Having a weekly planner is essential. It will keep a person organized and prepared for the week ahead. The person will know if they have appointments to make it to, places to be or people to see. A person can also look in their weekly planner and decide on their schedule for the week. If a person's life has a schedule and is well planned out beforehand, it tends to run more smoothly. A weekly planner might also help budgetary needs if a person decides on the planner what days he or she will go out and spend money and which days will be spent at home.