MINT
Need to track your finances, budget and
learn more about how to save or invest?
Download
Mint
for free to get a
“complete picture” of your finances in
one place. Mint can help you learn the
ins and outs of your expenses, savings,
and investments. Mint offers a free credit
score and supports all major Canadian
banks and accounts.
DROPBOX
Dropbox
ensures that when a phone is
stolen or a computer crashes, all of your
files are still accessible from any device.
Dropbox can be downloaded to your
desktop computer and all mobile devices.
You can share large files with others even
if they don’t have a Dropbox account
by inviting them to the Dropbox folder.
All files are automatically loaded to all of
your devices, and the Dropbox website
can be accessed from anywhere.
EVERNOTE
Evernote
acts like an electronic filing
cabinet. It allows you to keep all of your
notes and lists in one place; screenshot
web pages, pictures or files; collaborate
with others and instantly share and easily
create presentations from a document.
See if Evernote is something that can
benefit you with the free plan.
SCANNABLE BY EVERNOTE
Scannable
allows you to use your phone
to scan documents and business cards
to directly create an electronic version.
Scannable acts as a mobile scanner for
physical documents and creates PDF
files for instantly sharing and storing
documents. I found Scannable to be
one of the best apps that stores
business cards’ content and directly adds
it to phone contacts. Other apps took 10
minutes to load the information into my
phone contacts but Scannable took just
seconds.
GOOGLE DRIVE
With the
Google Drive
app you can
easily share, collaborate, store files and
work on the go. Edit, create, share, store
and view all document types on your
Google Drive account. Google Drive
connects with Gmail and Google Photos
as well. A free account allows you up to
15 gigabytes. The Drive also has many
apps that make day-to-day and business
life easy: Doc, Sheets, Slides; Google
Forms; Google Drawings; Google
Calendar and more.
PASSBOOK / PASSWALLET
Download
Passbook
on Apple devices
or
Passwallet
on Androids to keep your
tickets and cards in one place and easily
accessible. Passbook/ Passwallet add
passes, tickets, coupons, loyalty cards,
and credit and debit cards to your phone
for easy access. Passes can be easily
added straight from an email, scanning
a barcode, manual input, through other
apps, straight from the web and even
through messages. Attending events or
traveling is easier when all of your tickets
and cards are in one place.
VENMO
Venmo
allows you to pay anyone
instantly for free. You can pay with
money in your Venmo account or by
linking your bank account or debit cards.
To connect and use a credit card there is
a 3% fee per payment. “Cash out” after
receiving a payment and money is sent to
your bank account within one business
day. The bank grade security system that
Venmo uses guarantees to protect your
information on secure servers.
BANKING APPS
Most banks now have their own apps
that cut out the hassle of physically
going to the bank to cash a check, check
your balance or transfer money. Most
banking apps
have a deposit check
feature that takes a picture of the check
and deposits it straight into your account.
As a young professional always on the go,
I use my bank app all the time. My credit
union is not located in many places, but
with the app it goes everywhere I go.
NEWS APPS
Stay up-to-date on what is happening
around the world or your area instantly
by downloading any
news app
of your
choice. Updates come as notifications
and if you want more info on an update,
the app provides a full story. Knowing
what’s going on in the news is a great
conversation starter, but also shows you
are educated, worldly and in tune with
what’s happening.
by Victoria Price, 2015 AgCareers.comMarketing Intern
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