{"id":1112,"date":"2015-06-23T06:12:54","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T06:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apixel.com.sg\/blog\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2015-06-23T06:12:54","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T06:12:54","slug":"3-technology-buys-that-will-save-you-more-money-in-the-long-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apixel.com.sg\/blog\/3-technology-buys-that-will-save-you-more-money-in-the-long-run\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Technology Buys That Will Save You More Money in the Long Run"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cases for your mobile devices<\/b><\/h4>\n

I\u2019m not a fan of buying tons of little cases for every item you own. You really don\u2019t need a special case for your tissues, another for your keys and a third for your business cards. But getting a laptop and smartphone case for your devices can save you from a huge headache when you drop them or your water bottle leaks in your bag. And it will happen one day.<\/p>\n

You might have dropped your smartphone multiple times while reaching groggily across to turn off the alarm in the morning, and it\u2019s still alive. But as anyone whose smartphone has suffered a broken screen will tell you, one big reason people end up having to replace their smartphones is dropping them one time too many. Getting a rubbery case that can absorb shock is essential for someone with butter fingers.<\/p>\n

The same applies to devices like your laptop and tablet. I recently suffered a disastrous water bottle leak, and the only reason my laptop didn\u2019t get ruined was the thick leather sleeve I had put it in. Just spend $10 to $50 on the darned case, it could save you the $300 to $1,500 it would cost to repair or replace the device.<\/p>\n

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Portable hardrive<\/b><\/h4>\n

Sure, everyone knows they should back up their hard drive. But over and over, the unspeakable happens and you lose everything in your hard drive. This doesn\u2019t just mean you might lose all those photos of your kids growing up, your stockpile of illegally downloaded movies and all your games. It could also mean you lose files that are important to your work, which would make life at the office hell, for a while at least.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, my hard disk crashed and I lost half a week\u2019s worth of MoneySmart articles. That basically means I had to work for free for half a week. Now that $100 portable hard drive doesn\u2019t sound so expensive, does it?<\/p>\n

Money saving apps<\/b><\/h4>\n

Paid apps generally cost only a few dollars. The vast majority are also completely useless, as anyone who\u2019s downloaded senseless game upgrades would know. But some apps can actually be quite a huge money saver, like the following:<\/p>\n