Kill Bills
Your bills piling up too high? Chop them down! Recently I did some work to make those bills a bit less painful:
- The cable and internet bill for my family was over $100 per month. About 6 months ago I called in and had it cut down to $80 a month but it bounced back once their “promotions” expired. This time the customer service rep was incredibly helpful and found a package that combined both our standard cable and internet into a single package for $65/month. He even set it up so that our next bill which would be invoiced less than a week from now will reflect the changes. Cable providers will typically cut up to $10 off per service if you are off contract so never pay their full price.
- Cellphone companies are notorious for shortchanging customers. I have a severe aversion towards Verizon which does not use SIM cards and makes it difficult to impossible for customers to sell their phones at the end of their contracts. My family uses T-mobile which allows a handy 10% discount for joining the Freelancers Union (free to join, click here). Another thing I love about T-mobile is their grandfathered $5.99/mo smart phone data plan (click here for info). AT&T also offers a 10% discount if your company uses their service.
- Many utilities are now accepting credit cards and online payments without a service charge. Save your self a stamp and pay with a credit card like Chase Freedom to get up to 3% cash back.
So have any of you had any experience cutting back on other utilities? I can’t see the water or electric company chopping down my rates, where else have you all found savings?
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