Jennifer Maldonado OMG! I just posted something very similar as a Lefty & then I saw your post! As a lefty, the EC was very difficult for me to write in. I’ve never used the Happy Planner & was wondering if it was easier to write in?😊
I used to use a Happy Planner and an Erin Condren Deluxe monthly (for budgeting) but felt like HP was so overwhelming for my planning style there was just too much and I'd get anxiety. So I switched to using a horizontal EC Life Planner and EC Deluxe Monthly (strictly for budgeting) this year and I found planner peace. I think if your creative and enjoy customization then HP is definitely the way to go. EC just allows me to be more focused and productive with my planning. I do use some HP sticker books but mostly use etsy and printables.
True, I use a big montly HP at work, but I have it in a plain Martha Stewart Discbound cover with different discs so that it looks professional on my desk. The heart cut outs on the HP discs seem so unprofessional to me that I even have to change them out on my personal HP (along with flipping over the cover) so it looks more grown-up if i have to use it at work.
I think that HP would do well to make at least one or two more 'neutral' styles every year. They have done them before. If nothing else, my spouse really would like to have a useful planner himself and other disc bound systems are for some reason ridiculously expensive.
I own both because I like both for the reasons why they are different. Honestly, sticker kits that you purchase off a sticker shop look best in the EC because of how the week is layed out. But I also love how HP look best in their planners. What can I say I am a true planner girl! I love all my planners!!!
I have an interesting video idea. Now that you have an EC I feel like it would be interesting to see you purchase a weekly kit (like a scribble prints co. Ultimate kit) and just try out a different planning style. I know you’re loyal to the happy planner but it just might be a cool video to see a video like that from you. Stepping outside the comfort zone ya know! It could be cool to see you use a full weekly kit from the perspective of a happy planner sticker book user.
Love HP layouts, able to add/remove pages and price- EC has thicker paper, and you can decorate as you want. The price is higher but it doesn’t sell out and you are not going crazy attempting to find items 😘
Great review. When I was choosing a planner, I looked at the EC but fell in love with the HP because it's so customizable. I like that I can take out what I don't want and add what I do. They're both great, but like you said, it's all about personal preferences and what works for you.
I've used HP for several years and recently switched to EC Vert. Neut. and I LOVE it! I still like HP and will keep using their stickers, but for now, I'm enjoying the EC. Thanks for sharing the review.
Curious if you ever get frustrated or bored with the fact that you can't customize pages like you would in an HP. Also, what do love about the EC that the HP doesn't have? TIA!
I love how customizable the HP is. I also love all the packs available to add to it. If I don't like a theme, it's so easy to make my own dividers and inserts. TUL, Levenger, Martha Stewart and Inkwell Press products fit, so the possibilities are endless 💕
Great video, Heather. For HP fans worried about how HP looks in a professional setting, definitely check out a deluxe or snap on cover from HP if you can find them or a snap on cover from arc, TUL, Levenger, or Martha Stewart. I’ve seen so many people using discbound systems in boardrooms and hiring searches this year. There are so many options and no one needs to know what you’ve got going on inside if you don’t want them to. I was also crushing on the velum overlay in the EC planners a few years ago and took myself to Michael’s to pick up a page of velum that I punched and popped on my discs. It’s still in great shape after using it for 3 years. Thanks to your video I am DEFINITELY going to add a couple future dates pages to the back of my books.
One thing I particularly like bout my Erin Condren covers are playing with every color of the rainbow choice for most of the cover designs Can usually alter two overall colors within design To experiment Go to choose a planner and pick customize Go ahead and set name too as that will change I do my initials Usually after moving covers a few time it's not so hard to get in place
Thank you for this!!! I just started using Happy Planner this January. I got interested in planning from watching a Beauty TH-camr. She was using an Erin Condren Planner, so I popped on to Amazon to look for an Erin Condren Planner (because I don’t like having to wait days or weeks for things to get delivered). I’m so glad I did, because Happy Planner came up & the rest is history.😂😂😂 I now have 4 Planners that I am actively using & 2 memory planners that I just bought on sale. I started watching you and a few other Planner babes & started gathering my thoughts on what planning style works best for me. Then I found Facebook planner groups & have purchased a bunch of accessories & sticker books. I’m hooked & already looking at the new releases & thinking about how to incorporate those with what I already have, or just switching over to the new ones in July.😂😂😂😂 So long story short, I love Happy Planner🥰 I love the styles, the layout options, the decor, the fact that I can move things around how I want them & add whatever I want. The discs are adorable & I love they they are coming out with more color choices. I guess the only downside to the Happy Planner is that I want all the things!!! I want all the sticker books, accessories, notebooks, etc!😍 I’m planning to make a Year At A Glance for the following years, because I think that is a great idea!!!!
I just watched this in June 2021. It broke my heart a little to hear you talk about planning for things in 2020. Looking ahead will never quite be the same. But thank you for this lovely video.
I loved your video! I always wanted to know more about the happy planner. Now that you compared the Happy Planners with the Erin Condren planners. I’m going to stick with my EC. I love that I can customize my planner. I know that it can get a bit pricey. But you make it fit your character. I’ve been using EC for 4 yrs now!! But really appreciate your time and video!! Thanks 🎉💃🏽🎉☺️
With Erin Condren, you stand a better chance of getting new releases than you get with Happy Planner. The one thing that makes me insanely crazy is the lack of actually finding Happy Planner items in the store. But for a small fee of $70, you can get a Squad Life sticker book on Ebay.
I love the Erin Condren planner. I have the “colorized horizontal Planner” and I like how you can customize the color of the cover and personalize it. The quality is outstanding. I don’t mind paying more because I’m going to have it for a year. It ends up being $5 a month. You can add pictures and cards with the coil clips. I bought the folio to match- since I take it to work with me. It’s also a great quality item. I don’t decorate this planner much- the colorized one really doesn’t need it. Heather- I love your videos and decorate my “Prayerful Planner” with the Happy Planner stickers. The Happy Planner stickers and Washi tape seems to be the best on the market. I hope the “prayerful planner “ people ask you to review that product. Its awesome!! Keep up the great work! I like your channel.
Excellent review! Over the years, I have used many different planners for work (think Franklin Covey, Day Timer, etc.). For a couple of years I went digital, trying to get away from paper. It just didn’t work for me, so last year I went back to a planner. I got an Eric Condren and I really liked the planner, but felt it was rather expensive. This year, in looking for a less expensive option, I went with a Recollections planner and while it’s okay, I’m not a fan of the horizontal layout I chose. I’m really looking forward to getting a Happy Planner next year. I think the customization is what has me sold. Not to mention, I already have a collection of sticker books. Thank you for doing this review. This is exactly what I needed to see.
There are some nice features to the EC, but like you, I am loyal to my HP. I love being able to take out pages to write on them. There's always one page that's awkward to write on depending on if you're a righty or a lefty.
I have been curious about the Erin Condren, but I really like the versatility of the Happy Planner, so that’s why I went with it. It’s super easy to use and there are so many options so you can make your planner much more personalized. I love it!
Thank you for the comparison especially the box sizes. I too like the flexibility of discs or rings but see lots of cute sticker kits with Erin Condron sizes.
Hi Heather, I would love to see you recreate the planning ahead pages in the back of the EC planner for your Happy Planner. I think you could do something great with all the new sticker packs :)
I've never had an EC and have no desire to, either. I'm not a fan of the spiral notebook look. I love the hp because they are so pretty, customizable & they are more affordable! I'm a visual person, so if it's not pretty to look at I won't use it.
I’m sorry, but I ❤ my Erin Condren 7x9 horizontal LifePlanner. They’ve made changes to the planner since this video was made, but I love that EC is more customizable!! And I cannot live without her customizable stickers. She’s a little more pricey, but you know what? EC is worse every penny!! I only use HP stickers!
Thank you for the comparison. I have been thinking about using one? But now I have more information. I have heard their paper is amazing. I think I may like it for the office. Thanks so much again. Awesome! 💞💞💞
Having those tiny little note sections at the bottom of the weekly pages (in the Erin Condren) seems so pointless if the pages can't be removed. The whole convenience of being able to remove the pages (so you can write easily in tight/weird spaces) is space maximisation! How anyone can write in those tiny sections with the coils in the way and how thick the planner is actually puzzles me! I really like how neutral the Erin Condren is (in some ways I also like that they take AWAY the choices from me since MAMBI makes me feel like I never have enough stuff/planners) but practicality is a big thing for me... I need to be able to take out and remove pages!
Liked this video so much I watched it again ! I am commited to EC because I like the built in structure and knowing what I have to work with - being a person who gets distracted by new projects it’s good to set limits You have inspired me to try franken planning an old EC next year on the side ( maybe for my garden redoing. - we do the work) I found several videos about stabalazing EC edges and I bought two sets of rings Need to see if I can use a regular one punch to work with rings - I don’t want to commit to cost of another big punch unless I find it works out Thanks for so much inspiration and know how
Absolutely love this video, so informative. Was really wondering how they compared. Love your floral design, might just have to get myself a notebook like it!! Thanks for sharing!!
I started out using an Erin Condren. I am now a Happy Planner Girl because I just could not constitute spending that much money on a planner. The colorful schemes do have more color though. The boxes inside Erin Condren used to be bigger. They have slowly been making the boxes smaller. The bottom of the week where it is lined is where you can write what you are having for dinner each day.
In the EC colorful planner, the boxes are divided by an ombre colored bar instead of the small gap in the neutral one. I personally have both EC and HP. I use my EC as my main planner and my HP for my faith journal.
I love the happy planner, it’s so cute and themed. And it’s a really nice price AND I can go over town and get it. (I’m in Canada). But I HATE the discs so much I can’t get over it. I find them so hard to flip through and I find when I take the pages out the discs ruin them. Erin Condren is expensive and I sometimes have to pay duty on top of the money exchange, but it’s coiled in and easy to turn and the paper quality is amazing. It’s such a hard choice!
I still want to try an Erin Condren Planner. Most of the Etsy kits are made for EC, but I make them work for my Happy Planner. Washi tape is my best friend.
Thank you for doing this video to show the difference between the two. If you wanted you could cut the stickers down like we do anyways sometimes, to fit into the EC boxes. For the Happy Planner, We can buy the paper packs for a notes section at the back, we can buy the folders to put in, we can do so much more customization with the HP. I looked into Erin Condren but by the time you customize it and place your order, your spending $80 on a planner. Some of us can’t afford that. I also heard, I don’t know though cause I’ve never used them, the stickers aren’t as nice as HP stickers. Which is why people buy the kits for their EC. What are your thoughts on the EC stickers?
I looked at EC to decide if I wanted that or the HP. I'm a huge plan of HP as my bank account can testify. I have enough stickers and planners to open my own HP store. Thanks Heather for making a video showing ways you can use additional planners! 😜 I intend to add to my addiction Friday.
Loved your video! I was a loyal HP user, and decided to try out EC this year. Not sure my thoughts yet although I do love the EC paper just not that price tag. I love, love, LOVE the cover on your EC planner. Do you happen to know what the name of that design is?
Thank you for making this video. Last year I had every intention of buying an EC but then I found Happy Planners and soon after, your videos. I really love HP and all the fun stuff that comes with them. A friend gave me some EC stickers and I have to admit that I’m not as happy with them as I am with the HP stickers. It’s good to have choices though. Thanks again! (Still trying to decide what to do with my micro HP 🤔...)
Thx Heather, I am still rocking my Happy Planners 😂, a lot of my Planner Friends are converting to EC for the Petite Follios. I will definitely stay with HP for their reasonable prices.
Thanks for the video Heather! I have a question for you. Will a classic HP on expander discs fit in the EC planner folio? I am currently using a classic HP transformer planner and have been looking for a "carrying case" for it and some accessories and have fell in LOVE with the EC cherry blossom print. Thanks again!
I love how flexible and customizable Happy Planner is. I wish i found it before i got my EC. However i decided i use my EC only for budgeting the pages are thick and a better quality than HP. I will be sticking in the future with HP. The price of EC is a turnoff for me. When i got it i felt like i was using a really expensive notebook.
I love this video because I always wonder what the inside of a EC planner looked liked. When I first start looking at planners I thought about getting an EC but the cost was way more than I wanted to pay for a planner. Then I found the HP and I love the versatility that it allows. Now I do love the next year pages in the back and wish the HP would add this. But Heather as creative you are I'm sure you could comes up with a way to create that page. lol I love how you are going to use the planner carrier. What size is you mac book? Just wondering if my laptop would fit in one.
After 6 years with Erin Condren I'm thinking of taking the jump to the Happy Planner. Can you tell me if there is somewhere I can see the inside of all the different HP? Or is it kind of like, you just get what you get? I'm just trying to see what would work best for me. Thank you!
I do wish Happy Planner would make more neutral planners (I would even go so far as to say they should produce ultra-plain, purely functional ones, just to open up their market a little) even though I love the themes. I think the disc thing is great for me personally, but I've definitely been enticed by the Erin Condrens. But $60? For a 12-month, ultra-plain planner that you can't customize past the cover and coil color? I'm gonna have to pass.
I’ve used an EC but found it very difficult to write in because I am Left-Handed. I’ve never used The Happy Planner before. Is the Happy Planner easier to write in if you’re a Lefty??? 🤔✒️
Heather - what is your website for your clothing store with your sister? I didn't see it anywhere - thanks- just subscribed and love your videos - thanks. Nanci
Hi Heather, I want to ask if you are using that particular happy planner. If not, will you be selling it. If you are I am interested in buying that particular happy planner. Thank you 🙏
Hi! I am using it. This year I have been frankenplanning, which basically means each week I'm using pages from different planners but taping them all together. So while I'm not using EVERY single page, I am using a lot of it!
It’s been really hard to find this planner. I saw it and decided not to pick it but I have seen several flip throughs and now I wanted but it’s not available anymore
I can’t use the Happy Planner aa I am not a fan of their designs. I want customize it myself. I don’t like the HP discs as it feels cheap in comparison
Yes it is. For example, I have discs and cover from one planner, vertical from another, a horizontal from another, and pages from the budget expansion pack.
I was going to get an Erin Condrin but when you figure in the cost of the planner plus stickers and accessories, it's way too expensive. With the HP I buy everything on sale/with a coupon/on clearance. Also I love just going to the stores to get my stuff.
I’m new to this so not sure if this is the place to send my comment but here goes: Your videos are what got me interested in planning and using the Happy Planner. I know you are no longer on the HP squad so I was relieved to hear you are going to continue with the Happy Planner. For that reason I decided to subscribe. I will no longer be following other HP ex-squad members who have “completely turned their backs” on the Happy Planner in favor of other products. I actually panicked wondering what I would do without being able to watch your design skills with the HP products! I understand if you utilize other products but Please keep producing your wonderful HP videos!! 😘
I did 3 years in EC before this year. I loved it and still love it. I chose Happy Planner this year because I am located in Canada and as a single mother I couldn't justify the cost of EC again. (Between price adjustment, taxes, duties and shipping it's almost $100) While I'm enjoying my happy planner I do miss my EC and am trying to customize the HP to be more like it. This last week I cracked a.disc and then lost the pieces before I was able to take a picture. I'm currently waiting on metal discs. I'm hard on my stuff and don't feel like the HP is as sturdy.
Thank you for the comparison. I have been thinking about using one? But now I have more information. I have heard their paper is amazing. I think I may like it for the office. Thanks so much again. Awesome! 💞💞💞
I’m a lefty so it’s easy for me to pop out the pages from my happy planner so I can write without a coil being in my way.
I'm a righty and I still love being able to pop the pages off!
its so helpful isn't it?!!
Righties have the same problem, just on the opposite side of the planner
Jennifer Maldonado OMG! I just posted something very similar as a Lefty & then I saw your post! As a lefty, the EC was very difficult for me to write in. I’ve never used the Happy Planner & was wondering if it was easier to write in?😊
Megan Mozena BUT, many people don’t write on the back of their paper (in school, etc.) so it very much still a rich-handed world! 😊
I used to use a Happy Planner and an Erin Condren Deluxe monthly (for budgeting) but felt like HP was so overwhelming for my planning style there was just too much and I'd get anxiety. So I switched to using a horizontal EC Life Planner and EC Deluxe Monthly (strictly for budgeting) this year and I found planner peace. I think if your creative and enjoy customization then HP is definitely the way to go. EC just allows me to be more focused and productive with my planning. I do use some HP sticker books but mostly use etsy and printables.
I think EC is more of a businesslike design, and HP is more whimsical. I imagine EC in the boardroom more so than a HP.
I agree. Happy Planners are crafty.
True, I use a big montly HP at work, but I have it in a plain Martha Stewart Discbound cover with different discs so that it looks professional on my desk. The heart cut outs on the HP discs seem so unprofessional to me that I even have to change them out on my personal HP (along with flipping over the cover) so it looks more grown-up if i have to use it at work.
I think that HP would do well to make at least one or two more 'neutral' styles every year. They have done them before. If nothing else, my spouse really would like to have a useful planner himself and other disc bound systems are for some reason ridiculously expensive.
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I own both because I like both for the reasons why they are different. Honestly, sticker kits that you purchase off a sticker shop look best in the EC because of how the week is layed out. But I also love how HP look best in their planners. What can I say I am a true planner girl! I love all my planners!!!
I have an interesting video idea. Now that you have an EC I feel like it would be interesting to see you purchase a weekly kit (like a scribble prints co. Ultimate kit) and just try out a different planning style. I know you’re loyal to the happy planner but it just might be a cool video to see a video like that from you. Stepping outside the comfort zone ya know! It could be cool to see you use a full weekly kit from the perspective of a happy planner sticker book user.
Jalyn Walsh love this!
Yes please!!!
That's a really good idea!!! 😊
Love HP layouts, able to add/remove pages and price- EC has thicker paper, and you can decorate as you want. The price is higher but it doesn’t sell out and you are not going crazy attempting to find items 😘
Great review. When I was choosing a planner, I looked at the EC but fell in love with the HP because it's so customizable. I like that I can take out what I don't want and add what I do. They're both great, but like you said, it's all about personal preferences and what works for you.
I've tried a bunch of planners but have always gone back to the Happy Planner. Love how customizable it is!
Me too! I just love the disc system!
I've used HP for several years and recently switched to EC Vert. Neut. and I LOVE it! I still like HP and will keep using their stickers, but for now, I'm enjoying the EC. Thanks for sharing the review.
Curious if you ever get frustrated or bored with the fact that you can't customize pages like you would in an HP. Also, what do love about the EC that the HP doesn't have? TIA!
I love how customizable the HP is. I also love all the packs available to add to it. If I don't like a theme, it's so easy to make my own dividers and inserts. TUL, Levenger, Martha Stewart and Inkwell Press products fit, so the possibilities are endless 💕
so true!
Great video, Heather. For HP fans worried about how HP looks in a professional setting, definitely check out a deluxe or snap on cover from HP if you can find them or a snap on cover from arc, TUL, Levenger, or Martha Stewart. I’ve seen so many people using discbound systems in boardrooms and hiring searches this year. There are so many options and no one needs to know what you’ve got going on inside if you don’t want them to. I was also crushing on the velum overlay in the EC planners a few years ago and took myself to Michael’s to pick up a page of velum that I punched and popped on my discs. It’s still in great shape after using it for 3 years. Thanks to your video I am DEFINITELY going to add a couple future dates pages to the back of my books.
One thing I particularly like bout my Erin Condren covers are playing with every color of the rainbow choice for most of the cover designs Can usually alter two overall colors within design
To experiment
Go to choose a planner and pick customize
Go ahead and set name too as that will change
I do my initials
Usually after moving covers a few time it's not so hard to get in place
Thank you for this!!! I just started using Happy Planner this January. I got interested in planning from watching a Beauty TH-camr. She was using an Erin Condren Planner, so I popped on to Amazon to look for an Erin Condren Planner (because I don’t like having to wait days or weeks for things to get delivered). I’m so glad I did, because Happy Planner came up & the rest is history.😂😂😂 I now have 4 Planners that I am actively using & 2 memory planners that I just bought on sale. I started watching you and a few other Planner babes & started gathering my thoughts on what planning style works best for me. Then I found Facebook planner groups & have purchased a bunch of accessories & sticker books. I’m hooked & already looking at the new releases & thinking about how to incorporate those with what I already have, or just switching over to the new ones in July.😂😂😂😂
So long story short, I love Happy Planner🥰 I love the styles, the layout options, the decor, the fact that I can move things around how I want them & add whatever I want. The discs are adorable & I love they they are coming out with more color choices. I guess the only downside to the Happy Planner is that I want all the things!!! I want all the sticker books, accessories, notebooks, etc!😍
I’m planning to make a Year At A Glance for the following years, because I think that is a great idea!!!!
I just watched this in June 2021. It broke my heart a little to hear you talk about planning for things in 2020. Looking ahead will never quite be the same. But thank you for this lovely video.
I loved your video! I always wanted to know more about the happy planner. Now that you compared the Happy Planners with the Erin Condren planners. I’m going to stick with my EC. I love that I can customize my planner. I know that it can get a bit pricey. But you make it fit your character. I’ve been using EC for 4 yrs now!! But really appreciate your time and video!! Thanks 🎉💃🏽🎉☺️
Both are such awesome planners! Great comparison!
They are both great quality!
With Erin Condren, you stand a better chance of getting new releases than you get with Happy Planner. The one thing that makes me insanely crazy is the lack of actually finding Happy Planner items in the store. But for a small fee of $70, you can get a Squad Life sticker book on Ebay.
I love the Erin Condren planner. I have the “colorized horizontal Planner” and I like how you can customize the color of the cover and personalize it. The quality is outstanding. I don’t mind paying more because I’m going to have it for a year. It ends up being $5 a month. You can add pictures and cards with the coil clips. I bought the folio to match- since I take it to work with me. It’s also a great quality item. I don’t decorate this planner much- the colorized one really doesn’t need it. Heather- I love your videos and decorate my “Prayerful Planner” with the Happy Planner stickers. The Happy Planner stickers and Washi tape seems to be the best on the market. I hope the “prayerful planner “ people ask you to review that product. Its awesome!! Keep up the great work! I like your channel.
Thank you for just jumping straight into the review
Excellent review! Over the years, I have used many different planners for work (think Franklin Covey, Day Timer, etc.). For a couple of years I went digital, trying to get away from paper. It just didn’t work for me, so last year I went back to a planner. I got an Eric Condren and I really liked the planner, but felt it was rather expensive. This year, in looking for a less expensive option, I went with a Recollections planner and while it’s okay, I’m not a fan of the horizontal layout I chose. I’m really looking forward to getting a Happy Planner next year. I think the customization is what has me sold. Not to mention, I already have a collection of sticker books. Thank you for doing this review. This is exactly what I needed to see.
Yay! I am glad that you enjoyed the review!
There are some nice features to the EC, but like you, I am loyal to my HP. I love being able to take out pages to write on them. There's always one page that's awkward to write on depending on if you're a righty or a lefty.
I have been curious about the Erin Condren, but I really like the versatility of the Happy Planner, so that’s why I went with it. It’s super easy to use and there are so many options so you can make your planner much more personalized. I love it!
I love Happy Planner's versatility, customizability, and HATE the middle school look of the recent designs/colours.
Come one MAMBI give us a neutral!
I am also a Happy Planner at heart!
Thank you for the comparison especially the box sizes. I too like the flexibility of discs or rings but see lots of cute sticker kits with Erin Condron sizes.
Hi Heather, I would love to see you recreate the planning ahead pages in the back of the EC planner for your Happy Planner. I think you could do something great with all the new sticker packs :)
Great comparison! I’m going to stick with the Happy Planner also 😊
I've never had an EC and have no desire to, either. I'm not a fan of the spiral notebook look. I love the hp because they are so pretty, customizable & they are more affordable! I'm a visual person, so if it's not pretty to look at I won't use it.
100% agreed!
Agree! Plus half the price, and that doesn't even take Joann or Hobby Lobby coupons into account!
I’m sorry, but I ❤ my Erin Condren 7x9 horizontal LifePlanner. They’ve made changes to the planner since this video was made, but I love that EC is more customizable!! And I cannot live without her customizable stickers. She’s a little more pricey, but you know what? EC is worse every penny!! I only use HP stickers!
I’m so glad to see a comparison of two planners! I’m just using a cheap target planner right now, but I really like the Erin Condren !
Thank you for the comparison. I have been thinking about using one? But now I have more information. I have heard their paper is amazing. I think I may like it for the office. Thanks so much again. Awesome! 💞💞💞
Having those tiny little note sections at the bottom of the weekly pages (in the Erin Condren) seems so pointless if the pages can't be removed. The whole convenience of being able to remove the pages (so you can write easily in tight/weird spaces) is space maximisation! How anyone can write in those tiny sections with the coils in the way and how thick the planner is actually puzzles me! I really like how neutral the Erin Condren is (in some ways I also like that they take AWAY the choices from me since MAMBI makes me feel like I never have enough stuff/planners) but practicality is a big thing for me... I need to be able to take out and remove pages!
I'm a former die hard Erin Condren fan. I've been rocking with HP for two years now and love it.
I love the cover of the HP...they have so many cute designs
Liked this video so much I watched it again !
I am commited to EC because I like the built in structure and knowing what I have to work with - being a person who gets distracted by new projects it’s good to set limits
You have inspired me to try franken planning an old EC next year on the side ( maybe for my garden redoing. - we do the work)
I found several videos about stabalazing EC edges and I bought two sets of rings
Need to see if I can use a regular one punch to work with rings - I don’t want to commit to cost of another big punch unless I find it works out
Thanks for so much inspiration and know how
Thank u for this video because planners are personal and I’m racking my brain trying to choose 😂
Absolutely love this video, so informative. Was really wondering how they compared. Love your floral design, might just have to get myself a notebook like it!! Thanks for sharing!!
I started out using an Erin Condren. I am now a Happy Planner Girl because I just could not constitute spending that much money on a planner. The colorful schemes do have more color though. The boxes inside Erin Condren used to be bigger. They have slowly been making the boxes smaller. The bottom of the week where it is lined is where you can write what you are having for dinner each day.
I like to see the differences, but I'm a Happy Planner girl too!
Pretty, but sticking with my happy planners. Thanks for the comparison.
In the EC colorful planner, the boxes are divided by an ombre colored bar instead of the small gap in the neutral one. I personally have both EC and HP. I use my EC as my main planner and my HP for my faith journal.
I love the happy planner, it’s so cute and themed. And it’s a really nice price AND I can go over town and get it. (I’m in Canada). But I HATE the discs so much I can’t get over it. I find them so hard to flip through and I find when I take the pages out the discs ruin them. Erin Condren is expensive and I sometimes have to pay duty on top of the money exchange, but it’s coiled in and easy to turn and the paper quality is amazing. It’s such a hard choice!
I still want to try an Erin Condren Planner. Most of the Etsy kits are made for EC, but I make them work for my Happy Planner. Washi tape is my best friend.
They have 40% of sales twice a year (and you get an additional $10 of your first order) so that's a good time to buy one to try.
Thank you for doing this video to show the difference between the two. If you wanted you could cut the stickers down like we do anyways sometimes, to fit into the EC boxes. For the Happy Planner, We can buy the paper packs for a notes section at the back, we can buy the folders to put in, we can do so much more customization with the HP. I looked into Erin Condren but by the time you customize it and place your order, your spending $80 on a planner. Some of us can’t afford that. I also heard, I don’t know though cause I’ve never used them, the stickers aren’t as nice as HP stickers. Which is why people buy the kits for their EC. What are your thoughts on the EC stickers?
I love that Daily Details planner so much that I decided to make it my fitness planner.
I looked at EC to decide if I wanted that or the HP. I'm a huge plan of HP as my bank account can testify. I have enough stickers and planners to open my own HP store. Thanks Heather for making a video showing ways you can use additional planners! 😜
I intend to add to my addiction Friday.
*huge FAN not plan of HP.
Loved your video! I was a loyal HP user, and decided to try out EC this year. Not sure my thoughts yet although I do love the EC paper just not that price tag. I love, love, LOVE the cover on your EC planner. Do you happen to know what the name of that design is?
I love the happy planner, I will not change
Thank you for making this video. Last year I had every intention of buying an EC but then I found Happy Planners and soon after, your videos. I really love HP and all the fun stuff that comes with them. A friend gave me some EC stickers and I have to admit that I’m not as happy with them as I am with the HP stickers. It’s good to have choices though. Thanks again! (Still trying to decide what to do with my micro HP 🤔...)
i love that you did this video. Thank you so much.
Don’t think I’ll ever try Erin Condren planner to plane and to expensive. Love the Happy Planner!
Thx Heather, I am still rocking my Happy Planners 😂, a lot of my Planner Friends are converting to EC for the Petite Follios. I will definitely stay with HP for their reasonable prices.
Thanks for the video Heather! I have a question for you. Will a classic HP on expander discs fit in the EC planner folio? I am currently using a classic HP transformer planner and have been looking for a "carrying case" for it and some accessories and have fell in LOVE with the EC cherry blossom print. Thanks again!
Happy planner is the planner for me. 100% sure.
I love how flexible and customizable Happy Planner is. I wish i found it before i got my EC. However i decided i use my EC only for budgeting the pages are thick and a better quality than HP. I will be sticking in the future with HP. The price of EC is a turnoff for me. When i got it i felt like i was using a really expensive notebook.
I love this video because I always wonder what the inside of a EC planner looked liked. When I first start looking at planners I thought about getting an EC but the cost was way more than I wanted to pay for a planner. Then I found the HP and I love the versatility that it allows. Now I do love the next year pages in the back and wish the HP would add this. But Heather as creative you are I'm sure you could comes up with a way to create that page. lol I love how you are going to use the planner carrier. What size is you mac book? Just wondering if my laptop would fit in one.
Is there a 2020/21 planner that's similar in style to the HP you have here? It's so cute with the monthly themes!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful video. Love your intro.
After 6 years with Erin Condren I'm thinking of taking the jump to the Happy Planner. Can you tell me if there is somewhere I can see the inside of all the different HP? Or is it kind of like, you just get what you get? I'm just trying to see what would work best for me.
Thank you!
Such an insightful video! Well done!
HP-Customizable; EC-Non-Customizable, even with the WRMK Punch
Excellent video! Thank you!
I do wish Happy Planner would make more neutral planners (I would even go so far as to say they should produce ultra-plain, purely functional ones, just to open up their market a little) even though I love the themes. I think the disc thing is great for me personally, but I've definitely been enticed by the Erin Condrens. But $60? For a 12-month, ultra-plain planner that you can't customize past the cover and coil color? I'm gonna have to pass.
I Love My Happy Planner!
Would work great for bible study and church notes love both
I’ve used an EC but found it very difficult to write in because I am Left-Handed. I’ve never used The Happy Planner before. Is the Happy Planner easier to write in if you’re a Lefty??? 🤔✒️
You can take the pages off the discs of a HP, so yes!
Heather - what is your website for your clothing store with your sister? I didn't see it anywhere - thanks- just subscribed and love your videos - thanks. Nanci
I was wondering why they'd put an alien head on the EC cover since its floral themed but later realized it's just leaves lol
I like happy planner because the price i went to erin to check to much it 33 with out personize and it add 10 dollar for every add you decide
I feel like you should have been comparing an Erin Condren colorful Planner against these Happy Planner.
Good review 😊👍🏻
I have an EC but use only HP stickers
Tfs the planner differences.
Hi Heather,
I want to ask if you are using that particular happy planner. If not, will you be selling it. If you are I am interested in buying that particular happy planner.
Thank you 🙏
Hi! I am using it. This year I have been frankenplanning, which basically means each week I'm using pages from different planners but taping them all together. So while I'm not using EVERY single page, I am using a lot of it!
It’s been really hard to find this planner. I saw it and decided not to pick it but I have seen several flip throughs and now I wanted but it’s not available anymore
Aren't Happy Planners $29.99 now? Not that isn't still a good deal, especially with 40 or 50% off coupons.
Great video!
I can’t use the Happy Planner aa I am not a fan of their designs. I want customize it myself. I don’t like the HP discs as it feels cheap in comparison
I wish Happy Planner had a future planning ability too
I wish I saw this video before ordering an EC planner :(
What is franchenplan? Does it mean combining planners?
Yes it is. For example, I have discs and cover from one planner, vertical from another, a horizontal from another, and pages from the budget expansion pack.
I was going to get an Erin Condrin but when you figure in the cost of the planner plus stickers and accessories, it's way too expensive. With the HP I buy everything on sale/with a coupon/on clearance. Also I love just going to the stores to get my stuff.
I’m new to this so not sure if this is the place to send my comment but here goes:
Your videos are what got me interested in planning and using the Happy Planner. I know you are no longer on the HP squad so I was relieved to hear you are going to continue with the Happy Planner. For that reason I decided to subscribe. I will no longer be following other HP ex-squad members who have “completely turned their backs” on the Happy Planner in favor of other products. I actually panicked wondering what I would do without being able to watch your design skills with the HP products! I understand if you utilize other products but Please keep producing your wonderful HP videos!! 😘
Can u take pages out of ec??
No. Only the cover is removable.
I did 3 years in EC before this year. I loved it and still love it. I chose Happy Planner this year because I am located in Canada and as a single mother I couldn't justify the cost of EC again. (Between price adjustment, taxes, duties and shipping it's almost $100)
While I'm enjoying my happy planner I do miss my EC and am trying to customize the HP to be more like it. This last week I cracked a.disc and then lost the pieces before I was able to take a picture. I'm currently waiting on metal discs. I'm hard on my stuff and don't feel like the HP is as sturdy.
I also think it's kind of hard on EC to compare the neutral layout to a HP. If you'd done the colourful layout it would have been more comparable ime.
The metal discs will change your life! All I use on my planner now are metal discs. They are SO much more study and reliable!
The EC one looks like the pages are very thin :(
The coils are too big. HP all the way.
Thank you for the comparison. I have been thinking about using one? But now I have more information. I have heard their paper is amazing. I think I may like it for the office. Thanks so much again. Awesome! 💞💞💞