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4 Back-to-School Apps for Parents and Students

by Advantage One, posted in App Reviews, Convenience, Lifestyle, Reviews, Tips & Best Practices, Uncategorized

myHomework (iOS, Android)
It’s not easy to keep up with assignments, projects and scheduled tests from so manySeptFeatured2020_school-app-icon different classes. Help your child stay on top of their work this year with the myHomework app. With color-coded classes to keep things organized and automatic reminders before looming due dates, the app is super-easy to use. The free version of the app includes assignment tracking, due date reminders, syncing between classes and homework widgets, while the paid version, at just $4.99 a year, offers an ad-free upgrade with file attachment support, enhanced app widgets, external calendar access, a homework import feature and more.

LaLa Lunchbox (iOS)
This adorable app makes meal planning fun again! No more arguments and frustrationsSeptFeatured2020_lalaapp about what to prepare for lunch; with your child on board, it’s easy as pie. Let your child set up a profile with a selected monster avatar, and choose a virtual meal from the LaLa Lunchbox’s food library by dropping their chosen foods into the monster’s mouth. The app will tell the parents what to buy in the grocery store so they can prepare the lunch their kid wants. Parents can also customize the food options for specific diets, and all the choices are preselected by a dietician. Meal planning, done!

Cozi Family Organizer (iOS, Android)
Between school schedules, meet-the-teacher nights, after-school activities and more,SeptFeatured2020_cozi-app parents have lots to keep track of at the start of a new school year. The free Cozi app helps keep the entire family organized with a synced family schedule and color-coded calendar that streamlines across multiple devices. Save grocery lists and recipes on the app, and keep a running to-do list on Cozi to keep on top of all your errands and chores. You can even manage a family journal on the app for the ultimate in sharing!

Bear Focus Timer (iOS, Android)
If you’ve got a little one at home who has trouble focusing on their tasks, the Bear FocusSeptFeatured2020_bear-school-app Timer (BFT) app might be just what you need. The no-frills Pomodoro-style timer is created to help the smallest of minds stay focused on their homework, chores or other activities with the help of simple schedules and white noise. You won’t find a lot of bells and whistles on this $1.99 app, but the timer allows the user to customize focus times and break times for the ultimate in productivity.

Back-to-school season can be frenzied as the family adjusts to a new routine and schedule. Let these apps help you keep calm and organized so the entire family can ace the start of the new school year.

Your Turn: What’s your favorite back-to-school app? Tell us all about it in the comments!

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Think And Grow Rich

by Advantage One, posted in book review, Reviews

Think and Grow Rich book coverThink and Grow Rich is a legendary read. Way before the bookstores were cluttered with personal finance books, Napoleon Hill offered his manifesto to the world. And the world devoured it.

Think and Grow Rich was first published in 1937, and it has since proven to be a timeless classic.

In his work, Hill explores the mindsets, attitudes and motivations driving the most successful men of all times. Basing his ideas on Andrew Carnegie’s formula for money-making and drawing on 25 years of research into the lives of high-achievers, Hill brings readers a guide toward unlocking their own wealth. The book has been described as the ultimate manual for living a life of richness.

Think and Grow Rich is structured around 13 steps that have been touted as the most dependable philosophy of individual achievement that has ever been published. These steps include organized planning, faith, specialized knowledge, precision and more. All the techniques shared in these steps are simple and basic. And yet, when applied correctly, they can prove to be life-altering.

Hill also explores the 6 Ghosts of Fear: the primary fears that prevent most people from reaching their goals. These include poverty, criticism, ill health, lost love, old age and death. Hill shows readers how these fears can control choices and prove to be the biggest obstacles in life.

The author sprinkles illuminating vignettes about the lives of Andrew Carnegie, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and other millionaires of his generation throughout the book. These anecdotes illustrate the book’s principles and prove they are true to life.

When you employ the tools found within this classic work, you will have mastered the secret roadmap toward a life of riches.

Interwoven throughout the book is the theory that everyone needs self confidence, focus and a strong drive to succeed. If you already possess these tools and know how to leverage them, though, you might not find this legendary book overly helpful. But, if you’re struggling with motivation and confidence, you’ll find all the answers you need inside Think and Grow Rich.

Your Turn:
Do you think contemporary society struggles with the same challenges as Hill’s generation? Why, or why not? Share your thoughts with us in the comments!

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