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How Your Cell Phone Can Help You Be Healthy

There’s been a lot of talk about the negative stuff that comes with cell phones: cancer fears, distractions while driving, and annoying ring tones in public places. But your cell phone can be a useful tool for your exercise efforts! According to Prevention magazine, nearly eighty percent of walkers bring a cell phone along. Rather than leaving your phone to be dead weight in your pocket or belt pack, put that tool to use! A cell phone is great for emergencies. If you’re on the road and you trip and break your arm (it happened to my mom) you can … Continue reading →

Is Zune Phone in the Works?

Here’s one to file in the “it was inevitable” folder. Rumors have been swirling for months that Microsoft had plans for an all-in-one, digital music playing phone based on the Zune Wi-Fi personal media device. Today, CrunchGear was tipped that Microsoft execs were meeting to hammer out details and develop strategies for a much anticipated Zune branded cell phone. It was reported the phone, which would be direct competition for Apple’s soon to be released iPhone, would be a smartphone inter-operable with the Zune environment, but would probably not run on Windows Mobile OS, or be touch screen like the … Continue reading →

Do You Employ High-Tech Sitters?

What do you use to keep your children occupied while waiting for your food at a restaurant, driving to grandma’s house or zipping through the aisles at the grocery store? I doubt the answer is dancing, unless you’re doing it on a video that you posted to YouTube and can be viewed on your kid’s favorite electronic device. Don’t worry; you aren’t alone. According to a recent survey, nearly 60% of parents admit to using a tech toy to entertain their children, and experts predict that number will likely rise in the next decade. In other words, iPads, handheld video … Continue reading →

Special Needs Podcast Roundup – Week of February 6, 2012

The Special Needs Podcast Roundup is back! This is where to go, every week, to find out about news that is relevant to parents of children who have special needs. You can learn a lot from a good podcast! The Coffee Klatch has an episode that was released on February 1, 2012. This episode is called “Stress Free Kids”. This episode features Lori Lite, founder of “Stress Free Kids”. She created a line of books and CDs that are designed to help kids, teenagers, and adults to reduce stress, anxiety and anger. Raising Arizona Kids has a brand new episode … Continue reading →

Getting Rid of Electronics

Is it just me or do you have tons of electronics? Cell phones, MP3 players, portable DVD players, computers of all sizes – the list just never ends! But, it becomes a problem when they break down and it is time to dispose of them. What do you do? Landfills are filled. In fact, in 2007, there was an estimate 2.6 million tons of e-waste in U.S. landfills. Sadly, less than 14% of the electronics were recycled. Plus, some of the materials used in electronics are hazardous, so these items shouldn’t just be “thrown away.” Chemicals like lead, mercury, cadmium … Continue reading →

More After Christmas Sales

Are you ready to head out and get all of the after Christmas sale bargains? With some smart shopping, you can really do well, picking up gifts for the year as well as household items that you might need for yourself. Of course just because something says that it is on sale doesn’t mean that it is at the best price that you can get. When shopping the after Christmas sales, it is important to understand what things originally cost, and then to focus on the products that are most likely to be on the deepest discounts. I’ve already covered … Continue reading →

Guide to Recycling Electronics 3

In our household there are so many electronic devices that we rely on using to get through the day. But technology is always growing and changing, leaving many of our devices obsolete and in need of being upgraded or replaced. It is important to practice responsible recycling of electronics, for the health of our planet and even the health of ourselves. Let’s keep dangerous chemicals out of the mix with this guide to recycling electronics. Today, let’s talk about recycling cell phones and small electronic devices, such as MP3 players. Cell phones and small devices are some of the most … Continue reading →

Frugal Month in Review: September 2008

Now that September is come and gone and the kiddies are settled back into school and regular routines, it is time to welcome the fall. Still, there is plenty of good stuff that went on in September, including a bunch of ways to save money. September 1st Frugal Living Week in Review: August 25th Through August 31st Food and back to school are the two things on my mind this week. I e-mailed my son’s teacher ahead of time to ask about additional supplies that she might need for the classroom. She said that she usually asks parents for antibacterial … Continue reading →

Frugal Living Week in Review: September 15th Through September 21st

Here is the Frugal Living week in review for September 15th through September 21st. September 15th Frugal Living Week in Review: September 8th Through September 14th Now that we are settled in the school routine, we can sit back and take a look at how we are doing in terms of managing our money with all of the little expenses that will come up throughout the rest of the year. There are the school fundraisers, Halloween, the cold weather and of course the holidays. Check back every day to see what is new as we cover these topics and more. … Continue reading →

Going High Tech for a Low Cost

For the truly frugal, staying away from high-tech devices can be one great way to save a lot of money. Think of the thousands you can save in a year by cutting out cell phones, DVDs, MP3 players, flat-screen televisions, cable television, computers, and more? But doing without these things is not always practical. Cell phones can help you keep in touch with your family and be reachable in an emergency, for example. And buying a flat-screen television or keeping up cable may just be something your family really wants, or a practical way to avoid more expensive forms of … Continue reading →