Mommyluscious: September 2011

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Straight Talking Happy

This post brought to you by Straight Talk. All opinions are 100% mine.

With domestic goddess duties, the girls growing up, and the new baby beginning to make its presence felt in my innards, it’s a wonder I haven’t sprouted six other arms yet. (I’m about to, I think.) And as usual, budgeting is driving me batty on a monthly basis.

Juggling numbers is as challenging as juggling duties so I’m always looking forward to easing the load somehow. Take cell phone bills for instance, with how much we are paying, I only use it for emergencies, texts and barely for picture messaging. I can only surf the web on my mobile if I’m on our home WiFi because using my current service’s connection would cost me both arms and two more arms I wish I had.

My original hope was to be able to use my cell to keep in touch with the outside world with quick calls to friends, mobile blogging and facebook status updates or chats. I also wanted to keep hubby happy with pictures of the girls’ daily adventures while he’s away at the office so he would feel that we haven’t forgotten about him. But no thanks to budget, those hopes remain cherished dreams.

Hook, line and sinker Just recently, I read about Straight Talk and I am SO envious of those who are already on it! I love the idea that I would feel richer with Straight Talk because I can immediately cut my cell phone bill in half. PLUS, I don’t have to be on a contract to get everything I need!

I can just imagine how much I could save switching to Straight Talk! I could put the money away for that family vacation we’ve all been wanting to have! Or go SHOPPING!

There are also no hidden costs, surprise bills and absolutely no credit checks. It features great nationwide coverage and excellent reception and connectivity. I might even be able to call someone underwater!

Everything you need The “All You Need Plan” (I don’t just need it! I WANT!) meets the needs of heavy users (like me!) with 1,000 minutes, 1,000 texts and 30 MB of web data. The Unlimited Monthly service is only $45, including calls, text, picture messaging, and web. But for A WHOLE YEAR, imagine going unlimited calls, text, picture messaging and web for only $499.00! 411 calls are included at absolutely no extra charge and it’s all free from activation, reactivation, and termination fees!

Call a friend Straight Talk also has an International Long Distance Service. It’s a flexible prepaid calling service that enables you to make international calls from your home, cell or office phone at low rates. It makes keeping in touch a whole lot easier (and cheaper!) with friends and family who are out of the country.

Hook, line and sinker Everyone WINS on their phone selections too! Straight Talk only uses trusted phone manufacturers like LG, Motorola, Kyocera, Nokia and Samsung with amazing smart phones; touch screen phones, and app capable phones with features like voice navigation, camera, video recorder, music player, instant messaging, and Bluetooth®. Kids and teens can also have reconditioned phones that are available from $10.00. It’s all with camera, mp3 player, mobile web access, and blue-tooth capability.

Todo lo que necesitas How’s that for budget and maximized usage? :D I won't just have to use my cell for emergencies! I would actually be able to use it to keep my loved ones near and bring them even closer to us!

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Straight Talking: Feel Richer By The Minute!

This post brought to you by Straight Talk. All opinions are 100% mine.

Since the advent of the cell phone, I have always found it an amazing way to communicate and reach out. Especially on emergencies. When I was a teenager and cellphones were the size of a shoe, we used our friend’s bulky cell phone to call our parents when we were stranded somewhere. Calling from the middle of nowhere was more acceptable versus the consequences of not letting them know we needed rescuing. Of course, there were still consequences but being chewed out was better than hiking the dark highways in the middle of the night.

When I started working and I needed a cellphone to keep in touch with the outside world, I decided on a plan. Little did I know that all that “keeping in touch” via text and voice call minutes would kill my paycheck and bury me in debt! It coincided with my boyfriend going out of the country, so you can imagine how we racked up the bills. We tried to be meticulous about the minutes and the promo rates but somehow, little “surprises” cropped up in the billing. So after paying that off, it was go pre-paid for me (which still ate up a lot)! I ended up using my cell for texts and emergencies only.

Now, for all my readers State-side, here’s a plan I’ve just heard about called Straight Talk. It actually makes you feel richer by cutting your bill in half without sacrificing calls, texts or even surfing the net from your phone! What’s more, you don’t need a contract, there are no surprise bills and no credit checks!

Hook, line and sinker I could actually spend the money I’m saving on something else for the kids! Or me! Better yet, maybe put it into the vacation fund! Yay!

Everything you need With great nationwide coverage and incredible reception/connectivity, their monthly plans cover great deals even for the heavy phone users. The “All You Need Plan” has 1,000 minutes, 1,000 texts and 30 MB of web data. The Unlimited Monthly service is only $45 that includes calls, text, picture messaging, and web. Then for a whole year, you can have unlimited calls, text, picture messaging and web for only $499.00! 411 calls are included at no extra charge and it’s absolutely free from activation, reactivation, or termination fees!

Call a friend Straight Talk also has an International Long Distance Service that features an incredibly flexible prepaid calling service. It allows you to make international calls from your home, cell or office phone at low rates. This would have been really useful when the boyfriend was out of the country! Imagine what I could have saved up for with all that we spent calling each other back and forth!

Hook, line and sinker Finally, Straight Talk only uses trusted phone manufacturers like LG, Motorola, Kyocera, Nokia and Samsung. You can even choose from a wide array of smart phones; touch screen phones, and app capable phones with features like voice navigation, camera, video recorder, music player, instant messaging, and Bluetooth®. And for the kids, there are great reconditioned phones available from $10.00 with a camera, mp3 player, mobile web access, and blue-tooth capability.

Todo lo que necesitas Gosh! Where was this when I was stuck in the middle of nowhere?! I wish this was already available back then! If this had existed before, my cell wouldn't be for emergencies only! (Attention, ex-boyfriend-who-is-now-my-hubby! Take the hint! :D)