@naught101 I bind them together and put a cover on them. I’m a bit OCD and can’t stand a lot of extra pages, so this works for me.
I do agree with other posts here about making it what you want and not getting too stressed with doing what others online are. There are a ton of really beautiful spreads you can find online - I’ll use those for inspiration but do my own thing.
And you also can do something as simple as using a $1 notebook or even plain printer paper stapled together