iPhone Apps for Frugal Folks
There are lots of great iPhone apps for people looking to save money.
Most are free but some of them will cost you a few dollars but you should be able to make that money back in a few uses of the new app. Finding great deals and comparing prices will only get easier as more websites and developers create these new tools for the iPhone.
Here are 5 money saving apps that you should try out today:
Gas is expensive. There is no way of avoiding high fuel prices but finding the best price in your neighborhood is easy with the Gas Buddy iPhone app. Just like GasBuddy.com, this app lets you find the cheapest fuel prices wherever you happen to be driving in North America.
Cheap gas is a few taps away.
Consumer Reports Mobile – FREE
Anyone on the internet can recommend a product or a store but this Consumer Reports app will help you make informed decisions.
It features product reviews from real people on things that you purchase all the time: electronics, appliances, exercise equipment etc.
You’ll also find killer tips for finding great deals, informative blog posts, and video reports on lots of products.
If you’re a tea drinker then this one might not be very useful for you. For anyone that likes the odd drink, you’ll save a bundle with Drink Specials.
This app will help you navigate your way to drink specials and happy hours at more than 3000 bars and pubs in more than 200 major cities. An older version of this app cost $1.99 but now they’re offering it for free.
A big part of saving money is budgeting. With the Pennies app, you plug in your monthly budget and the application will track your spending habits for the entire month.
It also has a gas-tank like feature that shows your funds draining from your bank account. Some people are always wondering where their money goes each month… Pennies will tell you.
This is a great free app that uses Craigslist to find all the nearby garage sales in your neighborhood. It maps them out for you so that you can easily go from garage sale to garage sale with out getting lost.
Half of the battle with garage sales is getting there early enough to find the best stuff and Yard Sale Mapper will do the trick.
Those are just a few of the many great apps that will help you save money and find great deals.
Test out the free ones and buy a few that you think you’ll use. Your wallet will thank you.
This is a guest post from Gary Kohler from LifeCover.ca – a website that offers information about cheap life insurance in Canada.