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If all you are using your smartphone for is talk and text, you are really missing the point of the high tech device. Seriously, it gets you into a whole new world and you’re just using it like any other phone? That’s crazy, and kind of wasteful.

If you have a smartphone it’s pretty likely you are paying for some sort of digital package, or getting one for free, that gives you at least a certain amount of browsing time online and such. No matter what your digital plan is, you should be doing more with your phone if you are investing in the cost of a smartphone.

Use The GPS

One of the greatest benefits for people with smartphones that spend a lot of time in their vehicles is the fact that most of them come with GPS, so you don’t need a second device taking up space in your vehicle.

GPS isn’t just a way to help you get from point A to point B, but it also lets you check-in on your social media sites when you are visiting places or people. It’s also a great way to find what you need when you are in a strange area, since it allows you to search for nearby restaurants, stores, and more.

Do Some Browsing Or Shopping

Having a smartphone is a great way to stay connected to everything, even when you are nowhere near your computer. Sitting at the doctor’s office in the waiting room, bored, shop on Amazon right from your phone. Don’t want to haul your whole computer into the kitchen to use a recipe, search it on your phone and use that.

It streamlines your ability to browse and shop, and lets you do it from anywhere without the need to haul around your laptop. You can also spend time on social media, from your phone.

Play A Game

It’s counterproductive when you are trying to work, but when you are in a line or in a waiting room, why not play a game on your phone. There are plenty of mindless games that don’t take a lot of time or concentration in order to play. Do a match 3 or play Angry Birds, and have some fun.

There are games that you can play with your friends on your phone as well, so you can stay connected and have some fun.

Don’t just use your personal phone to talk on anymore, use it for so much more. There are also a million business things to do with your smartphone, if you are so inclined. The point is, smartphones are more than just a phone, they are a lifeline. Use yours for everything you can, instead of wasting its abilities.

For many people, managing finances has never been easy. It’s impulse. People want to spend their money, be happy doing it, get everything they want when they want, and have enough money left over to do it all over again the next day.

Bills shouldn’t exist, and since that’s already been said, nothing should cost money at all. Or at least if it does, somebody else should give them the money so that they can comfortably live without an ounce of responsibility or sacrifice on their part.

It would be nice if the whole world were a handout, but it’s not. Finance management is a real thing, and most people suck at it. Inflation continues to go up while wages seem to stay the same. Everything in life is expensive, and as time goes on, responsibilities stack up and the bills feel like they’re coming out of your ears.

It will probably be hard for you to hear that it’s mostly to do with how you spend your money and your lack of keeping track of your cash flow that puts you in this uncomfortable situation. Though there is wealth disparity in the world, and the 1 percenters are out there sitting on their Yachts in Cabo, you have to do the best with what you’re given in life.

You’re bringing in money, you’re putting out money. Luckily, technology today allows for you to easily manage your finances right from your mobile device. Here are some apps that will help you manage your finances.

As Unconventional As it Sounds, Twitter Helps

There are the obvious apps, but let’s start with something a little less conventional. Twitter gives you the ability to follow your favorite people and hear all about what they have to say. It’s not just for celebrities to post selfies on. Anyone can have a profile, so all of the people out there that have businesses related to money management, or anything for that matter, use twitter as their means to give you advice. Find them, follow them, and glean from their wisdom.

Mobile Banking Apps Changed the World

Mobile banking is the best thing to ever happen. Remember the days when you had to drive to the bank (during business hours, mind you) and deposit your check face-to-face with a human being? What a drag to be required to have interaction with another human being! Lucky for you, mobile banking makes everything easy for you.

You might never have to go to the bank again because it seems like there is something new coming out every day to make money transferring easier.

These are just simple apps that will help the average person learn to manage their finances. For more awesome money related apps, check this out. Money management can be hard, but at least you’ve got technology on your side.

It’s no doubt that companies exist to sell a product. If you think about it, everybody’s selling a product, even if they’re not aware that they are doing it.

Starbucks has a presence through billboard, commercial, film, internet, mobile app and obviously their stores, among many other things. The reason they exist is to sell coffee, and other coffee related products. Just because you don’t own a Starbucks or any other business, doesn’t mean you’re not out there to sell a product.

Everyone’s Out to Sell

When you go to Facebook or Twitter, or Instagram, or when you write a blog, you’re doing it because you want a response. Nobody puts up a social media profile and then says…”Ehhh, I don’t want any friends…or followers.” It isn’t natural.

So in the way that Starbucks is selling coffee, you too are selling a product, and that product is you. The product would more specifically be your words if you were a writer, but the point is-the world is a giant network of cogs all working and moving as a giant commercial machine.

Now that it has been established that this is a natural way of life, let’s talk about some of the different ways that companies are using devices like the mobile phones that everyone owns to sell a product.

Text Messages are Bigger Than You Realize

What may have started out as an innocent way to chat with friends has developed an entire life of it’s own. Text messages are the form of communication preferred by Americans. In other countries, it is still popular to carry out conversation through messaging apps. The reason is because wireless companies in other companies haven’t made texting as affordable.

Today, companies on a global scale are realizing the power behind text messaging. The way that they use it can be very diverse, but it proves to make operating business more efficient, and it also helps to bring in more customers and boost sales.

Convenience Rules All

People are willing to pay a price for convenience, and the companies know this. Businesses that create mobile apps for customers to browse and buy products are generally way more successful. It’s much easier for a person to shop from their couch and have a product delivered than it is to get up, warm up the car, drive to a store, browse and buy their product, pack it up, and get it back home. Convenience wins almost every time.

Look at your phone right now. Do you have the mobile app for Target, Nordstrom Rack, Modcloth, or Kohl’s? This is how companies sell products. They study you intently and know what you want. It can be a little overwhelming to think about, but remember, everyone is out to sell something.