You wouldn't think about going anywhere without your phone, so you might as well
put it to work for you and save you money. Here are some five tips:
1) USE DIGITAL COUPONS - There's a much easier way to save money at the register
than using coupons. As soon as you walk into a store, the RETAILMENOT app alerts
you of sales that are going on. You don't have to tell it where you are, it just knows
whereve you are out shopping.
2) GET AN APP THAT KEEPS THING SIMPLE - There are a lot of money managing
apps but the one that can do the most might not be the best option for you. My app of
choice is SPENDEE which helps uses set and stick to a budget. It will basically take
charge and show you where your money is going.
3) PUT YOUR LOYALTY CARDS ON YOUR PHONE - CARDSTAR, a free app for
iPhone and Android, can scan your loyalty cards and will keep them all in the same
place.
4) MAKE PINTEREST BOARDS - When you pin retail sites, the price is pulled along
with the item so you can use PINTEREST to track what you want to buy and see when
the price drops.
5) SHARE WHAT YOU ARE SAVING FOR - CAPITAL ONE 360 is giving away a
total of $160,000 to people who are sharing what their savings accounts is for. Head
to Saving4.capitalone360.com to upload a photo and see others' photos or tweet your
pics to @CapitalOne 360 with the hashtag #saving4.
Sheila McKinney
