Episode Summary: Is your phone battery suddenly tanking the day after you pay it off? Same. In this episode of Tidy Tidbits, I’m diving into the strange tech glitches that show up right after your warranty ends—and offering 7 tidy tech tips to help you declutter your digital life and reclaim your mental bandwidth.
Whether you're untangling cords, scrubbing subscriptions, or finally naming that photo folder from 2017, this 5-minute episode is your guide to a more organized, less overwhelming digital life.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
🔋 How to survive sudden battery betrayal
🪫 The best external charger that charges itself, too
📆 How we use shared digital calendars (and one old-school one too)
🖼 The easiest way to declutter your camera roll
💽 The boring but essential rule for your external hard drive
📱 Why I name my app folders “I am loved” and “I am enough”
💸 How we uncovered secret subscriptions and even got a few refunds
Tidy Tech Tools Mentioned:
Charger Chaos Solved: our external charger for on-the-go
Control Cords: my favorite 6-foot braided “long” charging cord
Shared Calendars = Shared Sanity: our family’s command center is our digital calendar and I’ve got a code for you! Use TIDYTYLER30 for $30 off the 15” Skylight calendar, available globally… and we also still use our little dry-erase magnetic “weekly” board and to-do lists for jotting quick notes on the fridge
The Great Photo Declutter: best tip: declutter from this month, one year ago! Here’s a Tidy Toolkit download to help!
External Hard Drive Rule: this one holds up to 6TB - keep photos and documents secure. We store ours in this fireproof safe, or you could use these fireproof bags!
Apps as Affirmations: is it time to rename the app folders on your phone?
Subscription Scrubdown: we used the Rocket Money app to scan for unused subscription services, cancel them, and even got a few refunds back
Tidy up your tech, and reclaim your time, energy, and mental bandwidth!
Resources:
📬 Subscribe to The Tidy Times on Substack for more family systems, behind-the-scenes stories, and practical magic.
📘 Check out my book, Tidy Up Your Life — your guide to rethinking your space and your mindset.
📸 Follow me on Instagram @tidydad for more tiny triumphs and tidy tips.
Tyler Moore—known online as Tidy Dad—is a father of three daughters, a cleaning and organizing expert, and a full-time NYC public school teacher. He’s gone from scrubbing toilets to appearing on the Today Show and publishing his bestselling book, Tidy Up Your Life, which helps people make space for what matters most. For Tyler, the goal isn’t always a perfectly tidy home—it’s a home that’s easily tidied. You can find him on Instagram @tidydad and his newsletter on Substack, The Tidy Times.
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