10 Best Bullet Journal Spreads for Starters

Want to set up your bullet journal spreads? Here’s a handful of bullet journal spread ideas that will help you get going.

I know there are hundreds of different bullet journal spreads out there that you can do but these ten bullet journal spreads are the ones that I can recommend and also perfect for beginners.

I recommended only 10 because these are the basic spreads that you can expect on any bullet journal.

I don’t want to overwhelm you with hundreds of different layouts but you can do as many layouts as you want.

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Now, let’s get started with your bullet journal spread setup.

1. Reading Tracker

Reading tracker or reading log is one of my favorite spreads to include when I set up my bullet journal.

You can track here everything you wanted to read. These include books, novels, and magazines.

You can also list here your favorite go-to websites to read and find inspiration.

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Reading Tracker Ideas

Here are some reading tracker ideas to get inspiration for your bullet journal:

2. Mood Tracker

My second bullet journal spread to recommend is a mood tracker.

Mood trackers are very helpful to keep track of your well-being.

You can jot down what you’re feeling for today-whether you’re angry, happy, inspired, or anything.

Mood trackers are easy to set up too.

To help you get started with your mood tracker setup, here are a handful of mood trackers to be inspired from.

Mood Tracker Ideas

3. Playlist Spread

Playlist spread is my new bullet journal layout favorite that I can recommend for beginners.

For playlist spread, the idea is simple. List down all your favorite songs and play them on repeat on your playlist spread.

You can also track down all the songs that you want to listen to in the future or those that passed through decades ago.

The freedom is all yours!

Here are some playlist spread examples for your bullet journal spread.

Bullet Journal Playlist Spread Ideas

4. Movies to Binge Spread

This might be my favorite bullet journal spread ever!

You know, I’m a movie buff and I watch almost every movie and TV series that’s been released.

So, obviously, I had to make a ‘Movies to Watch’ spread over and over again because it fills up so quickly.

Especially now that we cannot go outside, the only option is to be stuck at home, get bored, and watch movies.

Movies Spread Bullet Journal Ideas

5. Sleep Tracker

Sleep trackers are one of the bullet journal spreads that I am looking forward to make.

I’ve created a sleep tracker printable, the one that you just saw above.

Sleep trackers are very important to keep a record of how much you sleep, track also the time you close your eyes and the time you woke up.

This tracker helps you determine whether or not you should control your sleeping time and the time that you’re idle.

Here are some sleep tracker ideas for your bullet journal:

Bullet Journal Sleep Tracker Ideas

6. Achievement Tracker

Achievement trackers keep track of the things you achieved for the whole month.

I totally recommend these spreads for moms to their kids.

You know as early as possible, you should introduce your kids to the importance of achieving goals, no matter how big or small they are.

Of course, this is not only for kids but for adults too.

If you wish to create your own achievement tracker spread, here is my achievement/goal tracker spread.

Achievement Tracker Spread Inspiration

7. Daily Spread

Daily spreads are the most time consuming bof all when setting up or migrating to a new bullet journal.

But I don’t say that you shouldn’t do this.

In fact, daily spreads can be made a day prior to the next month.

You can make a whole 30 page daily spreads in just an hour.

So, there is no reason not to make it.

Here are some of the awesome daily spreads you might get inspired to:

Bullet Journal Daily Spread Ideas

8. Weekly Spread

Weekly spreads are one the most time-consuming of them all, next to daily spreads, but are the most rewarding ever.

I like weekly spreads because this is one of the spreads I use the most. It is very therapeutic to write down all the things you wanted to achieve for the whole week.

Here are some weekly spread ideas for you to try:

Bullet Journal Weekly Spread Ideas

9. Monthly Spread

Monthly spreads are also one of my favorite bullet journal layouts to make when setting up for the new month.

This helps me plan things for the whole month and I can fully customize it based on the theme that I like.

I am not really a busy person but I choose my monthly spread for my online class schedule which is very beneficial to me.

Here are awesome monthly spread ideas for inspiration:

Bullet Journal Monthly Spread Ideas

10. Budget Tracker

This spread is best for those frugal peeps (like me) to keep track of the things they wanted to budget.

You know, it’s very important to have notes about the things you spent because you’ll be able to know what things that you should prioritize to budget in the future.

Here some creative budget trackers to try:

Budget Tracker Ideas

There you have it!

My 10 go-to bullet journal spreads to make for bullet journal starters.

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