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RECOMMENDATIONS

✨ My Favorite Things ✨

If you’re anything like me, you don’t have time (or patience) for stuff that doesn’t actually make life easier. That’s why I pulled together my all-time favorite tools, products, and resources that help me save time, manage money, and stay (mostly) sane while raising a family and building a business.
Everything you see here is something I personally love, use, or truly recommend. Some links are affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission — but I only recommend what I genuinely believe will help you, too!

#1 “Ride or Die” item

If you only grab one thing from my recommendations, make it this.

Ready for a confession? I was a paper planner addict for years. Going digital completely transformed my organizing game. Now I’ve got ALL my planners in one spot without the chiropractor bills!

You can use any tablet, but can I be real with you? My Apple iPad (specifically the 2024 13-inch iPad Air with 256 GB) has become my ride-or-die organizing companion.

With this one device, you can track your goals, manage your schedule, and finally feel like you’ve got your life together.

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  • App icon with writing lines and a stylus symbol — representing one of Carmen Cents’ top recommended digital tools for planning, note-taking, and productivity.
  • Custom digital planner bundle for GoodNotes shown on tablet and phone — designed to emulate Erin Condren and Happy Planner vertical layouts, perfect for personalized planning with dated and undated options.
  • Screenshot of a Hobonichi-style digital planner designed for iPad and GoodNotes — featuring a dated 2025 layout, Japanese/English interface, and a clean, gridded weekly view with digital stickers.
  • Peace of Life Digital Planner showing a beautifully designed weekly layout — a top-recommended digital planner for moms seeking balance, intention, and simplicity.
  • Notion app logo — one of the best recommended time management and organization tools for moms balancing life, business, and planning.
  • Laptop screen displaying the Ultimate Life Planner Notion template — a fully integrated, customizable planner ideal for organizing routines, goals, and productivity in one place.
  • Erin Condren LifePlanner in colorful cover with vertical weekly layout — a top recommended physical planner for structured planning, goal setting, and colorful organization.
  • Bright blue 2025 Happy Planner with discbound rings — a favorite physical planner for moms who love flexibility, custom inserts, and classic vertical layouts.
  • Black icon featuring a home inside a segmented circle — representing HomeBudget, a recommended app for tracking household expenses, income, and budgeting goals.
Neutral flatlay with notebook and smartphone on beige background, representing time management and productivity.