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Teens And Technology – The Best Buy With Mike

by Michael Horton 3 Comments

This is my second installment of “Life as a Techie” Today, I want to touch on a topic I don’t think many teens think about seriously enough. Maybe they realize but just don't think about the explosive popularity that technology has taken in the past  two decades. As someone who tries to keep up [...] Continue Reading

Nokia Lumia 521 Review – Smartphone On A Budget

by Michael Horton 1 Comment

Nokia Lumia 521

For the last few weeks I’ve been enjoying the world of smartphones. Finally. Their usability along with great portability becomes a part of core daily carry automatically. I feel like I’m finally ready to do a review on my Nokia Lumia 521 Windows Phone. Just like all of reviews I'll break down the [...] Continue Reading

A New Window To The World

by Michael Horton 5 Comments

Getting your first smartphone as a teenager is so exciting! After feeling like I was living in the dark ages, my parents got me a phone. We were all surprised just how easy it was for me to learn how to use a smartphone. It was also easy to find one that I loved and would make my life easier, and work with my parents’ rules and guidelines. Find out the details on what I and my parents love about having a teen with a smartphone here.

Last Sunday my family and I embarked on a journey into the current age. You know, the one that includes smart phones. It all started with an online search and finding out the people in pink, T-Mobile, were leading the charge on something special. Quality service but much cheaper than anyone else! [...] Continue Reading

Surface 2 Review – Part 2 – The Best Buy With Mike

by Michael Horton 1 Comment

Surface 2 Review

It’s finally been a full month, maybe a little longer, but I can say for sure I love this tablet. Now techies out there and all my apple friends (cough my editor) constantly give me the look, seriously Mike? You’re giving up Apple for a Microsoft tablet?? Are you ok? You still like it? These are all [...] Continue Reading

Surface 2 Review – The Best Buy With Mike

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Surface 2

So recently I switched from working with an iPad Mini and upgraded myself to a Surface tablet. I have initially enjoyed its company during different events. Before I get into a list of pros and cons on this Surface 2 review I would just like to clarify I do not have any of the type or touch covers [...] Continue Reading

Surface 2 – The Best Buy With Mike

by Michael Horton 3 Comments

Surface 2

Just after Christmas I was able to gather up enough money to switch from an iPad mini to Microsoft’s latest surface tablet, called the Surface 2. This powerful tablet has a unique story behind it as it convinced me to make the switch from something I was familiar with (iPad mini) and had spent so [...] Continue Reading

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Welcome to TeensGotCents, my name is Eva Baker and I founded this site when I was sixteen. I'm a complete money nerd and I love helping teens learn how money works. Also, I watch too much Netflix. Although I still have a lot to learn about personal finance I hope you will use my successes and failures to help reach your own goals whether you want to go to college debt free, get a part time job, work on a fun DIY project that will save you money or just read about ways you can learn to manage your money well as a teen. So glad you're here! Read more about my story here.

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