Top 10 Ways To Save Money With Your Smartphone

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Your smartphone might be an expensive pocket computer, but it can help make up for its high price tag by cutting costs in other ways. Here are our top 10 ways to save money with your smartphone.

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#10 Find fee-free ATMs

ATM fees are ridiculously high, with many charging around $3 for a transaction outside of your bank. This is easily avoidable by simply checking for the nearest fee-free ATM using your bank's smartphone app. Most large banks have them for both iPhone and Android, and if not you can always save a bookmark for your bank's ATM locator page. Either way you'll be able to check in a pinch and avoid that hefty fee.

#9 Always have your coupons

Coupons are an obvious way to save some cash, but you don't always have them with you. That's where coupon apps come in. They provide you with a large database of coupons for various stores so you always have them when you need them. There are tons of options, but Coupon Sherpa for iPhone and The Coupons for Android will get the job done. You may also want to download store-specific apps for access to exclusive deals.

#8 Use an app to conmpare prices when shopping

When at a brick and mortar store, prices tend to be higher. If you've got a smartphone you can quickly check to see if any online prices are better than what you're seeing locally. You do this by scanning the barcode on the back of a product with your smartphone's camera and a price comparison app. For iPhone, we like RedLaser and Google Shopper (or Amazon Mobile, if all you need is Amazon). For Android, Google Shopper is the way to go (or Amazon Mobile if that's your thing).

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