In the past few years, our laptops have gotten slower and slower (zzzz), as technology tends to do! My kids each have one for schoolwork at home (and for some fun kid-friendly websites), and it was just time to replace them both. One had pretty much stopped working, and the other was just too painfully […]
Free Summer Fun for Twin Cities Kids & Families 2019
The Twin Cities has so many fun activities and events for kids and families – but did you know that many are FREE? I’ve shared many of these freebies over the years, and put them together in a roundup for this summer for the second year in a row! This guide is sponsored by my […]
Robot Day Family Event at The Works Museum is Saturday, April 13th – Promo & Giveaway (Ends 4/9)
Robot Day is coming up on Saturday, April 13th from 9:00am – 4:00pm at The Works Museum in Bloomington, and I have 4 tickets to GIVE AWAY! What’s Robot Day? It’s a hands-on celebration of National Robotics Week for all ages. Kids and families interact with robots of all shapes and sizes, as well as […]
Exclusive Deal: $99 iPhone 5s at Device Pitstop
I have big, exclusive savings to share for anyone looking for a super affordable iPhone deal! iPhones are popular for many reasons, and are a great choice for a first smartphone for your pre-teen or teen. They’re easy to use, they have wonderful capabilities for parental supervision, repairs are low-cost if it’s damaged, and the acquisition […]
8 Reasons to Buy Your Laptops at Device Pitstop of Maple Grove
A few months ago I bought a used, refurbished Lenovo laptop at Device Pitstop of Maple Grove for only $200. I had been needing one for a while and Device Pitstop had a great variety of refurbished laptops from $99 and up. And since I had purchased a desktop computer refurbished a couple of years […]
How to Get an Apple IPhone Battery Replaced Quickly and for $29.99 in Minnesota
Smartphone owners! You know the frustration of s-l-o-w phone performance, especially as a phone ages. But what if you knew your phone issues were your phone maker’s fault? If you’re an owner of an iPhone, you probably have heard about Apple recently coming under fire for slowing down the performance of some iPhone models. In […]





