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Apps I love
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items Phone apps I use for business and personal purposes. That thing's expensive; it needs to WORK!
Sections
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Apps for Doing Good
Apps to Earn Pocket Change
Apps to Read and Learn
Apps for Personal Finance
Apps for Fun
Apps to (try to) Organize My Life
Apps for Doing Good
Help others, reduce waste, stay informed, and more!
Help those with impaired site with simple tasks.
Be My Eyes
Stand in Pride connects members willing to be a "stand in" family member for those in the LGBTQ+ community
Stand In Pride
Keep excess food from going in the trash!
Save Good Food From Going To Waste
Customize your news feed for your favorite topics!
SmartNews: Live News
Apps to Earn Pocket Change
Rewards or cash back on purchases. Life is expensive y'all!
Get cash back on items you already buy. It's not a lot of money, but it doesn't take a lot of time either. And groceries are EXPENSIVE!
Ibotta: Earn Cash Back on Groceries & More
Get cash back at gas stations, convenience stores, restaurants, and at Kroger! Participating locations only.
Upside
Apps to Read and Learn
Improve yourself with a new skill!
Borrow audio and e-books, movies, and magazines from your local library. They even have a lockable kid mode with read along options! You must have a valid library card from a participating library to use it
CloudLibrary | Accessing your library's digital collection is easy
Look, you're likely not going to get perfectly fluent, but you can start learning a new language in a gamified platform. They also have courses on music, chess, and math.
Duolingo
Learn skills such as speaking/presenting, new languages, photography, technology, and more from accredited universities and other major institutions. Often, if you don't need a certificate, you can participate in the course for free!
Coursera
Take (paid) courses from top experts in a variety of topics, such as health and fitness, music, business, personal develoment, marketing, and more.
Udemy
Apps for Personal Finance
Start micro-investing now! Acorns allows you to choose your risk tolerance and manages your investments for you. You can invest with one time or recurring deposits, round-ups, and earn investment money from shopping with their partners. They also have a learning hub, checking accounts, IRAs, and options for kids. Using the provided link will give you and me a bonus to invest!
Acorns
At it's simplest, use Credit Karma to monitor your credit score. But you can also find recommendations to improve your credit and find curated offers for credit cards and personal loans and compare insurance policies.
Credit scores, reports and much more - Intuit Credit Karma
Ally bank has been my personal bank for quite a while. Who needs a brick and mortar bank anymore? Link included is my referral link. We can both get a bonus when you open an account!
Ally
Apps for Fun
Because I have to stay up to date on the Spurs! Get news, game calendars, and find info on your favorite teams and players
NBA App
Because I can't watch anything without wondering where I know that dude from…
IMDb app
Music, podcasts, and audiobooks. Free plans available.
Spotify - Web Player: Music for everyone
I like Pandora because it learns your preferences and offers new music based on that. And the different modes for each station are great (Crowd Favorites, Discovery, Energy Boost, Deep Cuts, Etc)
Pandora
Annual subscription for entrance to various parks, sporting events, and other attractions. Great for families.
GetOutPass
Put together workout routines, or choose one of theirs. This is the best app I've used for keeping track of progress and is very customizable.
JEFIT
Guided stretching routines. There are a few routines available for free, but the paid subscriptions is very reasonable.
Bend
Apps to (try to) Organize My Life
Stop the dreaded snooze cycle by forcing yourself to solve a puzzle or perform a task before you can snooze or turn of the alarm
Challenges Alarm Clock - Apps on Google Play
I use Asana for my business task management, and it's nice to have it on my phone, too!
Download the Asana App for Mobile and Desktop