It's no secret that I'm kind of a cheap ass. I only buy clothes on clearance, I DIY everything I can think of, I clip coupons whenever I can, or only buy things that are on sale.
So, honestly no one should expect me to be any different when it comes to my cell phone. Right?
About 6 months ago my cell phone contract was up on my parents line, and I decided it's probably about time to be an adult and get my own cell phone account.
When looking around at all the different options, I can tell you I instantly felt nauseous over the amount of money I was looking to spend for not as much as I wanted. But, then I looked in to Straight Talk from Walmart, which is a service from Tracfone.
Do you remember Tracfone back in the day? That was my first cell phone provider when I was in high school! After I would cash my paycheck from my minimum wage job I would run out and get a card for $10 or whatever to add minutes to my phone and off I went!
And then a few days later I was completely out of minutes and scraping up change to do it all over again. Honestly, I think I spent more time running down my battery playing Snake than anything else. Oh and if anyone called me while I was playing Snake? It was ON. "Grandma! I was doing something important! Sheesh.
Ok sorry, I got stuck in 2001 in a second. That was a scary place.
Anyway, I found a deal with Straightalk that I just couldn't beat. I bought an Android phone for $150 and got service for $45/month with unlimited talk, text and web. And it's prepaid.
This is not a drill and not too good to be true! I have had my Straightalk account for 6 months and I can not imagine getting anything different, ever. I've got great service, no surprise bills and no complaints whatsoever.
Unfortunately, a couple months ago I didn't realize my phone was in my lap when I got out of the car and I flung it across the driveway, and shattered the screen.
I have tried living with my cracked phone, but this weekend I notice some little bits of my screen inside my purse and decided it was probably time to quit being a cheapo... I mean I'm thinking it wouldn't be the most fun ever to reach into my purse and slit my wrist. :-/
So, I broke down this weekend and ordered a new phone from Walmart.com (with the replacement plan this time!)
I'm so happy to do my texting, email checking, banking and Pinning without wondering when my phone screen will fall through... all for a low price!
I will never go back to a regular cell phone plan again, and if you are looking for a way to cut costs I suggest you look into this one ASAP.
1 comment:
Look at you with your big girl phone!!!
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