7 free budget apps to keep your family (and your money) on track in 2018.
Whether you’ve decided to start a budget (or stick to one) as your New Year’s Resolution, or you’re just trying to get your finances in order, here are 7 free family budgeting apps that could help. You might be surprised at how much they could really...
4 Google Chrome extensions that help you save money on your holiday shopping. So, sure, go ahead and get the new boots too.
If you’re trying to save some money this holiday season, you don’t necessarily have to nix your coffee spending or skip that new pair of shoes. Here are 4 great Google Chrome extensions that help you save money while you’re shopping online. And the...
CardBlanc: A mobile shopping app and payment system that teens will love
With Apple Pay now available, we are avidly watching to see how it will take off as people get more used to ditching their wallets and using their phones to pay for purchases. But for those of you not about to lay down the cash for a shiny new iPhone 6, there are apps...
5 of our favorite Pinterest pins
We’re on Pinterest! Follow us, where you’ll find these 5 cool tech pins plus lots more from our site and around the web. 1. This DIY Star Wars hovercraft bed is amazing. Talk about a kid’s dream. 2. We’re counting down the days until this...
How to manage donations to your kids’ classroom more easily. Because parents are busy people.
More and more classrooms are going digital with volunteer signups these days, which means room parents get to avoid the hassle of collecting rounds of paperwork from all the students in their class. Not to mention the environmental impact of saving all that paper....
Saving money shopping online at today’s big sales? Don’t mind if we do.
We’ve learned over our years of online shopping that the number one rule is never hit “buy” without first searching for a discount code. Even if the item is already on sale, let’s say today, for Labor Day. And while there are a number of great...
9 of the easiest steps towards more sustainable living, thanks to tech
As fans of the planet–and yeah, humanity in general–we’re always looking for ways to live more sustainably and to help our kids be more aware of it too. And as we’ve all discovered over the years, it doesn’t have to be about massive life...
Flipp app: A money saving shopping app, no strings attached.
I have mentioned my penchant for frugality and the rush I get when I snag a good deal. (Yes, I said rush). Which is why a neat money-saving shopping app called Flipp will most definitely be on my phone come back-to-school shopping season, which scarily enough, is just...
Web Coolness: iPhone Photography Awards, how to post GIFs on Twitter, and great Friday laughs
Here are some of our favorite tech links from this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. You won’t believe where this coffee machine can make coffee. Whoa. A brilliant way to manage your kids’ screen time that’s working for a lot of us....Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
We started Cool Mom Tech in 2010 to help make our increasingly digital lives easier, more organized, more meaningful, and more fun, however old your kids may be.
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NEW For 2019!
Atomic Habits by James Clear :Oct 1
No More Mean Girls, by Katie Hurley
The Yes Brain, by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
How to Break Up with Your Phone, by Christine Price
The New Childhood, by Jordan Shapiro
How to Be a Happier Parent by KJ Dell'Antonia
Raising Empowered Daughters by Mike Adamick
Radical Kindness by Angela Santomero
“We just had our first instance of one of our kids lying about a social media account. Any advice is appreciated on how to handle this in as positive a way.”
So they want to get a smartphone…
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