Product Reviews Net » Finance http://www.product-reviews.net Information on the latest gadgets, technology, news and product reviews Sat, 26 May 2012 11:39:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Create a Savings Plan: Calculator And Formula Apps http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/02/02/create-a-savings-plan-calculator-and-formula-apps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=create-a-savings-plan-calculator-and-formula-apps http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/02/02/create-a-savings-plan-calculator-and-formula-apps/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 23:29:36 +0000 Peter Chubb http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=120483 The government and certain experts would have you believe that we are now out of recession and that things are back on track – tell that to your bank balance. Things might look better for certain areas of the economy, but that does not change the fact that buying things is still a hard thing to do; it is for this reason why we need to create a savings plan.

Doing such a thing makes it much easier to get things in life, as well as save up for that first home. There are so many things that are designed to help you achieve your goal, such as calculator and formula apps for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Let us look at two of what we think are the best from iTunes.

The first app is ‘Savings Plan’; there is a free Lite version and a ad free one, which will cost $0.99. With this you just input how much you have to start, the interest rate that you get and how much you will be able to add each month. This app does not mean that you can do away with a financial advisor, but it will certainly help you.

Another app that we felt needed to be mentioned was the College Savings, which is for the iPad. There are a number of kids and parents that have to face facts that getting into college will take a huge effort on both parts. The parents have to try and put money by and the child has to take odd jobs here and there to help add to the fund. This app is good in the way that it offers information of the projected cost of a college fund, and can even inform you if the amount you are saving will fall short.

These are just two apps for creating a savings plan, more of the same can be found on App Shopper.

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]]> http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/02/02/create-a-savings-plan-calculator-and-formula-apps/feed/ 0 Top Tax Saving Tips: Apps For 2011 http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/01/27/top-tax-saving-tips-apps-for-2011/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-tax-saving-tips-apps-for-2011 http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/01/27/top-tax-saving-tips-apps-for-2011/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:18:59 +0000 Tina Chubb http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=120058 Whether you’re self employed or run your own small business, you’ll know just how important it is to keep all your taxes up to date. Sometimes this process can get rather confusing, and you might not know the best way to save yourself money by paying less tax.

Although there is the option of using an accountant to help you with your taxes, there are also plenty of apps available that can help you along the way. For example, the WriteTax: Tax Saving Tips app for iOS devices will provide you with 21 practical tax saving tips.

According to the appshopper.com website, the WriteTax: Tax Saving Tips app – which costs £8.99 – includes tips such as pensions for non-earners, don’t waste allowances and maintain your NIC record. Another great iOS app is the Tax Saver UK app.

Tax Saver UK is a free application that has been designed to help small businesses save money. All users have to do is enter their annual profits, and the app will calculate whether or not they will save more money by registering as a limited company or remaining as a sole trader.

You also have the option of the Tax Avoidance A Practical Guide for UK Residents app, which will provide you with tax saving ideas and techniques. Whether you’re an individual, a family, a couple, elderly or a business owner, this book will have a tax saving idea for all.

April 15th ’11 is another good app for self employed people and those who run their own home businesses. This app allows you to enter all your deductable expenses as you incur them, either daily, or every few days. It then remembers your deductions, and does it all for you.

You might also like to take a look at this recent article at forbes.com by Melissa Hincha-Ownby. The article provides a list of the top 5 tax apps for the Apple iPhone.

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