The fact that I’ve had my iPhone for over three months without killing it is kind of a big deal. I have very little faith it’ll make it through the year. I’ve already researched replacement phones. Am I the only person alive who wishes we still had those old indestructible Miami Vice cellphones? The summer jackets, the espadrilles and giant phalynx boats were cool too. The espadrilles are back in apparantly. Rolling up your suit sleeves are not. So don’t. You know who you are. Don’t. Anyway. If you think I am being weirdly neurotic about it, you’d be right, because in general, I am weirdly neurotic. But in this case it’s justified. According to a post on NetworkWorld by Tom Kaneshige, iPhone drownings are on the rise. As are elevator deaths. This would never happen with an indestructable Miami Vice cellphone. Follow the vicious circle here gentle reader: I am so iPhone paranoid that I take said aparatus everywhere, including the bathroom, therefore increasing the IPhone drowning ratio/parabola/equation roughly sevenfold.
But becoming the financially-savvy gal that I hope to be, I have discovered that for very small fees – and oftentimes none at all – there are bajillions of apps available through iTunes, designed specifically to support both my personal & investment financial education. So even though it’s entirely possible my iPhone will one day be attacked by animals, I’ve compiled a wishlist of awesome financial iPhone apps anyway.
Personal Finance
- Mint is a personal finance software to assist you to manage your money, financial planning, and budget planning tools. Their app lets you sign up for an account, add your bank and track your accounts right from your iphone. Cost:Free.
- BilltrackerLite The less time you have to spend worrying about your bills, the better. That’s why there’s BillTracker. It lets you see information about all your bills — when they’re due, how much you owe, and complete payment histories. Cost: $1.99
- Frugal:Compare Grocery Prices compares grocery prices to help you find the best deal. It converts product quantities in both imperial and metric units to find out which actually has the best price. Cost:$1.99
Investment Finance Apps
- Wikinvest The Portfolio Manager from Wikinvest is the first portfolio tool that tracks all of your investment accounts, all in one place. Set up your accounts on Wikinvest.com, or add them directly from the application so you can follow all of your investments wherever you go. Cost: Free.
- Stocktwits allows you to share ideas with real investors in real time, view charts and videos, and access the highest quality market news and financial blog posts, all in one app. Cost: Free.
- YahooFinance View the stocks, markets, and stats you care about, up-to-the-minute—and in living color. Cost: Free.
- Bloomberg Get updated stock quotes, news, market trends analysis, and price charts for stocks and markets around the world. Cost: Free.
Ok, the following have absolutely nothing to do with finance. In fact, they don’t have much to do with anything. But I am posting them anyway, just because:
Drunk Sniper: This could be an awesome app for all the women who have wondered what it’s like to pee standing up, right? Except we just don’t really care. I live with three boys. This app makes me want to run away. Cost: .99
Hold On! It’s a game. How do you play? um…*hold on* while I check…ok..you hold down a button for as long as you can. Yep. Cost: .99
Has your phone ever been attacked by animals? What financial apps have you tried? I’d love to hear from you.
