Comments on: Texting the dollars away http://www.bluntmoney.com/texting-the-dollars-away/ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:51:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Too Many Debts » Blog Archive » Welcome to the 83rd Carnival of Personal Finance! http://www.bluntmoney.com/texting-the-dollars-away/comment-page-1/#comment-5139 Too Many Debts » Blog Archive » Welcome to the 83rd Carnival of Personal Finance! Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:33:46 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/texting-the-dollars-away/#comment-5139 [...] Blunt Money says don’t text your $ away! [...] [...] Blunt Money says don’t text your $ away! [...]

]]> By: bluntmoney http://www.bluntmoney.com/texting-the-dollars-away/comment-page-1/#comment-4748 bluntmoney Wed, 17 Jan 2007 01:19:00 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/texting-the-dollars-away/#comment-4748 triple-e, the plan is pretty cheap. It's $16.22 with tax for 3 months. He doesn't use the minutes up in that time, it's just the text messages that are big. He does talk to his friends face to face, but they don't live nearby and I think the in thing to do is to text. Along with putting comments on myspace pages and sending emails... triple-e, the plan is pretty cheap. It’s $16.22 with tax for 3 months. He doesn’t use the minutes up in that time, it’s just the text messages that are big. He does talk to his friends face to face, but they don’t live nearby and I think the in thing to do is to text. Along with putting comments on myspace pages and sending emails…

]]> By: triple-e http://www.bluntmoney.com/texting-the-dollars-away/comment-page-1/#comment-4728 triple-e Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:46:13 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/texting-the-dollars-away/#comment-4728 Assuming you have sat down and discussed his good idea about switching to a plan that is less expensive for him, and shopping around is a great idea. The plan overall may be more expensive, and that would have to be factored in. Also, why is he texting so much instead of talking to his friends face to face? Just because or for a valid (to him) reason? Assuming you have sat down and discussed his good idea about switching to a plan that is less expensive for him, and shopping around is a great idea. The plan overall may be more expensive, and that would have to be factored in. Also, why is he texting so much instead of talking to his friends face to face? Just because or for a valid (to him) reason?

]]> By: Poorer Than You http://www.bluntmoney.com/texting-the-dollars-away/comment-page-1/#comment-4700 Poorer Than You Tue, 16 Jan 2007 06:23:21 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/texting-the-dollars-away/#comment-4700 Things have changed a lot in the last 7 years! I got my first cell phone when I was 13, just like your son. However, mine was prepaid, instead of pay-as-you-go. Also, it was the crappiest phone you ever did see - it could receive text messages, but not send them. Most importantly, I was the only kid to have a cell phone for years and years. Some of my friends are just now starting to get them! I'd say the best thing to do is continue to make him pay for the text messages, since they're not the purpose of the phone. Things have changed a lot in the last 7 years! I got my first cell phone when I was 13, just like your son. However, mine was prepaid, instead of pay-as-you-go. Also, it was the crappiest phone you ever did see – it could receive text messages, but not send them.

Most importantly, I was the only kid to have a cell phone for years and years. Some of my friends are just now starting to get them!

I’d say the best thing to do is continue to make him pay for the text messages, since they’re not the purpose of the phone.

]]> By: bluntmoney http://www.bluntmoney.com/texting-the-dollars-away/comment-page-1/#comment-4511 bluntmoney Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:36:29 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/texting-the-dollars-away/#comment-4511 Youch. It looks like I better keep a close eye on the amount used! Youch. It looks like I better keep a close eye on the amount used!

]]> By: Single Ma http://www.bluntmoney.com/texting-the-dollars-away/comment-page-1/#comment-4498 Single Ma Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:54:28 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/texting-the-dollars-away/#comment-4498 Mm Hmm... Teenagers and cell phones. Welcome to the club! My daughter went from texting Princess to "talking on the cell even when you're at home" Queen. Lawd, I don't understand it! After the 2nd $150+ bill (6 months apart from the 1st offense), the phone is on an indefinite restriction to emergencies only. Mm Hmm…

Teenagers and cell phones. Welcome to the club!

My daughter went from texting Princess to “talking on the cell even when you’re at home” Queen. Lawd, I don’t understand it! After the 2nd $150+ bill (6 months apart from the 1st offense), the phone is on an indefinite restriction to emergencies only.

]]> By: Liz http://www.bluntmoney.com/texting-the-dollars-away/comment-page-1/#comment-4492 Liz Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:27:05 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/texting-the-dollars-away/#comment-4492 All three of my kids have a cell phone. My son, is the text message King. After using a text plan..and him FAR exceeding it...we decided that text messages would be blocked on his phone. It was just too outrageous of a bill--and I made him pay for most of it. So no more texting for him. The girls text--but they know they have to pay for it--so they keep their numbers down...atleast so far they have. Good luck! All three of my kids have a cell phone. My son, is the text message King. After using a text plan..and him FAR exceeding it…we decided that text messages would be blocked on his phone. It was just too outrageous of a bill–and I made him pay for most of it. So no more texting for him. The girls text–but they know they have to pay for it–so they keep their numbers down…atleast so far they have.

Good luck!

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