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Seven Simple Tips to Get Your Morning Motivation
Feb 18 2019
Early mornings can be the worst. Waking up, getting the kids ready for school, and trying to get motivated for the week can be a real drag. And let’s face it, no one likes having to wake up extra early just to wait in the school car line for 45 minutes. Luckily the Figure8 app exists […]
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How to Export Your Activities to Google Calendar With Figure8
Dec 18 2018
Planning your Figure8 carpools just got an upgrade! Now you can export individual Activities or your entire Rides Calendar to your Google Calendar with just a few taps! Be sure to update your Figure8 app to use this new feature. Don’t have the Figure8 app? Download it here! Here is a quick five-step guide on how […]
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10 Ways to Spend Your Free Time While the Kids Are Carpooling
Nov 27 2018
One of the major benefits of carpooling is having extra time to do whatever you want. The kids are out of the house, and you no longer have to wait in long car lines. So how do you spend your free time? You finally get to relax or take up a new hobby. The Figure8 […]
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Five Ways to Prevent Overscheduling Your Child
Oct 08 2018
Is it just us, or do our children’s schedules seem to get busier and busier with each passing year? According to Dr. Alvin Rosenfeld, a child psychiatrist and author of The Over-Scheduled Child: Avoiding the Hyper-Parenting Trap, overbooking our children with too many extracurricular activities is a nationwide problem. Children are under increasing pressure to […]
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Why You Should Listen to KiDNuZ when Carpooling with Kids
Aug 12 2018
What do you listen to when you are driving with kids in the car? Is it the radio, Spotify, or the non-stop chatter from the back seat? For Figure8 carpooler Stephanie Kelmar, the answer is easy: KiDNuZ. We interviewed Stephanie this week to learn more about why she founded KiDNuZ, and why it should be your […]
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How Driverless Cars will Change Kids’ Carpooling
Feb 21 2018
Fully autonomous vehicles are fast approaching on the horizon. A handful of top automobile manufacturers have already released dates by which their driverless cars will hit the road: Honda by 2020, Nissan by 2020, Ford by 2021, Volvo by 2021, and Tesla by the end of 2017. Google’s driverless car division, is currently recruiting hundreds […]
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7 Carpool Tips for Busy Parents
Jan 24 2018
If you’re a modern parent, you’ve grown up with technology. Your phone is your command center. You rely on smart reminders, digital lists, and instant messaging apps to get through your day. So why is staying on top of your children’s rides still so hectic? Actually, kids’ transportation just hitched a ride to the 21st […]
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Tips for Staying Focused While Driving
Sep 19 2017
Like all busy parents, we can’t escape the need to multi-task. From cooking dinner while helping with homework, to online shopping during conference calls, and even though we know we shouldn’t, sometimes we even text while driving. But according to the United States Department of Transportation, texting while driving creates a crash risk 23 times […]
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Carpooling Benefits
Sep 19 2017
Almost everyone we have spoken with has expressed an interest in carpooling more, but parents are frequently intimidated by the prospect of setting up a carpool. So much so that they often opt to schlep their kids around themselves, rather than share rides with other parents. With Figure8, you can save time and money, reduce […]
