Marybeth Hicks from Catholic Mom had a fabulous post about her 6th grade daughter wanting a cell phone and the pressure she felt about giving in to that desire. I appreciated her candor and good humor about the stress we as parents feel when our children try to influence us to give them what they feel they need. She pointed out her daughter didn’t need a cell phone and in fact was better off without one for a while longer.
Aaron Siegel of Chillicious wrote a very informative post on cell phone minutes recently. All too often, we can go over our minutes, especially on a family plan. Aaron explained how to convert minutes into hours for each family member and add them up to determine how many minutes you actually need on a plan. This will save you money on your bill in the long run. Speaking as someone who’s gone over my plan more times than I can count between me and my teen, I took notes. Good job Aaron!
Julie Rains from Wisebread recently posted about living without a landline. She included step-by-step instructions on how to cut the proverbial cord. She gives advice on everything from changing all your numbers to using Skype (which is a great service by the way). She was humorous and informative.
The Blog Directory had a great post about using prepay phones instead for teens and others to avoid getting stuck with a large overage bill. They explained just how prepaid phones work with different companies.
Adriana Lee from Phone Dog writes a post about the skyrocketing prices of cell phone plans. She discusses how prepaid phones are no longer looked down upon as they used to be but considered a viable option to higher cell phone prices. Her many points about cutting expenses by cutting out extras such as texting, internet and phone gadgets are well thought out and informative.
Written on March 31st, 2009 at 8:01 am by Amy
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