iPhone Apps To Help You Save Money
August 25, 2009 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Spending and Saving
Yowza
Yowza is a new iPhone application that helps the user find local coupons and deals. The company behind the application has partnered up with a lot of big and small companies to offer exclusive digital coupons. Simply pull up the coupon on your phone and present it to the business, and they will scan the barcode on your phone to apply the discount.
Snap Tell
Snaptell makes great use of the iPhone’s built-in camera. Simply snap a photo of a book, dvd, cd, or video game, and the application will find the best deals for item you took a photo of.
USAA Offers Check Deposit Feature With iPhone
August 11, 2009 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Banking, Tools
The Texas based bank, USAA, released an update to their iPhone application that allows customers to deposit a check through the iPhone. Simply snap a photo of the front and back of the check, and the application will process the check electronically. You never need to physically send in the paper check.
Security issues? USAA realizes that this could bring about security problems, and that is why they are only allowing the feature for customers with another account with them such as an insurance policy or a line of credit.
A Review Of the Mint.com iPhone Application
August 8, 2009 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Tools
You’ve read my reviews about the Mint.com personal finance applicatioo, I believe it’s the best personal finance web application. It gives the user a great snapshot of their net worth, helps track budget goals, and accurately categorizes most purchases. Mint also has a free application for the iPhone, but it’s functionality is nothing like the web application. It serves the purpose more as a complement to the web application, rather than a replacement for it.
First, download the application for free and log in with your existing account. If you don’t already have an account, you’ll need to create one on the website.
My Favorite Personal Finance iPhone Applications
March 3, 2009 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Consumer News, Tools
Recently, I bought an iPhone after about two years of carrying around a phone that looked like it was about to fall apart. I had to switch carriers away from T-Mobile, because the service in our house was horrible. I knew that I was going to go big or go home this time with my phone choice, and iPhone is simply the best smart phone when you boil down all of the options out there. I thought about a Blackberry, but they function best as business use only. I wanted personal use and business use, and the iPhone does the best job of that. I may have gone with the G1 Google phone by T-Mobile, because it is the closest thing to the iPhone in my opinion. The G1 uses the Android open-source software so new applications are being developed every day for it, much like the applications for the iPhone. But like I said, it wasn’t an option, because T-Mobile has a coverage gap in our area. I haven’t gone nuts downloading new apps, but finding new applications that will make my life easier is my favorite part about the iPhone. There are a zillion other websites out there that do a better job of reviewing iPhone applications, so I will only give you a short list of my favorite personal finance applications that I know of so far.
Over 700,000 iPhones Sell Over The Weekend
July 3, 2007 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Consumer News
I read this articleabout the wonderful success that Apple has had with the iPhone. So far, it has lived up to the hype about being the most popular phone on the market. Will the sales continue? I can’t imagine that they will. The phone goes for $599 and $499, so basically all of the people that can afford it, bought it, and all of the people that can’t afford it but still wanted it, bought it. I don’t understand why people don’t just wait a year. I bet you they’ll be $399 by Christmas, and $299 in a year. I’ll put a link to this post when they become $299. I’ll buy one, and they’ll probably be better, because the first batch of people that buy these phones are the guinea pigs. Apple will get their feedback, improve the phone, and relaunch it with better features.
