Me: So I get to add an extra line, get a brand new iPhone 6, and my monthly bill is going to be exactly the same? Sales Rep: Yes. Me: You’re sure? It’s not going to go up after a month or two? Sales Rep: Correct. Me: And we’re not getting any less service at this price? Sales Rep: Right. Oh, there is one thing … you’re also going to get this new Samsung tablet as part of the package. That’s already included in the price I quoted you. Shopping Around for a Cell Phone: That exchange of words above is exactly what happened just a few months ago when I started shopping around trying to lower my bills and find a cell phone for my daughter. Originally my wife and I were planning to get her an older, used one off … [Read more...] about How to Use the Power of Customer Retention to Lower Your Bills
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A No-Brainer Way to Lower Your Bills – For Free!
One of my favorite blog series to follow along with is J Money's "Challenge Everything" series over at Budgets are Sexy. In case you don't know this one, basically what J does is take a different bill every month and tries to get it lowered. Or another thing he'll try is to look for some other side hustle to make a little extra money on the side. Collectively this ends up going into a special fund that he can do whatever he wants with when it's all done. So far he's done quite well with himself. At last count he was over $4,000 bucks! Lower Your Bills With a Little Help: I've always been a very big supporter of regularly auditing your budget and challenging your bills whenever possible. If there's one thing I've … [Read more...] about A No-Brainer Way to Lower Your Bills – For Free!