Question about picking a cheaper phone plan and what it saved me

I had to choose between my old $85 plan and a new one for $45 that cut my data in half. I went with the cheaper one and set a data alert on my phone, which worked fine. Has anyone else made a switch like that and found they didn't miss the extra stuff?

3 comments

3 Comments

robins831mo ago

What did you do with the extra $40 each month?

the_zara1mo ago

Honestly that question about the extra $40 used to make me roll my eyes. I figured it was such a small amount it wouldn't matter. Then I started automatically moving a similar bit into a separate savings account. Watching it actually add up over a year completely changed my mind. It's not about the amount, it's about the habit. That small consistency does more than you'd think.

josephadams1mo ago

That's a really good point about the habit. Robins83 asked what to do with it, and honestly, the specific account matters less than the auto-transfer. In my case, I just used my bank's basic savings, nothing fancy. The key was making it automatic so I never even saw the money to spend it.