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Jessica Lares · 01-25-2014, 02:08 PM

So, my new years resolution this year was to cut back on a lot of spending. I got rid of Audible, I got rid of some other subscriptions, and I'm saving a good chunk of money already after doing so.

My next step is to go on prepaid, and I already got a feature phone and am loving it (Last years Nokia 301 - Great camera, easy to sync my Mac stuff, and overall pretty "smart" for a basic phone, 256 MB of internal space even, CRAZY!!!!

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My parents just bought my little brother his first phone, the iPhone 5C, and they're really pushing me to go back to a smartphone simply because they feel bad that he has one and I don't. They're willing to pay for the first few months AND the phone.

To make up for not having a smartphone, I bought a 64GB iPod Touch (5th gen) refurbished from Apple last month. I am loving it so far, especially that 64GB that fits ALL my music I've ever bought and will buy in the future, my audiobooks, my huge Evernote stash of notes, ebooks, and photos.

So I've got everything under control, and am ready to save the $600+ by not signing another contract. Yet, they're pushing me to do so. because they think I'm going to be jealous of a 12 year-old.

I've had five smartphones at this point. The iPhone 2G, the iPhone 4, Samsung's Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, and a Huawei and Windows Phone to finish my current contract because the phone broke within a year. These last two years have been a total nightmare because of the S2. The Windows Phone was nice, but I was just tired at that point.

I only use 30 minutes every month. 30. I don't text, I don't Facebook, I don't Twitter, I don't use Netflix, I don't use Google Maps, I don't browse, I just take notes, journal, balance my spending, track my walking, listen to music, read, take pictures, and play a few games.

I really don't think it's worth paying $60 a month for that. Especially when feature phones are so robust now that they play nice with CardDAV, etc. It's really nice to type all the information up on my Mac and then push it over Bluetooth to my Nokia and it automatically knowing what to do with it.

Since 2007, if I've learnt anything, it's that there's a lot of things that $60/mo will buy you instead of a useless smartphone plan, and I am so glad to be only 25 to realize that.

My parents, however, think I'm nuts.

01-25-2014, 02:08 PM	#23491
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	So, my new years resolution this year was to cut back on a lot of spending. I got rid of Audible, I got rid of some other subscriptions, and I'm saving a good chunk of money already after doing so. My next step is to go on prepaid, and I already got a feature phone and am loving it (Last years Nokia 301 - Great camera, easy to sync my Mac stuff, and overall pretty "smart" for a basic phone, 256 MB of internal space even, CRAZY!!!! ). My parents just bought my little brother his first phone, the iPhone 5C, and they're really pushing me to go back to a smartphone simply because they feel bad that he has one and I don't. They're willing to pay for the first few months AND the phone. To make up for not having a smartphone, I bought a 64GB iPod Touch (5th gen) refurbished from Apple last month. I am loving it so far, especially that 64GB that fits ALL my music I've ever bought and will buy in the future, my audiobooks, my huge Evernote stash of notes, ebooks, and photos. So I've got everything under control, and am ready to save the $600+ by not signing another contract. Yet, they're pushing me to do so. because they think I'm going to be jealous of a 12 year-old. I've had five smartphones at this point. The iPhone 2G, the iPhone 4, Samsung's Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, and a Huawei and Windows Phone to finish my current contract because the phone broke within a year. These last two years have been a total nightmare because of the S2. The Windows Phone was nice, but I was just tired at that point. I only use 30 minutes every month. 30. I don't text, I don't Facebook, I don't Twitter, I don't use Netflix, I don't use Google Maps, I don't browse, I just take notes, journal, balance my spending, track my walking, listen to music, read, take pictures, and play a few games. I really don't think it's worth paying $60 a month for that. Especially when feature phones are so robust now that they play nice with CardDAV, etc. It's really nice to type all the information up on my Mac and then push it over Bluetooth to my Nokia and it automatically knowing what to do with it. Since 2007, if I've learnt anything, it's that there's a lot of things that $60/mo will buy you instead of a useless smartphone plan, and I am so glad to be only 25 to realize that. My parents, however, think I'm nuts.