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I spend $12/month on two phones(Skype and a cell phone). I had a landline during college that came with the internet connection. I think I paid $10 for the pho
by MichaelBurge 11y ago
I spend $12/month on two phones(Skype and a cell phone).
I had a landline during college that came with the internet connection. I think I paid $10 for the phone.
When I got out of college, I needed a phone to schedule interviews for a job. So I bought a Skype phone number and used that. I think it costs $6/month, and I've had it for 5 years.
I bought a cell phone last year when I needed to work during the day, but also wanted to be accessible in case a tenant on a rental property needed some emergency repairs or something. I think I paid $50 for a cheaper Android and paid $20 every 3 months to keep it on and for 200 minutes/megabytes/texts. It was kind of nice to not have to worry about getting lost.
I might cancel the subscription on that cell phone soon, since I rarely use it. I don't know though: I can see wanting to develop a mobile app soon, and when I meet up with someone once or twice a year it'd be nice to have the flexibility to call to reschedule. Last year I met up with a real estate agent, and they were annoyed when they were 20 minutes late("stuck in traffic") and I was already gone after assuming they wouldn't show; the good news is they weren't late on any subsequent meetups.
It's not really about the money so much as being another thing to keep track of. It's a bad idea to lose track of the number of $x/month payments you're making, even if $x is small.