This Erin Condren Budget Book Review I did receive some complimentary goodies and may contain affiliate links, but all fan girl happy dancing is my own
If you’ve heard the name Erin Condren, you probably think about her amazeballs Erin Condren monthly planner. I know that’s where I started going down the rabbit hole!
Well, as a twist of fate may have it. I actually ran into THE Erin Condren unexpectedly, and have found that my love for all things EC are much deeper than I ever knew.
Before I get to the Erin Condren budget book, let me share my little tale.
“Hi, I’m Erin! + Budget Book Review”
It was Mall of America and Good Housekeeping that brought us together! Before the holiday season, GH reached out to me to be a part of a fun event at Mall of America.
It sounded cool, so hubby and I made it a date night and head down to MOA.
The event was for a GH Lab in the Mall of America. It featured different products that were all Good Housekeeping certified that you could scan and have shipped to you for the holidays!
As I was wondering around looking at all the eye candy, I spotted it out of the corner of my eye.
Life Planner Surprise
On a desk along the long wall, the flashes of bright colors and quirky sayings put a little jig in my step. Erin Condron products are now available on Amazon. (OH HAPPY DAY)
Because I was there to do my blogger thing, I snapped a few pictures of the awesome goodies, and went back around the room.
A little later, I overheard “Hi, I’m Erin!” It floated from behind me like a gently lofted arrow to my quirky girl heart.
All of a sudden, I felt flush, my heart started galloping like a team of runaway horses. My brain was on fire trying to put together the worst that just slammed into my ears.
“Hi, I’m Erin!” ………
No, it couldn’t be…. I had heard that wrong……I’m seriously taking this fan girl thing to far….
“Are you Erin Condren?????”
A few moments later, I just casually turned around trying not to appear to be as stalkerish as I felt. (PS I NEVER fan girl, not even for George Clooney)
After I pulled my big girl panties up, I waited for the room to clear a little bit and stumbled over my feet and my lips as I asked.
“Are you Erin Condren?????”
The good news is that I was NOT crazy. It was her! The bad news is that I totally enjoyed making a total fool of myself asking her to take a picture with me.
Interview Hollywood Stars for the red carpet, I’m miss cool and composed. Drop me in the room with my favorite personlized planner designer, and I’m a mess of giggles, too much wine, and sh*t eating grins.
It was totally a surreal moment, and Erin and her team were amazingly awesome. It’s because of this AWESOMESAUCE moment, that I’m able to do this Erin Condren Budget book review (psssttt LOTS more of Erin Condren reviews coming your way!)
Erin Condren Budget Book Review
First of all, wanted to say THANK YOU for putting up with my fan girl story. Just had to set the stage for how much I LOVE that planning genius.
Having said that, I’m not your stereotypical planner girl. I’ve bought tons of budget books over the years or printed free budget printables. Most of them normally end up in a bottom of a drawer somewhere.
What I’ve found is that the items that I use to keep my life “organized” have to be functional AND fun.
If my budget book is just functional, my ADD kicks in and it collects dust more than it ever actually gets used.
The short and simple about my Erin Condren Budget book is that I LOVE it!
5 Reasons I LOVE my Erin Condren Budget Book
This portable budget workbook features 80 pages of budget planning awesomeness.
It is not only protected when you grab a Petite Planner folio, but the card stock on front and back covers are sturdy enough to take the abuse of tossing it in your purse.
- Stickers: I’ve already told you that it has to be FUN! What’s more fun than some cutie, quirky stickers. I don’t know why but I’m a sucker for the quirky stickers that came with my planner, plus I always order extra cheap Erin Condren stickers to use in all my planners.
- Inspirational Sayings: With an inspiratonal saying on the front, it’s like your budget book is telling you ‘We know budgeting is a DRAG, but you’ve GOT this!”
- No Clutter: The design of the Erin Condren budget book is very clean. There’s no additional clutter to distract my ADD. Each page has clean lines and ample space to write notes, goals, and other goodies
- Easy to Use Design: The book is very simply laid aid, which maximizes it’s functionality.
- Easily Portable: Most budget books are bulky and aren’t something that you can take everywhere! Erin Condren’s budget book puts the “p” in portability. The budget book is not only a great size to throw in your purse or bag, but it fits in the new amazing portfolio that helps you tote around ANY of the Petite Planners (which believe me are AMAZING)
- Start ANY month: The months are not pre-written in the budget planner workbook, so you can start ANY time of the year!
Budget Planner with Super Powers
Learning how to budget shouldn’t require donating a kidney to make it work. This monthly budget planning book has some pretty awesome features that charges it with super powers!
Savings Tracker: At the very beginning of the book, you have a savings tracker for the year. You can write down what your goals were for each month and if you hit those goals.
Monthly Goals and Plans: At the beginning of each monthly sections, there are a place for you to set your goals and mention upcoming expenses for the month. There are even 3 open circles at the top for you to put inspirational stickers or notes to yourself about how you are going to rock your monthly budget.
Simple Budgeting Page: The budgeting page in the book rocks. It’s neat and simple. Plus, there is still some spaces for you to be able to fill in other expenses. It allows for you to see what your total income and total expenses for the entire month!
Spending Tracker: Now before you groan, I think this would actually help. It’s always so daunting to comb through bank statements to balance your budget. With the spending tracker pages, if you spend it it needs to go in these pages. It will help you know where all your hard earned money is going.
Debt Tracker: In the back of the book, you can get a handle of your debt! Yes, it’s scary to write it all down. Think about how AMAZING it will feel to see what progress you are making!
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Nicole says
I just received my EC budget planner and I am so excited to move into it!
Ash Sears says
I hope you love it as much as I do! It has REALLY helped me see where my money is at!