Scratch Hard: An app to help you save money shopping. And it’s fun. Like shopping.

by Jeana | Uncategorized

I’m all about saving money, but don’t really have time to scour through the Sunday circulars for coupons. And while there are a slew of coupon/deal apps out there for finding local savings, I found another one that you might want to add to your arsenal of...

Gift-giving ideas: The Yiftee app is all over it

by Jeana | Best Apps

I know better than anyone that it can be hard to come up with gift-giving ideas. While I am fairly diligent about amassing birthday gifts for the countless number of kids’ parties we go to, I admit that I sometimes lack that ability when it comes to my own...

Keeping cooking uncomplicated with the Cooking PlanIt app

by Eva Glettner | Best Apps

Any app that can help me get a delicious home-cooked meal on the table easier and more efficiently has my vote. Yes, I realize that there are quite a few recipe planning apps on the market but some end up being supplanted by my trusty pen and paper. Sometimes...

American Express and Twitter turn hashtags into purchase: A good reason to stay off Twitter when you’re hitting the wine.

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

I’ve been impressed with how innovative American Express has been with Twitter, going back to when they first introduced their Card Sync technology over the holidays that gave cardmembers automatic discounts credit to their account just for using hashtags. (Liz...

Gift ideas for the picky (and not picky) come easy with Pickie

by Jeana | Websites We Love

I’m so relieved Christmas is over so I won’t have to spend any more time wracking by brain for those thoughtful gifts for people who I have a hard time shopping for. But for every birthday and holiday coming up, I’m going to start using this clever...

The coolest online shopping helpers to save you time and money: Editors Best Tech of 2012

by Cool Mom Team | Editors' Picks of the Year

It’s become ridiculously easy to shop on a budget thanks to the plethora of apps and websites aimed at saving you money. We narrowed them down to our favorites, all of which will make life easier and put a little money back in your wallet. Liz Honey Extension...

Looking for the best online coupon codes? Why not have someone do it for you?

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

It took me a while, but I finally learned the number one rule of online shopping: never hit “buy” without first searching for a discount code. There are a lot of great coupon sites online, but now there’s a simple add-on for Chrome [updated: and now...

The new Fab Android app. Hooray! or Uh-oh.

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

It’s no secret that I have a deep love affair with Fab.com and recently caved and added the newer version Fab app to my iPhone 5. What can I say? I like to live dangerously. Well now you Android users can get in all the shopping action as Fab just launched their...

The returnguru app makes holiday shopping, actually returning, WAY easier

by Jeana | Best Apps

If there’s one thing I reaaaallly don’t like about holiday shopping, it’s the holiday returns. While I like to think that I’m usually spot on with my gift giving choices (pat, pat), there are times when I don’t hit the target and am faced...

Tips for getting the best Cyber Monday tech deals

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Whether you didn’t get all your shopping done on Black Friday or you were just waiting to see if better deals might be headed your way, we’re here to help with some smart tips for getting the best Cyber Monday tech deals. You can also follow...