4. Supplies

Supplies

Now we've got all the hard work done.  We know:

• What our journal needs to do 
• How many pages we need and for what 
• We've decided on a layout

If you missed any of that, please click here to go back to earlier posts.

Now it's time to get our supplies together.

First thing's first

Being on disability, we are about saving money here at Generic Soda Money.  Before we spend one dime on any supplies, let's do an inventory of our home and see what we already have that we can use.  A lot of people think you need an expensive binder full of paper and fancy stickers with the word PLANNER stamped on the front.  Not true.  Below is a list of the most essential things you need to bullet journal.

1. Pencil or pen
2. Paper

The end.

Not what you expected?  Well it's true.  You need something to write on and something to write with.  If you have several sheets of paper and a binder to keep them in or even a folder, you're already there.  Here are a few other ideas:

• A spiral notebook
• A composition book
• Loose leaf paper and a binder
• Colored paper
• Graph paper

For writing you can use:

• Ballpoint pen
• Pencil wooden school or mechanical
• Glitter pen
• Gel pen
• Fine liner pen 
• Crayola marker
• Micron fine pen
• Color pencil

A ruler of some kind is good but not necessary.  You can use anything with a straight edge like:

• A cereal box
• The edge of a book
• The edge of a dvd
• A plastic card
• A piece of cardboard

Don't laugh.  I'm just saying.  If your kid has made off with the ruler and you don't feel like tearing their room apart to find it, you can use alternatives in the mean time.

Here you'll find a list of other items you can use for bullet journaling.  I want you to take this list and go on a scavenger hunt around your house to see if you already have them BEFORE we go out to buy anything.  Remember, we're doing bujo for the broke, busy, and artistically challenged.  Inexpensive, easy, and quick is the name of the game.  Hightlight the list and print it or screen shot it for easier finding.

Good luck and keep moving forward!

Next edition:  Buying options from ZERO to Twenty dollars.