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5 Easy Money Saving Tips for 2011

Here are some tips to save even more money in 2011. These are guaranteed points that work, and you will see you bank account grow over time.

1) Save Money at Lunch: Bring lunch from home. The average cost of buying lunch in the city is $10.00 a day. I did the math, and it comes to $2,500 a year (give or take a week or two). Instead of wasting food from home, just bring it into the office with you. You can even show off your Transformers lunchbox.

2) Save Money on Coffee: Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts. Really? Trust me, I love my coffee, it can be cheaper by brewing your own. Get a Keurig and your set. It might be more money up front, but will pay itself back in the long run.

3) Save Money on Commuting: Carpooling might not be an option for some, due to public transportation, but ask your manager if you can work from home one or two days a week, or use a flexible work schedule to avoid rush hour. An increasing number of employers are more open to telecommuting and flexible hours.

4) Switch to Free Entertainment: Is your cable or satellite television bill astronomical? Consider canceling services and finding free ways to entertain the family.You can probably find your favorite TV shows for free on the  Internet, usually at the Web site of the network, such as ABC or NBC. This is a proven fact.

5) Mint.com: Use this FREE service to track your bills and spending. This site can import all your bills and factor out everything you need for better money management.

5 iPhone Apps You Need

Being an iPhone Developer, I realized their are some apps I always need by my side.

1) HootSuite/TweetDeck: If you are a Facebook/Twitter junkie like myself, these apps will consolidate both streams into one app. You can message, reply, comment,@ someone all in one. It’s easier than switching back and forth to the Facebook and Twitter apps. I believe the newest version of Hootsuite will have a check in feature of Foursquare.

2) At Bat 2010: Being a baseball fan, I miss a lot of games while I’m at work. Never fear! The At Bat app is here. It feature all live audio streams of every game, scoreboard, news, standings, videos, and video streaming of certain games (out-of market).

3)Shazam: No, it’s not a new marketing product, but this app will tell you what song is playing on the radio by just holding your iPhone up to the speaker. BOOM! 20 Seconds later the app will come back and tell you what song is playing and save it into your history. It will also give you the option to buy the song from iTunes.

4)Mint.com: Mint will keep tracking of all your checking, savings, credit card, & loan information all in one location. It’s a quick and easy app that will tell you how much money you have in each account.

5)RedLaser: Recently turned FREE, this app will use your iPhone camera and take a picture of a SKU and tell you the best price for that product. I recently heard that some retail storeswill actually price match the price that you come up with on RedLaser so they don’t loose your business.

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