The 5 best meditation apps for 2025

These days, we all could use a bit of quiet time away from the rise and grind. That’s where meditation comes in. This practice may not be the ultimate cure-all for everything that ails you like some [...]

The Merlin Bird ID App Is Better Than Meditation, and It's Not Just for Birders

If you struggle with mindfulness and staying present like I do, this app might help you, too. [...]

The Merlin Bird ID App Has Kept Me Grounded in the Present More Than Any Meditation App

This app has taught me that the key to mindfulness can be found in listening to the world around you. [...]

The 6 best Mint alternatives to replace the budgeting app that shut down

It's been almost one year since Intuit shut down the popular budgeting app Mint. I was a Mint user for many years; millions of other users like me enjoyed how easily Mint allowed us to track all [...]

For Staying Present, I Now Click on This Bird ID App Instead of My Meditation Apps

I never expected that an app for identifying birds would help me with mindfulness more than my meditation apps. [...]

Birdbuddy's new smart bird feeder can ID birds by their songs

I’m seeing a ton of smart bird feeders again this year at CES — and I’m inexplicably drawn to them. Perhaps because the idea of birds nibbling on seeds and flying away represents a natural purit [...]

This self-care virtual pet is helping me get my act together

I wish I could say that I’m the type of person who has tried-and-true routines to carry me through all the things that need to be done in a day, but the reality is far from that. As someone with ove [...]

Cyber Monday subscription and streaming deals you can still get: Big discounts on Starz, MasterClass, Headspace and more

A lot of people think Cyber Monday subscriptions are just about streaming, but that's not true. Although there are some incredible discounts to be had on the likes of Stars (Outlander and Spartac [...]

One year of Headspace drops to only $35 with this Black Friday deal.

Meditation app Headspace is bringing back one of its biggest annual deals this Black Friday. Through December 4, you’ll be able to get 50 percent off the regular annual subscription price, bringing [...]