammybenaytv4631]

Sirius Alien it is refillable. I have been using the same covers and rings for years. I swap them out only when they break. You can make it refillable. Buy snap cover and rings. That’s it. And then any extension packages or filler pages you like. You can also buy the hole punch if you wan to add your own pages.

[@tammybenaytv4631]

Sirius Alien But I agree with you on the all the plastic.

[@siriusalien2977]

@@tammybenaytv4631 Sorry to be dense. I have the textured cover and metal rings. But every year I have to buy a full planner that includes plastic rings and plastic cover that I don't use.

[@tammybenaytv4631]

Sirius Alien Just buy the extension packs. They come with undated pages for six months. I did that a few years and didn’t buy a whole new planner. Whenever I buy a new planner it is because I want it, not need it.

[@adrianaflores714]

For next year I purchased an Etsy printable for $3 and will be using my own paper and keeping rings and cover to make my planner. You don’t need to buy a whole planner to make it refillable.