I’m an avid fan of color coding my planner and have accumulated quite the collection of col0r-coding planner supplies over the past couple of years. This post is a roundup of my favorite color coding supplies (each costing less than $5!)

Related Post: How to color-code your planner (so you’ll actually use it effectively)

THESE ARE THE MAIN TOOLS I USE FOR COLOR CODING:

1. COLOR-CODED PENS

Pens are quick, convenient and come in lots of colors – perfect for color coding. My favorite color-coding pen brands are the Papermate Inkjoy Gel pens (these are some of the most expensive pens I’ve purchased but oh so worth it). A cheaper alternative are the pens I got from Daiso (shown in the picture above) which were only $2.80.

If you’re just getting started with color-coding you may want to start with the Frixion erasable pens. The medium size (0.7mm tip) if my favorite but doesn’t come in a lot of colors. You can purchase them individually at Big W and Target for around $3 – $4. The 0.38mm version of the Frixion pens do come in a lot of colors, but I haven’t been able to find them in any office supplies stores in Australia – only online reailers and eBay which have really expensive shipping to Australia

The Frixion brand also have erasable highlighters.

Related post: review of the Frixion erasable pens

1. HIGHLIGHTERS

If you want to save money and time and just use black pens in your planner, then highlighters are a good alternative. Either highlight the entire text, or draw a circle or a square checkbox beside to add the color-coding.

The retractable highlights shown in the image were a random find at Woolworths for $3

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