If you shop online and want to give money to your favorite charity, listen up. The iGive app makes it easy to shop from more than 1,600 online stores like Amazon, Best Buy, Staples, Walgreens and many more. When you buy something through the app, around 3 percent of your total purchase price is given to the charity of your choice. The donation is paid by the retailer, not by you, and to date over $7 million has been given to various charities. All you have to do is download the iGive software. Learn more at igive.com.

Is bubble wrap recyclable? It sure is, and it's easy to do. First, if you have old bubble wrap, consider reusing it the next time you need to ship something fragile. But if the bubble wrap is past its prime, do this: Pop the bubbles first. Then take the flattened plastic to any recycling bin that accepts plastic shopping bags for recycling. It's the same type of plastic, so you can be sure it will be recycled.

If you use an ink jet printer at home, you know those replacement cartridges can cost a lot of money. One way to extend the life of the ink cartridges is to check if the cartridge is actually low on ink. Most cartridges have an internal mechanism that monitors usage when you insert it and estimates how much ink is left. Conservatively. Often, when the printer says it's low or out of ink, it really isn't. You can reset the memory on your cartridges with a paper clip. On the side of most cartridges is a pinhole reset. Just insert a paper clip and re-install the cartridge. Use it until all the ink is actually gone.