Uses for a Filofax

The most obvious use for a Filofax is as a diary but sometimes it can be difficult to fit everything in if the owner has a busy life with many interests. Multiple planners are an ideal solution and can be used in lots of different ways. I have started to make a list, having viewed videos, read blogs and questioned Facebook groups about this very subject. My thanks to all who have inspired me and if anyone can add to this list please leave a comment below. I have suggested possible tabs to go with some of the titles and again if others can suggest more I'm sure they would be of help to people researching this subject.

1. Tracking a learning course

Books needed, Dates, Exercises, Essays, Exam examples

2. Job, Work, Business

3. Goals

Home, Personal, Professional, Family

4. Projects

Decorating, Garden, House building

5. Finances

Money in, Money out, Debt repayment

6. Lists

Grocery, Book, Birthdays, Anniversaries

7. Recipes

8. Meal planning

Weekly meals, Shopping List, Meals to try

9. Unused inserts

10. Stickers

11. Journalling

Travel, Daily

12. Car

Emergency Numbers, Roadside assistance, Insurance, Family Contacts, Service Details, Donor Card

13. Books

To Read, Read, Authors, Reviews

14. Songbook

15. Hobbies

Knitting, Fishing, Golf, Craft

16. GTD

Capture, Clarify, Organise, Reflect, Engage

17. Health and Fitness

18. Home

Inventory, Budget, Finances, Medical Histories

19. Addresses

Friends, Colleagues, Relatives, Business

20. Archive

Monthly, Weekly, Daily pages

21. Social Media

Blog, Vlog, Pinterest, Facebook

22. Occasion and Event planning

Birthdays, Anniversaries, Wedding, Visitors, Picnics, Fayres

23. Passwords

Email, Social Media, Shopping

24. Affirmations and Quotes

25. 43 Folders System or 17 Dividers System

A-Z, Months

26. A - Z / Information / Lists 

27. Notes

28. Wallet

Cards, Notes, Lists, Bus Times

29. Bucket List with ways to achieve everything

30. Music

31. Travel Planner

Documents, Packing List, Daily Log, Places to Visit

32. Christmas

Card List, Countdown, Present List

33. My Locality

Restaurants, Places to go, Places visited

34. Spare Paper

Grid, Lined, Plain

35. House Hunting

36. Tracking

Sleep, Weight, Health condition, Mood

37. Garden

38. Family History

39. Family

Life events, Clothes sizes

40. Baby Binder

41. Reference

42. Diary/Personal/Professional

43. Brain Dump/Bullet Journal

Please leave a comment, also, if you use any of these suggestions for your own planners or organisers. I  have a personal diary, hobbies, spare paper, Christmas, home, wallet, Brain Dump, travel and an A-Z Filofax.

Happy Planning