Tag: apps
Is Gigwalk Any Good?
December 22, 2014
I recently heard about an interesting app called Gigwalk, which may provide a nice easy way to get some supplementary income. It is a free to download app that will recognize your location by the GPS in your phone, and provide you with a list of ‘gigs’ in your neighborhood that you have the choice of completing. Continue Reading
Get Paid for Ads on your Smart Phone
November 16, 2014
There are several ways in which you can earn extra cash on your smart phone and one interesting approach is to allow ads on the lock screen of your smartphone. Two companies will do this for android devices, which are Continue Reading
Free Apps – Ibotta
July 15, 2014
Looking to see how your smart phone can save you money? Hopefully you are on a cheap plan at least, which is a great topic for another post in the near future… OK, so one major way people try and reduce their expenses is to use coupons for shopping. However, spending the weekend clipping coupons sounds really tedious to me, as I’d rather be on the beach, plus Mrs Frugal Prof and I prefer to get local, fresh organic produce that we use to make our meals (ok, I have to admit here that Mrs Frugal Prof is by far the superior cook!).
The Ibotta app looks like a much easier way to do the coupon thing, and it is a way to earn actual income from your shopping, which gets deposited in your paypal account Continue Reading
Learn to Make Stuff with Instructables
May 15, 2014
So you want to increase your frugality by learning how to make stuff? Great, but then how will you learn these new skills? Well, instructables, which is a website I recently discovered may help you. It’s a searchable site Continue Reading
Frugal Apps – Valpack
May 7, 2014
Limiting your spending and making your money go into investments is a key move to get you into the financial freedom fast lane. If you are into coupons to lower you expenses, the Valpack app may be of great benefit. Continue Reading
Frugal Apps – Gas Buddy
May 1, 2014
I’m a big fan of using your bicycle when you can, it gets you in shape, is far better for the environment and will save you a ton of cash as a form of transportation. However, if you need to take the car then gas buddy is a great free app for your smart (hopefully frugal) phone.
With a simple to use interface Continue Reading
Use The Internet For Free Music
April 14, 2014
As part of Free Stuff Category, and in case you missed it, there are multiple ways you can listen to your favorite music for free on the web.
Perhaps the most used are Pandora Radio, Spotify, Grooveshark and Slacker. Continue Reading