To spend or not to spend...

[wolvesjr34]

Okay guys I have a question for you....

My dad decided he would send me $100 for my birthday because he could not figure out what to get me.

Now of course I am thinking of all the things I could spend that money on. Question is should I when I have $400 phone bill due in 10 days?

What do you think?

 

[JZA]

What do you think?

stop using your phone so much! $400 is huge!

 

[wolvesjr34]

stop using your phone so much! $400 is huge!

LMAO - yeah I have stopped using it so much - should have seen the last one it was $700!

 

[lockymac]

Pay that Bill AJ!
It will make any purchases that much sweeter when you know that you are on top of your Bills

 

[wolvesjr34]

Dayam whats with all the responsible people around here.... LOL

 

[lockymac]

Just trying to help!
Ive seen enough
'Ok, Ive decided to quit collecting cards because its costing too much' posts here before

 

[chadjaja]

Get a new phone contract! Pay me $100 to save you $650 a month!

 

[cath15]

mate that is a huge phone bill, wow, put it on the bill get it payed and then spend big on some cards later

 

[wolvesjr34]

Get a new phone contract! Pay me $100 to save you $650 a month!

LMFAO yeah I'm afraid unless I use calling cards... nothing is gonna make phoning South Africa cheaper!!! LOL

 

[wolvesjr34]

Just trying to help!
Ive seen enough
'Ok, Ive decided to quit collecting cards because its costing too much' posts here before

Oh that will never happen, I never quit! I sometimes take a hiatus, or slow down considerably... but I will never stop!!

 

[WoobieZarz]

South Africa? Use the INTERNET!!!

FREE CALL!!!!!

www.skype.com

DAYAM $700 is WAAAAAAY TOO MUCH!!!!

 

[wolvesjr34]

Yeah I got skype... but its only free if you subscribe otherwise all you can do is puter to puter, not puter to phone hehe

and I don't wanna be sitting up at my puter, most often my calls are at bedtime... but hey I've cut back considerably... cos i hate having to slow down on card purchases LOL

 

[Lippo]

why dont you ask your dad to pay your phone bill for your bday!!

 

[wolvesjr34]

why dont you ask your dad to pay your phone bill for your bday!!

Cos he loaned me $200 for the last one LMAO

 

[clarkescards]

I went 50/50, although, I can relate to the 4th option. Have started to budget in the hope to have a better idea of what I'm spending.

 

[Trey]

pay your bills!

getting into debt just causes massive problems with other things. and try and find cheaper alternatives to phone south africa!

 

[kidd05]

Lemme guess, your girl is in South Africa?

How much does it cost to call there per minute/hr?

 

[wolvesjr34]

Currently with Telstra... costs way too much approx $35 per hour....

when I actually use daybreak calling card its 6.5 cents per minute....

 

[Benny J]

Pay your phone bill!!! I work in the finance industry and i see to many people with "default" on their credit file for not paying their bloody phone bills. Trust me it will hurt you in the long run if you dont pay it!!!!

Maybe you should look at the $79/cap. i think it is with vodaphone. doesnt matter how many calls you make your bill wont be over $79!!! Sounds like a good deal to me!!!

 

[kidd05]

I'm with Telstra too.. while they have clear lines, $17 for an hour is too much.

I'll hook you up with something, it's called Call me Direct. They top up your home fone with credits and the rates are pretty good. I get around 4 1/2 hours for $50 and the line is pretty clear and there's no lag most of the time.

Customer service is 1300 136 656
Ask how much their rates are to South Africa.

My advise too is, try to budget your calls. I doubt you're calling friends over there and am assuming its a girl. I only call my fiance once a week for 1 hour and just sms with her everyday. Try to get used to it. I spend only $100 a month for communication. You make the rest up with emails, snail mail, Skype, IMs, etc.

$700 is not worth it man coz there are ways to maintain it without spending that much.