{"podcast":{"title":"Best Laid Plans","slug":"best-laid-plans-309156","podcast_index_feed_id":309156,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/SAS3499979595","website_url":"http://bestlaidplans.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4d5a6d8c-409e-11ec-9497-d7a210d1e10a/image/00ad097ced5c53c68629e8cf6d3adb01.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Sarah Hart-Unger","episode_count":304,"summary":"Welcome to Best Laid Plans -- a podcast all about planning and the planning tools we love. From planning techniques and organizing philosophies to planners and notebooks, we cover it all. Host Sarah Hart-Unger is a mother of 3, physician, podcasting pro, and a lover of lists and all things paper! Listen in weekly for conversations about planning and productivity as well as product reviews and interviews with planning experts!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-laid-plans-309156"},"episode":{"title":"May Q&A: New Fave Pen, Does Planning Help Save Money? and More EP 302","slug":"may-q-a-new-fave-pen-does-planning-help-save-money-and-more-ep-302","published_at":"2026-05-11T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-laid-plans-309156/may-q-a-new-fave-pen-does-planning-help-save-money-and-more-ep-302","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-laid-plans-309156","url":"https://theshubox.com/best-laid-plans-podcast","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/SAS3855029159.mp3","summary":"In today's episode, Sarah provides a few life updates and then shares a wonderful planning tip from a listener.Then, topics discussed include:- Does planning help to save money?- How do you avoid rewriting daily lists when things don't get done?- What are some analog ways to track workouts?- Ideas for using monthly spreads of paper planners if you don't feel the need for an extra calendar- New pen in town: The Pilot Juice+ Link to task management ep mentioned:https://theshubox.com/2026/02/blp-ep-288-your-guide-to-airtight-task-management.html Sponsors: IXL: Best Laid Plans listeners can get an exclusive 20% off IXL membership when they sign up today at ⁠https://www.ixl.com/plans⁠. PrepDish: Make your menu planning so much easier! Try it free for 2 weeks by visiting ⁠prepdish.com/plans⁠ Green Chef: Healthy and convenient meal kits and more! Visit ⁠greenchef.com/50bestlaid⁠ and use code 50bestlaid to get 50% off your first month, then 20% off for 2 months. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"In today's episode, Sarah provides a few life updates and then shares a wonderful planning tip from a listener.Then, topics discussed include:- Does plann…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1231,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/best-laid-plans-309156/episodes/may-q-a-new-fave-pen-does-planning-help-save-money-and-more-ep-302/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-laid-plans-309156/may-q-a-new-fave-pen-does-planning-help-save-money-and-more-ep-302.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}