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....
Dads Dig This: VenMo app
As part of our Dads Dig This series, we ask cool dads for their own favorite tech picks. I like writing checks as much as the next person born during the Eisenhower administration but I think my 20-something babysitter is onto something with the Venmo app available...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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