Cutting costs: Is a measured rate phone line for you?

In this economy, many of us are looking to cut costs. As people become more reliant on cell phones, many are making the choice to abandon the landline altogether. But what about those of us who need the landline for home security systems or DSL? Well, there is an option that the phone companies don’t [...]

Today’s frugal lesson: Ask and ye shall receive

Here’s a quick tip to help limit expenses. Don’t be afraid to ask for a late fee to be waived on your bill. No matter how careful we are, sometimes a bill slips past us, like my AT&T home phone bill did this month. The result was a $6.05 late fee, not a lot but [...]

Follow-up: I doth say “Screw Sprint!”

I posted a few weeks ago about my dilemma on what to do with my cell phone. I have been a Sprint customer for a little over two years and I’m no longer under contract, while my wife is an AT&T customer. I discussed the idea of switching to AT&T and doing a family share [...]

How much is a cell phone number worth?

That’s the question I am asking myself at this point. I am currently with Sprint and my wife is on AT&T, and I was looking into porting my number over to AT&T and then putting the two lines on a share plan. My current monthly charge through Sprint alone is $38.49 plus tax, my wife’s monthly [...]