Passport Question (US)

I am planning to get a passport both as a backup form of ID (for those of you abroad - in the US your driver’s license is usually your primary ID) in case something happens to my license, and also because I might conceivably want to travel outside the US at some point, most likely Canada but maybe somewhere else.

So, I got the passport applications and it is pretty straightforward except for one thing: it asks for my planned date of travel. Well, I’m NOT currently planning to travel with it, so what should I put there? Make something up? Leave it blank? What? The instructions do not seem to address this issue.

Anyone can give me an answer on this?

Just leave that part blank. You must answer that question only if you are seeking to have your passport expedited. It doesn’t sound like you are.

Thanks