You know those cards you get from various retail establishments that you are supposed to hold onto until each box has been stamped so that you can redeem your free latte, or soup, or frozen yogurt? I must have millions of those cards acc…
Something happened the day I switched from my ordinary but practical black laptop case to one a little more...me. I felt a little more me too. I figure since I pretty much carry my laptop every day, it makes sense to have a case that mak…
If you're a Fab.com lover like we all are, you're probably already making good use of their fabulous app every morning at 11 AM Eastern when you're away from the computer. So we're happy to see the Fab app has just been updated with some…
I love all the flashy, brightly colored, happy gadget cases we're seeing lately, but there's something really elegant about the soothing colors of this line from Cote & Ciel, that just went on sale at Fab.com . The Parisian company makes…
If you've been holding out for a post-holiday sale on e-Readers or the Kindle Fire (which by the way, rarely ever happens), now's your chance! Thanks to the Brown Bag sale event at OfficeMax. Now through January 14, anything you can fit …
There's nothing like a new purse to kick off the New Year (I have at least a couple more weeks to use the New Year excuse to shop). And when a fantastic deal like these Alicia Klein, a former Burberry designer, comes around, well, I'm re…
As much as we love shopping, we love it even more thanks to the amazing sites and apps that make our online shopping experience much easier, especially on our wallets. Fab Liz: Because I'm addicted to Fab.com of course I'm addicted to th…
Starting tomorrow, December 11, Target is trying to make it pretty hard for you to buy your gaming and tech gifts anywhere else. So we went through the press release and the circular pretty thoroughly and while some of the "low prices," …
Just in case you didn't get your shopping done on Black Friday or you were waiting for bigger, better deals, Cyber Monday is upon us, which means lots of discounts on all sorts of techy goodness. Hooray for more shopping! Before you get …
Holiday shopping is a great time to stock up on technology for the family as gifts. There are so many Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals this year, it's hard to keep track! We'll be tweeting them as they come in from our @coolmomtech an…
For the many of you who have made it a post-Thanksgiving tradition to do all your Christmas shopping on Black Friday thru Cyber Monday weekend, I salute you. I don't even have enough energy after hosting Thanksgiving to pull one side of …
Before Black Friday hits, I'm already busy tackling my holiday shopping. It's no surprise that tech is at the top of a lot of my family's lists. In other words, it's even more essential that I'm getting the best deal possible when I hit …
The Black Friday deals, promotion, and general insanity continue! This time, from a favorite on every mom's list, the Old Navy/Gap/Banana Republic/Athleta/Piperlime behemoth, thanks to a new integrated social media promotion called Shop …
Every time I see the ad with the crazy Target lady in the red jumpsuit, I marvel at her energy (yes, I know she's not real) and realize that I would never have the energy after a tryptophan-induced haze to go shopping at the crack of daw…
The other day, someone mentioned Christmas shopping and those two words alone left me in a cold sweat. How did it get to be this time of year already? For those of you who have started (and I commend you), we've found a phenomenal app fo…
So have you checked out GetGlue yet? Think FourSquare for entertainment. In other words, it allows you to check in on what you're watching/reading/playing. So yeah, now you know where find a bunch of link-minded McDreamy worshippers to w…
It never failed when I was an elementary school teacher, that I dropped my whole first paycheck on classroom supplies. Not only was the classroom budget never quite enough, but it was often necessary to lean on the wallets of parents to …
P lease see updated information below As a homeschooling mom to three, one of whom visits an Occupational Therapist for fine-motor skills help, I spend a few minutes a week checking out new educational apps. This isn't a very expensive p…
The problem with my keychain is that it's becoming so weighed down with all the little reward program cards for stores I frequent that it ends up barely hanging off some finger because it can't fit into my pocket when I'm out with the ki…
Back to school sales are in full swing which means I can stock up on winter sweaters, coats and boots, even if we won't need them for a few more months. Even better is a great Back-to-School sale on some of our favorite apps for kids tha…
Back to school in our house means not only buying new school supplies, but also checking to make sure our home technology can handle the new school year. Fortunately, all our tech made the cut, but if I decided to replace my video-editin…
I'm the kind of consumer that brands love. I like a good deal and if one is offered to me, I'll shell out the cash (occasionally for something that I don't even need). Twenty percent off and free shipping on alpaca lined boots in July? S…
You can't throw an iPhone without hitting a chic deal site these days -- Gilt and Fab , anyone? Not that you would throw your iPhone, of course. But if you did, you might hit this super-fresh deal site just for ultra-hip iPhone cases. In…
If you're anything like me, then you love scoring an awesome deal, but sometimes getting it is more complicated than it's worth. And too many times, I find the discounts only apply to items that I don't really need. Well a new collaborat…
