This can be used for just about anything. The most recent one we bought is for my daughters school but I have so many of these in my collection for all different purposes. I use one when I need a sheet of lined paper to write a school note another for record keeping - and another for journaling. My daughter has a collection from school that span the past few years. If they are not full she uses them to play school. I think I have used up about 3 or 4 in the past few years - most still have a lot of life left in them.