Let's help each other find what's awesome and saves time/money/stress/is just plain fun/etc
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Chipotle app- I save our favorites and order ahead and just go to the register and it's ready.
Birchbox- I love getting makeup samples. I suspended my membership because I found so many great products.
Hello fresh- I am a fan, we get one about once a month. I like to find new recipes
ClickList at Fred Meyer (Kroger family)- order my groceries online and they bring them out to the car
Framebridge- actually gets art on my walls
Warby Parker- awesome glasses $99 -
Social Print Studio - I use the wall poster option of 54 photos to put some of my Instagram shots in a 20x30 white frame (I buy it on Amazon). The pics highlight various moments in our lives that would just be sitting in the cloud or hard drive and it makes our house feel more home-y.
Stitch Fix - I order a shipment when I'm feeling like I need something new to add to my wardrobe that I won't otherwise buy or even try on at a store.
I want to try Blue Apron sometime, but hubby's not that sold on it.
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Sunbasket. So much better than some of the other meal prep box options. We get it once every 3-4 weeks and I love it.
Amazon Fresh is a lifesaver when I'm working fulltime.
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Home Chef - same idea as Blue Apron but I've found the recipes to be a lot easier to make and more to our tastes.
Paprika - meal planning app/website where you can import and categorize all your recipes, plan out the week, and automatically populate your grocery list. I am terrible at meal planning and this was a game changer - it's expensive (like $20) but so worth it.
Another vote for Stitch Fix - it's really helped me up my style game at work with minimal effort.
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Another vote for Hello Fresh. We do it weekly and love it. It's saved us a lot of money on food and food waste.
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@madisonbee: i have a week free of hellofresh that i can give out. do you want? Just PM your email address. Just make sure you cancel or pause the next weeks immediately otherwise they keep charging you.
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@cascademom: Can you choose which of the meals you get from HelloFresh, or do they just send you whatever?
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@Pancakes: there are 6 options, you choose 3. DH is GF and we are able to pick the ones that work for us.
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@Pancakes: what @youboots: said. We do the 5 meals a week option. Recently, they've added breakfast and premium options. I've switched some of our meals to breakfast. We haven't done premium yet because every other week or so you're sent steak, so going upgraded on it, isn't a big deal for us. For the family size one, you can pick 3 meals a week. With a toddler and preschooler, the 2 person meals feed us since they send generous amount of potatoes and couscous.
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Pepperplate app - saves my recipes, saves my grocery store aisles, I can add to my shopping list directly from the recipes.
Le Tote - like StitchFix but it's rental. For $40-60/month, you get however many boxes of clothing you want. For $40, it's 2 articles of clothing and an accessory, for $60 it's 3 clothing, 2 accessories. It's free 2-day shipping, you wear the stuff as much as you want, then free 2-day shipping to return it. As soon as the return shipping label is scanned, they schedule your next tote to ship! And you can pick out what you want in your tote.
LastPass password manager - I use the fingerprint log-in on my phone, and it fills in passwords for me. It changes my repetitive and/or unsecure passwords to something stronger.
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Very interesting thread!! Following!
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@Gin: omg if she doesn't want it, can I have it?? I'm two weeks post partum and meal's are so difficult right now, so I was looking into that and hoping it'd simplify things a bit!
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Walmart Grocery Pick-up. It's AMAZING! You select what you want, pay for it, schedule a pick up window, let the app know when you are there, and they come to your car and pack it up without you even leaving your car. It also helps me to save money because I can see how things add up in the cart.
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I just signed up for Lola, monthly organic cotton tampon subscription service because I could never remember to be prepared for my period!
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@Mrs. Pen: yep! they send them pretty frequently, PM me your email address
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@Gin: Just now seeing this. Thank you but I'll pass!
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I forgot to add....
Rent the Runway! -- I've rented cocktail dresses for fancy work events and bridesmaid dresses. It's great because I tend to not wear the same dress, especially if the design is distinct and recognizable in photos.
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@madisonbee: yessssss love it's rare for me to buy a formal dress these days
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Hate to be boring but I LOVE Amazon Prime Pantry. I buy all of our pantry staples there and they let you view your past orders, sort by how often you purchase it, and then re-order.
I also have a screen dimmer app that dims my phone screen for the times I set (9pm-6am) Helps my eyes and reminds me to go to bed!
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1. AnyList. Can share lists with my husband, import recipes I see on my phone or computer and automatically add ingredients to the list, meal plan, save lists for later (i.e. Packing lists for trips with babies), tag items at specific stores, on and on and on. I love this app!
2. Putting an outlet in a closet so the printer stays out of the way but still plugged in. And having a printer connected to my iPhone. I do all our clothes shopping online so this is key for returns! It was not cheap to hire an electrician but I just did a Gap return from my bed and that is priceless.
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@babybean404: oh a printer connected to your phone is awesome! How do you do that? My printer connects to our wifi...is that enough or does it take a special type of printer?
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@bloved: the printer has to have AirPrint capabilities. Ours was about $60 and works great!
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I use a couple of local apps for train timetables and purchasing tickets.
I can't really think of anything else, to be honest. Subscription services are not my thing, with the exception of Netflix.
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I love this thread!
My hacks:
1) Anylist app- @babybean404: Ditto - love all the recipes/grocery shopping features. I also make lists for different stores (Target, Lowes/Home Depot, etc) - which is super helpful for non urgent items from a store that you go to only occasionally.2) Online shopping with in store pick up - perfect for when you need something quick (Nordstrom, Container Store, Gap, etc). My local Nordstrom will even bring your in store pick up purchases to your car (so you don't have to get kids out of car seats)!!!
3) Clicklist - Kroger curbside grocery pick up
4) PrepDish.com - Paleo & Gluten Free meal planning service. The idea is to spend 1-3 hours prepping your food once a week, and then assemble & cook before dinner. They email me on Fridays and its so nice to know what we're having for dinner (and not have to decide "what's for dinner"). The first page is the menu (4 dinners, 1 breakfast, a salad, and a snack) and the grocery list (by category). The 2nd & 3rd pages are the prep instructions, and the 4th page is the directions for what to do day of to assemble/cook/heat. Its such an efficient way to prep meals and I love the variety.
5) Mommastrong.com - 15 minute HIIT workouts designed for busy moms for only $2 per month
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@Bluebonnet: ooh how much is prepdish?
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I try to order from Target with in store pick up so I don't wander around the store and spend an hour there plus $100 later
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Voxer - it's not a life saver, but it's a walkie-talkie type app. Prior to my SIL letting me know about it, we'd try to call each other here and there, but we'd always miss each other. It's essentially leaving a long voicemail for someone to listen to and get back to later. You still get to hear the person's voice, and you can do it in the car and not worry about texting. We Vox each other on the way to and from work. It's gotten us back in touch far more often, and is so easy. I love it!
WaWa's app - I love that you can reload the card right there. I don't have to have my purse with me or even any cash/credit cards. I don't usually take my purse when I'm working from home and drop the kiddos off at school, but sometimes I just want a coffee from WaWa. I always have my phone and I can use their app to pay. Love it!
Countable - it shows me what my representatives are voting on next and allows me to tell them how I feel about an issue. The feed will allow me to tell them what issues are important to me so that I can vote on them. They then send a fax or email to my representative's offices letting them know where I stand before they vote.
Nike+ RunClub - I hated the upgrades to the app initially, but now I love the coach. I love that I can switch around my training plan dependent upon if I skipped a run that day. You can set up a training plan from something as little as a 5k, to a marathon.
My mobile banking app - I don't know how people live without mobile deposit!!
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@babybean404: I think joined in January when they had a half off special, so I did a year for $49 (which also gives me access to "bonus menus" and a years worth of menus). The monthly rate is $14
They advertise on a podcast I love (What Should I Read Next) and have a 2 week free trial with this link - http://prepdish.com/readnext
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The only one that I have discovered recently is the Lena cup. Holy moly I didn't know this was a thing. My period has been horrendous since the second baby and this is so much better than tampons! I am on my first month using it and haven't a leak yet.
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I just discovered that you can make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and freeze them. We were making them daily for my son's lunch so now we make a weeks worth on Sunday. The trick is to spread a little peanut butter on the jelly side before the jelly so it creates a barrier and the sandwich doesn't get soggy as it thaws. Lunches get assembled so much more quickly now!
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I recently downloaded the gmail inbox app. It uses machine learning to suggest three short responses to emails you receive, and you can click the one you want. They're not always perfect, but pretty good. The algorithm includes your past responses to similar emails to try to mimic your patterns of response. A life saver for quickly responding to lots of work emails that only need a short response.
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Another vote for Hello Fresh! I tried it for the convenience factor, but they ended up being the most delicious meals! Like better than restaurant dishes! Now we do 4 meals a week from them.
Also, my Roomba is a total life saver. When I get home from work to beautiful clean floors I want to do a little dance!
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@Shantuck: I have always made PB&J sandwiches like that! I didn't even know people didn't do that until my husband packed my lunch for work one day!
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