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Buying, owning, and selling phones, computers, and other devices, plus software, apps, and online privacy. Pay less for your tech and keep your data private.
Your heirs can’t claim accounts they don’t know about, and with paperless statements, the only record they could find sits behind your password. Keep every account in a password manager, turn on emergency access for someone you trust if the manager offers it, and have your will authorize your executor to open your email and other digital accounts.
Purchase approvals only protect your kid’s own account. A phone, tablet, or game console signed in to yours bills your saved card, with only your purchase settings in the way. Before you hand one over, make sure no purchase on it, in-app ones included, goes through without your password or approval.
A carrier’s free phone is usually 36 monthly bill credits, and they stop if you leave the qualifying plan. Before you sign, multiply that plan’s extra monthly cost over the plan you’d otherwise pick by 36, add what your trade-in would sell for, and compare the total with buying the phone outright and selling your old one.
Refurbished laptops, phones, and tablets cost less than new, but how well each is backed depends on who refurbished it. Before you buy, check the warranty and the return window. Favor programs that cover the device for at least a year, like most new electronics, because a short warranty signals less confidence in the work.
The average American spends nearly $1,300 – $1,400 per year on their cellphone plan. If you look at your own plan, chances are it’s a noticeable portion of your monthly bills. Your cellphone charges are probably higher or at least…
Looking for a more reliable way to reduce your cell phone bill? It could be time for you to switch wireless carriers. Fortunately, cheap cell phone plans abound. Prepaid plans generally cost less than monthly plans, especially if your usage…
Most people switching wireless carriers are looking for the same two things: decent coverage and a lower monthly bill. Boost Mobile is built around both. This wireless carrier offers no-contract unlimited 5G plans starting at $25 per month, with price-locked…
Boost Mobile is offering the iPhone 16e for $99.99, saving you $450 off retail, with no trade-in required on its $60/month Unlimited Premium plan. If you’ve been putting off an iPhone upgrade, compare your current monthly rate. This deal may be worth the move.
Posting vacation photos while you’re still away tells anyone watching that your home is empty right now. Hold the trip posts and check-ins until you’re back, and turn off the location data your camera saves with each photo. Your photos lose nothing by waiting a week.
After a long day at work, you probably just want to come home, settle into some comfy clothes, and catch up on your favorite shows without any fuss. But between network outages, rising cable company costs, and frustrating satellite dish…
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