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The secret? Create a photo album called
“To Do” on your phone, then snap photos of things like dental postcards, bills and invites to “file” inside. “I keep important images on my phone—it’s like my own personal Pinterest board,” says Seattle-area teacher Trish Peterson. “I go through it once a
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I can simplify my life,” says tech phone to speak to you. On an pioneer Alicia Roisman Ismach, iPhone, go to settings/general/ who uses her phone to set timers, accessibility/speech and turn make appointments and compose on “Speak Screen.” Then press hands-free text messages through the home button and say, “Read simple voice commands. To do: Sue’s email.” On Android, enable Press the “home” button on your “Voice” in the “Settings,” then phone and start talking. Try: “Set activate it by saying, “Okay an alarm for tomorrow at 7 am” or Google” and giving a command “Remind me to finish my taxes.” like, “Read new text message.” The Ebates app gives you a percentage of your purchases back in cash when you shop online at certain stores (for example, you’ll get 6 percent at Kohl’s and 10 percent at GNC), plus $15 bonuses for referring friends.
Keep your store loyalty cards handy without having to hunt for them by loading them on a free collection app like Stocard. At the register, pull up the app to flash your card.
Compare prices in stores with ShopSavvy.
Take a picture of a product’s barcode and the app will search for the lowest price available. (Many retailers like Toys“R”Us and The Home Depot offer price matches at the register when you show a lower price elsewhere.)