money management

We thought it would be a smart idea to put together the best apps for college students, and especially college freshmen. After all, when parents send our kids off to college -- whether close to home or across the country -- you really wa…

Like a lot of you, I'm looking to get a tighter rein on my budget in 2021. First up: subscriptions. If you're like me, you've got a lot of them, some of which I didn't even know I still had. Thankfully, there are apps that can help you m…

Next up in our Alexa Organization Series, we're sharing some of our favorite Alexa finance skills to help you keep your family budget it check. Whether you want to track your investments or keep up with your spending, even pay you bills,…

Because if you're saving money, you don't want to start by spending on another app.

If you're trying to save some money this holiday season, you don't necessarily have to nix your coffee spending or skip that new pair of shoes. Here are 4 great Google Chrome extensions that help you save money while you're shopping onli…

With Apple Pay now available, we are avidly watching to see how it will take off as people get more used to ditching their wallets and using their phones to pay for purchases. But for those of you not about to lay down the cash for a shi…

More and more classrooms are going digital with volunteer signups these days, which means room parents get to avoid the hassle of collecting rounds of paperwork from all the students in their class. Not to mention the environmental impac…

We've learned over our years of online shopping that the number one rule is never hit "buy" without first searching for a discount code. Even if the item is already on sale, let's say today, for Labor Day. And while there are a number of…

As fans of the planet--and yeah, humanity in general--we're always looking for ways to live more sustainably and to help our kids be more aware of it too. And as we've all discovered over the years, it doesn't have to be about massive li…

I have mentioned my penchant for frugality and the rush I get when I snag a good deal. (Yes, I said rush). Which is why a neat money-saving shopping app called Flipp will most definitely be on my phone come back-to-school shopping season…

A s part of our Dads Dig This series, we ask cool dads for their own favorite tech picks. I like writing checks as much as the next person born during the Eisenhower administration but I think my 20-something babysitter is onto something…

Are you as obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us ! Then check out these cool tech Pinterest pins from this week, along with all sorts of cool tech picks from our site and around the web. 1. These cool science placemats teach while…

I love the convenience of being able to buy everything from coffee to couch pillows on sites like Amazon , but it's not always easy to be sure I'm getting the best bang for my buck when I'm shopping online. Well, that's where the Zinc Sa…

Are you drowning in paperwork like me, and dying to start going paper free as part of your spring cleaning routine? Between the kids' forms, the manuals, the permission slips, the bills, the important documents, the health records, the r…

Resolutions are a dime a dozen this time of year--lots of people make them and lots of people break them, myself included--but one of my ongoing resolutions (or let's just call them goals), is to be organized with our finances and money …

To me, fall means organization. Not just around the house, but in a "let's get it together" kind of way for everything in my life. One of the things I'm committed to is taking a better look at budgeting, how I'm spending money, and where…

For the most part, I've got a good handle on my family's finances, but when it comes to the smaller details of where our money goes, I could use some help from this new iOS app. I'm finding it's really great for tracking your every day e…

My kids are at the age now when piggy banks are more than big rattles and loose change is no longer a choking hazard. Money is starting to take on new meaning--like when my son recently asked for new Bey Blades and I said he could save u…