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Are You Throwing Money Away With Your Cell Phone?

October

28th

Genesis

Part of making the move to work at home is to cut back on excess expenses so you can focus on starting up your business without having to worry about what you´ll be feeding the kids in a few days time. Often, the budget cuts aren´t all in one area, you need to make a lot of small adjusments to get the budget to fit. One good way to do so is to reevaluate your cell phone bill.

Did you know the average American talks about 477 minutes on the phone per month and spends and average of $49.91 per month on their cell phone bill? That seems a bit excessive to me, though we use pre-paid cards, if I were to use a plan . . . I would be very careful about selecting the right one! It is important to know what you are getting into and even though it can be a pain in the butt, you need to compare cell phone planss if you want to get the most bang for your buck.

The best way to get all the information you need, short of sitting down with a stack of contracts and a calculator, is to use a website like Wirefly, which allows you to plug your information (minutes used per month, price paid, etc.) into an easy to use form which will then do the math for you and give you the best plan available. For example, if you are an average American, you are probably spending at least $10-20 too much on your monthly plan. Imagine what you could do with an extra $20 a month? That´s a whole $240 a year . . . enough to buy a new piece of office equipment or a few toys to keep your little ones occupied while you work. Or, it might just make a big enough dent in your budget to allow you to start working from home.