Safety Apps To Help Protect Kids From Afar
It’s every parents’ worst nightmare that something scary will happen to their child. It’s a fear that at times seems suffocating until I step back and remind myself that it’s very unlikely anything will happen to my daughter. But I still worry. So when I was contacted by the following companies who’ve designed products that [Read More]
Make Sure You Drink Enough Water With These Apps
I'm sure you've heard the impossible mantra: Drink 8 cups of water per day. But who actually drinks that much? And is 8 cups even necessary for your weight and body type? A new slew of water-tracking apps aim to help you regulate how much water you drink on a daily basis. Enter every glass, [Read More]
Helping Your Child Choose A Book Over Tech
A lot of us parents worry that the expansion of digital technology into our children’s lives will result in them reading less than kids of previous generations. It turns out that we needn’t worry at all. Children today are reading more than ever, in both digital and print forms, says a Scholastic Kids and Family [Read More]
5 Ways To Make Money From Renting Stuff You Already Own
The Internet has made it easier than ever for people to make money from things they already own. From renting out your car, your house or even your wet suit, you can make bank while sitting on your butt (or still being active, whatever works). Here are our five favorite ways to loan out your stuff: [Read More]
The Apps Our Readers Can’t Live Without
We asked a few of our favorite readers what they keep on the home screen of their phones. Check out the results below! Peggy Lee, @PeggyHarperLee My home screen is organized into folders so that everything that I access is right there. It takes a couple of clicks to get to some of them, but [Read More]
4 Websites For Discovering New Books
If you ask me what my favorite book is, I'll mumble a non-committal disclaimer and rattle off a few I’ve enjoyed recently. As an English major, aspiring writer and book gobbler, I simply can’t choose a favorite among the legions of books I’ve devoured. And I am constantly, continually, searching for something new to read. [Read More]
Randi’s Favorite Way To Get To Know Neighbors: Nextdoor
Ever wish you could easily contact all your neighbors at once and let them know that you’re having a party, and might be just a little bit louder than usual this weekend, rather than go door-to-door? Ever wish you could ask your neighbor to stop parking in your parking spot, without leaving a passive aggressive note? Ever [Read More]
Sell Your Old Electronics Online
Look through your junk drawer, under your bed or in the storage closet; I bet you’ll find an old cell phone or two, a bunch of charge cords and maybe even your outdated laptop. There are a number of reasons we hang onto old electronic devices. No one really knows how to sustainably dispose of [Read More]