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Everything was “uncertain” three months ago (which feels like forever) and no surprise things are STILL uncertain now.
Everyone’s plans have been thrown out the window and we’re riding it out until it’s safe to be “normal” again. Will it ever? No one knows. With rushes to open the state(s) and now backtracking because of the rise in cases, it feels like we’re back to square one.
But since we do know that the economy is hurting because spending is down, it’s even more important than ever to make sure our own financial situation doesn’t tank either.
Regardless if you’re lucky to still have a full-time job, have been laid off or furloughed, or are an essential worker (thank you!) you can still make practical and fun money moves to improve your bank account(s). After all, one day it’ll be normal again, and you’ll be glad to have the extra money on hand!
1. Get Free Money Back on All Your Shopping Hauls
Check your pockets; check your purse. And keep receipts for your iPhone.
Just grab all your recent receipts from your coffee runs, grocery trips, restaurants, and gas station fill-ups, scan them into Fetch Rewards on iOS, and earn points for free money! Connect your email account, as well, to count DIGITAL receipts from Amazon, Instacart, and more.
Basically, snap a pic of your receipt from anywhere, and that’s it; you’ve got points for money. There’s no minimum spend, no need to select items manually, scan in any receipt from any store or gas station, and it’ll automatically reward you.
It’s free and easy to use and is a must-have iOS app for anyone who buys stuff!
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3. Save Time (And Money) By Unsubbing From Marketing Emails
When the “unread” number in your email inbox is growing by the day, it’s time to wrangle it in.
There’s no doubt that our inboxes get slammed with a lot of marketing emails. And now, every corporation that we’ve ever given our emails to is expressing how they’re handling COVID-19.
Instead of wasting time unsubscribing one by one, just use Unroll.me, a free service designed to help clean your inbox by displaying all the email subscriptions you have in less than a minute.
You then have the following options to: Keep in Inbox, Unsubscribe, or Add to Rollup.
“Add to Rollup” is like a summary of the emails you might want to look at but don’t immediately have time for. Think of it as a daily, weekly, or monthly digest (you choose) of all the subscriptions you picked to be contained in one convenient, scrollable email (like a newsfeed).
It ignores all your personal emails and only looks at the commercial emails so save time and money (don’t be tempted by sales!) by getting rid of marketing emails.
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