Save a buck and a half

I received our business cell phone bill. We have 7 different people on our account. I don’t normally scrutinize the bill but this month I noticed a little change in the overall amount due. I looked over the bill and saw that there were a couple of phones that went over their monthly minutes, a couple with international calls. No big deal. There were also charges for “411” calls. This bothered me a bit. We don’t know a phone number so we conveniently called 4-1-1. Each time we dialed these 3 numbers, it costs us $1.49. I know that may not sound that much but it adds up.

When you think about it, I’m deciding whether I should pay $4.99 for 250 text/image messages or $10 for unlimited. That $5 difference makes a difference, especially if you’re paying that for 7 phones. That would be $35 each month in addition to the individual calling plans. I started to re-think my calling plan and how I use my phone. Should I be calling my friends just to say hello when the real reason I’m calling is that I’m bored and want company on my hour long commute to work? Should I be using my cell phone when I’m at home, and I have a long distance calling plan on my landline? Do I really need unlimited texting when I have a calling plan? It’s funny because the kids are texting each other ALL DAY LONG. Can they not call each other and get to the point with a 2 minute phone call? I guess it’s truly just from boredom that they are texting. Can they not go out and meet their friends? I can understand texting when a call is not possible but how many true texts do these account for?

Ha-ha. I guess I got sidetracked a bit. What I wanted to share with you was the toll free number to get your unknown phone numbers, for the ones you pay $1.49 each. There are probably tons of different phone numbers out there but the one I use is 1-800-FREE411. While searching for that website, I found another 1-800-411SAVE.Google even has one 1-800-GOOG411. The only drawback is that you sometimes have to listen to some advertisement. Who cares?? Be patient and save a buck and a half! While you’re at it, re-think your calling & texting plan.