Simple Money-Saving Tech Tips

October 21, 2026

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Insurers look at your home’s climate risk. You can see yours in 30 seconds. Plus, we help Kevin make his 100+ smart devices safer from AI risks with one router setting.

October 20, 2026

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Can’t find your readers? Your phone can read that tiny print out loud. There are two free apps that get the job done. Plus, we talk to Richard about how he used AI to prepare for his wife’s surgery.

October 19, 2026

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Meta’s free Animated Drawings tool turns a masterpiece into a video that walks, waves, and jumps. Plus, we help Grandpa Keith use AI to turn his military stories into a children’s book for his grandkids.

October 18, 2026

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Can you tell whether that viral video is real? Hear the three free ways to check before you share. Plus, we talked to Cathy about how my newsletter helped her spot a fake bank call.

October 17, 2026

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Stop wasting time searching through hundreds of emails. Gemini can answer questions about your own inbox. Plus, Teresa’s email flooded with spam right after she tested a Wyze camera. We talk to her about why it may be a coincidence, and a trick that keeps your real inbox clean.

October 13, 2026

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You may already have free coverage hiding on your credit card. I’ll teach you how to check it. Plus, we help James stop thieves from scamming his credit cards.

October 12, 2026

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A free search feature lets chatbots be your secretary. It will call local businesses for you and send back the prices. Plus, we help Tim use AI to make music scores from old piano recordings.

October 11, 2026

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The best picture of your kid might be hiding inside a video you already took. You can save it as a photo in five seconds. Plus, we talk to pilot Justin Myers, who says he may have found Amelia Earhart’s plane on Google Earth.

October 10, 2026

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You don’t need expensive inflatables to be the scariest house on the block. Your TV or a mini projector does the job. Plus, Amazon, Google and Meta keep notes on who they think you are, and there’s a free site where strangers photograph your ancestors’ headstones.

October 6, 2026

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Ever look up at a plane and wonder where it’s going? There’s a free app that tells you. Plus, the easy way to track a flight when you’re picking someone up from the airport. And we talk to Bray, the guy behind a telescope ranch that lets you stargaze from anywhere in the world.

October 4, 2026

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The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation put historical passenger records online for free. I’ll tell you how to pull up the exact hand-written ship manifest that shows your ancestor’s age, hometown, and even how much money they carried.

October 2, 2026

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Your power company might upgrade your thermostat for free, or pay you to enroll. There’s a two minute search to find out.

September 27, 2026

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Phone got stolen? The new Theft Detection setting senses motion and locks the screen before a thief gets anywhere. Plus, now that Apple’s new foldable $2,000 iPhone is here, old iPhones are getting pricier instead of cheaper.

September 24, 2026

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Turkey day will be here before you know it. And flights are disappearing fast. AI finds the cheapest dates to fly and could save you a third off your ticket. Plus, WSB’s Mark Arum and I talk about how to train chatbots to take your job, digital wallets, and if you should donate your old tech.

September 23, 2026

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This scheme can hijack your phone number in minutes, giving criminals access to your bank codes. That’s exactly what happened to Patricia. She walks us through her journey. Plus, the free lock that stops it.

September 22, 2026

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Deleting a scam text isn’t enough. There’s a free number that reports scams directly to your carrier.

September 16, 2026

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Thursday is Constitution Day! In addition to free entry, there’s an $80 lifetime deal for older adults. Plus, we help Crescenda find cameras so her three sons can start their on own YouTube channel.

September 11, 2026

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25 years after 9/11, some families still hold onto a single voicemail as their last recording of a loved one. Hear how to save yours before it’s gone.

September 8, 2026

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Chatbots have a teacher mode. No cheating allowed. And we help Dom turn his 38 years of teaching electronics and robotics into a YouTube channel for kids.

September 6, 2026

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The deadline is real to save your old VHS tapes. Hear the cheap way to save them before it’s too late. Plus, Roger wants our help digitizing 40-year-old Betamax tapes of global sea-towing adventures.

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