I had to recharge my pre-paid mobile today as it is soon due and I didn’t want to lose my credits if I forgot to re-charge it on the date due. Too much to lose, and I not talking about cents here. it’s annual pre-paid plan that I am on as I only use it for SMS & incoming calls. I will only use it for actual calls if I am in trouble or have lost the person I am with and need to find them. As we all have mobile phones in our family. My family bought this mobile phone about three years ago so that I could have on when I am driving back and forth from they place 20 minutes away on a freeway and they can find me if I am out. It’s when I do put my mobile on.
So back to the costing of this mobile phone, Ok I got it for FREE with $30.00 free calls on it. As I can’t hear it ring only see the lights when a message come in. I don’t use it much to talk on, as the calls on this annual plan are .60cent per minute. I have no voice mail, rarely call out, only SMS mainly. After first 2 months, I bought $50.00 recharge and put it on annual plan. At the end of the first year I had $49.00 left which rollover to next recharge which I put another $50.00 recharge on it and next year another $50 recharge. Because now, I have still $72.00 left to rollover this year I put only $20.00 on it this time which is the lowest I can get. This is not all I saved, as I got 15% off each of those recharges as well! So what’s the cost of my mobile phone to date. As the phone was free with $30.00 in call. I spent only $127.50 out of my pocket. In 3 years I had $200 of call credits now have $92.00 left. Using only $108.00 in this time. $108.00 call credits used on Mobile phone calls in 3 years with a phone that is in daily use. Can anyone else beat this?
Also I went shopping today, bought some groceries $3.85 saving $2.00 and had lunch out $2.95 and free coffee, saving $2.45 and I bought chocolates as I do have a sweet tooth. $3.88 saving .60 here
BREAKFAST Muesli & Milk Coffee
LUNCH Crackers & Marinated Feta Cheese with Marinated Peppers Fruit Coffee
DINNER Savoury Mince on Toast. Fruit Coffee
Today’s Full price Tally $33.10
Today’s Savings - $ 8.05
2007 Total $-t-r-e-t-c-h Savings Tally $ 9963.51
Mobile phone prepaid recharge
February 17th, 2007 at 08:46 am
February 17th, 2007 at 02:36 pm 1171723010
Way to go!
February 17th, 2007 at 09:14 pm 1171746882
When I said I would only use it in an emergency I meant it.
I do get a kick out of beating the system also.
January 31st, 2008 at 03:16 am 1201749369
February 2nd, 2008 at 09:30 pm 1201987845
I am with Vodafone on 365 days plan it's every expensive to use the call area so much so I don't know how much it is to call now, it was 60c minute when I joined and 25c for each text message, I don't have a lot people to call. if family wants me and they ring in emergency or text if they just saying hi! I do use text messages but not use voice mail area as everyone has been told to text me only as my voice mail has never set to open in 4 years. I will use call area in an emergency or if I have a breakdown with the car. I keep minimum of $40 on it at all times.
Kitty
February 12th, 2008 at 05:56 am 1202795802