Wednesday, 31. March 2010
Save Money With Happy Hour Finder
Save money looking for the closest happy hour with the Happy Hour Finder app for iPhone. Noel Churchill explains the features of this app,
” Features:
- Exact happy hour times and specials
- Works anywhere in the US
- Automatically finds your location
- Thousands of happy hours and growing
- Search for happy hours by city or zip
- See happy hours by day of the week
- Ratings from Yelp.com so you know if the place is good or not. “
You can find the Happy Hour Finder app at the app store, or visit Noel Churchill’s blog. You might also like my article on the Cocktail Compass Happy Hour app.
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Sunday, 28. March 2010
Save Money While Dining Out
Saving money eating at restaurants almost seems counter intuitive. Let’s face it, generally it costs more to dine out for two than it does to eat at home. For some people, dining out is a necessity some times. How many times have you been finishing up to go home and your supervisor tells you that the report that is due tomorrow morning is now due before you leave? By the time you are close to getting home it is late and you have no desire to cook dinner. Here are some tips, advice, and links to other articles to help get the most out of your dining budget.
Save Money – Plan Ahead
So, you know that eventually you are going to need to eat out. And when it’s time to be dining out, you don’t necessarily have the time to look on the internet for which local restaurant had a special going on. Have no fear, coupon man is here. Ok, I admit that was pretty dorky, but it emphasizes the point I want to make. Plan ahead by clipping coupons. I know this seems like pretty basic stuff, but you would be surprised by how effective this is.
Let’s start by getting your chain paid discounts. One popular discount is to use the restaurant.com gift certificate deal. You get a $25 gift certificate for around $10. Now that’s what I call easy money. I found an amazing selection of neat little eateries around my office in downtown Norfolk, VA.
Another great resource is the local coupon magazine that is often delivered in the mail or placed out front of local grocery stores. The one for the Norfolk, VA coupon magazine is www.MoneyClipMagazine.com. On a slow weekend I’ll clip out coupons for the restaurants that I know are close to the my house, my office, or the route between the two. A lot of people don’t want to clip and carry coupons around. So don’t clip and carry coupons. Put the entire magazine in the car, your briefcase, or your back pack. Don’t forget to carry one of those safety paper cutters.
Save Money – Pack Ahead
If you want to save money eating out, the worst mistake is to go to the local restaurant hungry. I know that seems like an oxymoron, but it is true. If you dine out while you are famished, you’ll generally eat and spend more. To counter this, keep some small snacks in your desk, locker, purse, brief case, etc..
I recommend either nuts or dried fruit as they are fairly healthy. But is could be one of those small 100 calorie snack packs, some crackers, or even a couple jelly beans. Eat a small snack and have at least 8 ounces of water 10 minute before you leave the house, office, or conference. By the time you get to the restaurant your blood sugar will be back on the rise, and the water you drank will turn off some of the natural hunger signals.
Save Money Eating Out Articles
10 Ways To Save Money When Eating Out – savingadvice.com
Tips For Saving Money When Eating Out – mommysavers.com
Eating Out Affordably, Restaurant Saving Money Tips And Advice – moneyinstructor.com
16 Strategies To Save Money Eating Out – www.couponsherpa.com
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Wednesday, 3. March 2010
Phone Apps that Will Save You Money – Part 1
Published March 3, 2010 by Kathryn on Dial A Phone
There are tons of phone apps out there for the iPhone, the Android phones and BlackBerry handsets. Perhaps the best apps are the ones that allow you to save money. And boy, there are lots of those! We’ll be looking at some of our favourites over the course of the week.
100+ Money Saving Tips. This is an iPhone app that gives you access to over one hundred different tips about how to save more money.
AirFare. Get the best information about cheap flights using this iPhone app.
AroundMe. Find the resources located closest to you so that you can save money on transportation to get what you want.
ATM Hunter. This free app allows you to search for ATMs in the area so that you don’t have to pay bank fees by using items from other banks.
AudioBooks. This is a great iPhone app for people who love audio books but don’t want to spend money on them anymore. Download many audio books for free right to your phone.
Bang/Buck. Want to save money on beer drinking? Input basic information into this iPhone app and it will tell you where you’re getting the most beer for your money.
Better Deal. Compare up to four packages at once to determine which box or bag of products is the best deal.
Bloomberg app. This free iPhone app does a great job of helping you track your stocks so that they make you money instead of costing you money.
CashFinder. This low-cost app is useful for people who want to avoid paying ATM fees. It allows you to look for ATMs in your area that won’t charge you fees. UK users love this one because it covers nearly all of the ATMs in the UK.
Cellfire. This iPhone app provides you with mobile coupons to be used at your local grocery store.
Cheap Gas. Find the least expensive gas in your area by using this iPhone app.
Compare Me. Use this iPhone app to compare two different products to determine which one offers the better value.
Consumer Reports. If you want to save money, you need to buy only the most cost-efficient products. This app helps you figure out which ones those are.
Coupon Cabin. This iPhone app combines the coupons and vouchers from many different sites in one easy-to-navigate place on your mobile phone.
Coupon Sherpa. This is a favourite app among people who want to use the best coupons on a regular basis.
Currency. If you travel frequently then you know that a lot of money can be lost to currency conversion. Work out trip expenses in advance using this iPhone app so you can save money on travel.
Debt Rescue 911. Need help reducing your debt? The tips available through this BlackBerry app can help.
Drink Specials. Download this iPhone app and you can immediately find out if there are good drink specials at bars near you.
Economy Shopping Lite. This is a really cool iPhone app that allows you to keep track of your grocery list on your phone. It also tells you when a store in the area is offering a better deal on an item that’s on your list.
eReader. You can save money on books in a lot of ways; one of those ways is to use the eReader app to download free books right to your iPhone.
Fring. This has long been a favourite mobile VoIP app that allows you to save money on international calling from your mobile phone.
Gift Planner. Do you spend too much money on gifts? This organizational iPhone app helps you do a better job of getting the gifts that you need throughout the year without compromising your budget.
Green Charging. This green iPhone app helps reduce the amount of money that you spend on charging your phone.
Grocery Gadget. Save money at the grocery store and save time, too – use this phone app to keep ongoing grocery lists and save money on your food shopping.
Happy Hour App. Save money on food and drinks by using this iPhone app to track down the best happy hour deals in your local area.
I Phone Apps That Save You Money (pt. 2)
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