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No matter how busy your life is, you can probably find a few extra minutes to try these passive income-earning apps. Can't sleep? Earn some cash filling out surveys instead of doom-scrolling. We compiled a list of apps that pay in everything from gift cards to cash deposited in your accounts.

Here’s an item to add to your quarterly to-do list: Audit your apps. This frees up valuable digital real estate and protects you from yet another developer who wants to get their hands on your data.

Scroll through your app list. You’ll find at least a couple you no longer use. Do you have multiple perform the same function? What about a game you gave up long ago or a loyalty app for a company that went out of business?

Before you just hit the big X, you need to know the right steps to take. Tap or click here for a step-by-step guide for deleting apps and their data the right way.

So you want a fitness device to help you get in shape and stay more active. But you don't want to support Big Tech goliaths like Apple or Google. You're in luck. We rounded up some high-tech and affordable alternatives worth checking out.

Your computer likely comes with a subpar webcam. Before you shell out money for a standalone camera, check your pockets. That's right — your iPhone is about the best webcam you can get, especially when you connect it to your Mac to take advantage of its special features made for video calls. Here's everything you need to know.

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