12 Nifty Apps for Managing Your Money
Just as useful as apps for investors, these personal finance tools focus on helping you save more, earn more and spend more efficiently.
iPhone apps
3 Ways to Save $300 With the New iPhone
The early numbers are in, and they're impressive: Apple has sold more than 4 million iPhone 4S handsets during its first three days on the market. And buying a 4S could actually be a smart money move. Unlike past iPhones, the 4S isn't just another well-designed handset -- this one promises tangible productivity gains that could save some serious moola.
Can an iPhone App Save Small Businesses?
You may already be familiar with many of the independent retailers in your home town, but how do you find mom-and-pop shops when you're traveling? The 3/50 Project's new iPhone app might help. It links users to its directory of small businesses, so visitors can support the local economy.
Put Your iPhone to Work, Money-wise, With These Apps
You already know your iPhone can check email, take photos, watch movies, play music, and oh yeah, make phone calls. But did you know it can also deposit checks, calculate the correct tip in a French cafe, and file your taxes? Here are six essential apps for the committed personal financier.
7 Free Apps That Saved Us an Instant $68.14
You paid a lot for your iPhone, so why not use it to earn back some of that dough? Here are seven apps -- all free -- that can save you hundreds of dollars a year, on gas, groceries, and goods sold online. We took them for a test drive and slashed our shopping tab by nearly $70.
Expedia Goes Mobile With Mobiata
Expedia is finally going mobile. The travel website has agreed to buy Mobiata, maker of best-selling app TravelTrack.
Daily Blogwatch: Two Stocks Hotter Than Apple
Among today's top online stories for investors: Why holiday spending will surprise; two stocks hotter than AAPL; and are insiders trying to tell us something with all this selling?
Daily Blogwatch: Is Warren Buffett Smart or Just Lucky?
Read about conservative dividend stocks that should beat bonds, why the volume is mysteriously missing from the stock markets, and a new pair trade.
Why Magazines' iPad Apps Get Such Bad Reader Reviews
Magazines have been generating all kinds of hype for their iPad editions, but if you read what customers who bought the digital versions are saying, it's not very nice.
