Out of Gas Newsletter - Issue 28 February 15, 2009
Saving Money on your Telephone Bill
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We had a wild week as small tornadoes / high winds blew through our community on Weds. We were without power for several days and were really cold. Over the next few weeks we’ll talk some about being prepared when bad things happen and then we’ll continue on the saving money track. Because one thing I learned was we definitely weren’t prepared.
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Saving Money on your telephone bill
The first thing you’ll want to do is drag out a copy of your last telephone bill. Sometimes I think the people that design these bills want to make it very difficult to figure out exactly what we’re paying for.
Here are a few ideas to save you some money.
1. Do you really need more than one telephone line?
2. If you find yourself talking more on your cell phone than on the land line… maybe you could get rid of the land line. Just make sure that you notify everyone (Even aunt Susie) about the change.
3. Check for charges like wire maintenance… if you’ve had trouble with your phone in the last year or if your house is old you may want to keep this, otherwise get rid of it.
4. Call your phone company and ask for the best deal they can give you, explain to them that you’re looking on cutting expenses and you want to get their best deal possible.
5. Would it save you money to try out an internet phone service?
Here are some tips on saving money on your long distance service.
http://www.trac.org/consumer/top-ways-to-save-on-your-long-distance-bill.html
We’ll continue our series with the following topics.
Saving Money on your Electricity
Saving Money on your Heating / Cooling
We’ll start on Household Expenses and Supplies (not including Food)
