Living the Good Life » Commercial Break http://www.xeemomma.me mommyhood, homemaking, gardening and outrageous opinions Sun, 13 May 2012 03:04:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Best New Apps and Games for your Smartphone http://www.xeemomma.me/2012/01/best-new-apps-and-games-for-your-smartphone/ http://www.xeemomma.me/2012/01/best-new-apps-and-games-for-your-smartphone/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:38:39 +0000 xeemomma http://www.xeemomma.me/?p=664 Downloading the best apps and games is the best way to get the most out of your smartphone. Since there are new apps and games getting released every day, it can be hard to know what you should download. While there have been many great apps and games to get released recently, these are the ones that you must download on your smartphone.

Google Currents

Google Currents is a new news app that can be downloaded for free on your iPhone or Android smartphone. Google Currents allows you to set up all of your favorite news sources, and will deliver all of the information in one app. The app presents the information in a magazine style and allows you to read the news and watch videos from any location. If you love reading the news, then there is no better way to get all the information in one place.

Stamped

Stamped is a new social networking app that is available for the iPhone. Stamped allows you to get reviews on movies, restaurants, books and music from your friends. If they like something then they will stamp it with their approval. You can then purchase the book, song or movie ticket directly through the app.

Spotify

Spotify is a new music app that is available for the iPhone and Android smartphones. Spotify requires a monthly subscription, but the subscription allows you to download or stream an unlimited amount of songs. There are over 20 million songs in the Spotify library that you can have with you at all times on your smartphone.

Chu Chu Rocket

Chu Chu Rocket was a popular puzzle game that was available on the Sega Dreamcast that is now available on your smartphone. The game will cost $.99 to download to your iPhone or Android smartphone. There are currently over 500 different puzzles available in the game, which will give you hours of great fun.

Minecraft

Minecraft is an extremely popular computer game that is now available on the iPhone and Android smartphone. While Minecraft will cost about $6.99 to download, it will give you an unlimited amount of fun. Minecraft allows you to use blocks to create your own 3D world. There are a variety of different resources that you can find to help build and protect yourself from monster attacks.

X-Men

The X-Men game was one of the most popular arcade games in the 1990s. You can now play this popular game on your smartphone for only $.99. The game allows you to choose your favorite character as you fight against a variety of enemies. If you enjoy classic video games, then you must buy this game for your smartphone.

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]]> http://www.xeemomma.me/2012/01/best-new-apps-and-games-for-your-smartphone/feed/ 0 Revamp your finances in the New Year! http://www.xeemomma.me/2012/01/revamp-your-finances-in-the-new-year/ http://www.xeemomma.me/2012/01/revamp-your-finances-in-the-new-year/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:46:23 +0000 xeemomma http://www.xeemomma.me/?p=649 Are you struggling to make ends meet after Christmas? Well you’re in very good company; many of us have not only overspent at Christmas but also have to deal with the rising cost of food, energy and insurance.

However, you don’t have to start 2012 on a downward spiral! There are many ways in which you can curb your expenditures, giving you the time you need to get back on your feet.

Here are our top tips:

Sell Anything You Don’t Want

You could unlock the cash in some of your unwanted items. EBay is excellent for this as you can sell pretty much anything and be certain that someone somewhere will want it!

You can also sell gold for cash. So many people have old or broken jewellery they can’t bear to throw out. A lot of these same people don’t realise that they could get a great payment for sending their unwanted scrap gold to a good gold buyer. Did you know that the gold price rose 10% last year and has risen every year since 2001?

Pay less for your energy

We don’t just mean shopping around, although this is a really useful way to make sure you’re not paying too much for your gas and electricity.
Try doing the following things and see what you can save:

Fill your kettle only with the water you will be using in that instance. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that it takes more energy to heat a full kettle of water than it does to heat a cupful. Seems simple but can save the pennies and it all adds up over the week and the month.

Use the “Quick Wash” option when washing your clothes. Your clothes are just as clean, washed quicker and you use less energy.

Get a collapsible unit to hang your clothes on instead of tumble drying them.

Turn your hot water off until you need it.

Monetise your website

Things like Google Adsense can really up your income if you have a good enough site. Don’t have a site or blog? Start one. Write about what you are passionate about and you will connect with people who are passionate about the same thing. The more followers and traffic your blog/site gets, the more attractive you are to advertisers. Go on, get writing!

Hopefully these tips will help you start 2012 in style!

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