Every night the family decides to watch something on Netflix it’s the same routine. Someone with the clicker spends 30 minutes or more browsing through the titles. Then we switch over to Amazon Prime Video. It’s going to get worse too now that we’ve subscribed to Disney+, Hulu and Apple TV+. My favorite app to help in this area is…
Even though Thanksgiving is still three weeks away, Black Friday sales have already launched in some stores. If you haven’t checked the app stores yet you’ll find dozens of “Black Friday” shopping apps aiming to save you money with sales papers and coupons. One app that’s a bit different claims it will help you save money provided you do your…
There are many apps that claim to help save you money while you’re shopping. Honey is a web app that searches for coupons, Shopkick rewards shoppers when they walk into a store and CamelCamelCamel is a website that compares Amazon prices today with the lowest price in its history. I highly recommend each of those apps and websites. Rakuten is…
Ah, the elusive Mystery Shopper career. You hear of folks who have this job who get paid to shop at retailers then report back about their experience. Some of those jobs sound very glamorous and can pay exceptionally well with the perks of keeping what they purchase at the expense of the retailer. Those jobs are hard to find though,…
There’s a time in most every child’s life where Halloween goes from being a cute night walking through the neighborhood with mom and dad, to a night racing through the streets with their friends. If you’re a parent of a child that age, Halloween might be scarier than a Stephen King novel. There are many apps in both app stores…
Would you let a total stranger drive your car or truck? I’d assume many, if not most car owners would say “absolutely not”, but if you don’t have a problem with it, you might make some extra money using a smartphone app and service called “Turo”. You may have seen an ad online for “Turo”. It’s similar to Airbnb, only…
Are you sick and tired of seeing kids staring at a TV or playing video games on their phone? That’s how kids entertain themselves these days. Reading? Nah. Why read when you can play a game on your phone. But what if there was an app that got your kids reading? Would you care if it’s a comic book? Madefire…
There may be as many cooking apps to choose from as there are any other category. Most do the same thing: meal ideas, shopping lists and step-by-step directions. Kitchen Stories is a cooking and recipe app that’s a little different. First up, it’s a very clean app. No ads popping up on the screen, lots of quality pictures and videos….
With rising tuition costs and the real possibility of the student leaving school with a mountain of debt, college scholarships are imperative. There are thousands of scholarships available and one app can help you find them. It’s called Scholly and although it can pay thousands of dollars for school, many parents have never heard of it. Once you’re logged in,…
Thanks in large part to Facebook, the 6 degrees of separation is down to three. In other words, we’re all connected to each other through a friend of a friend of a friend. So Facebook Dating, for some people looking for a love connection, may be the best thing to come to online dating. It’s on everyone’s Facebook profile now…
