Where do people get the money from??

[lady__croft]

Just an observation here... I have a decent job and make a decent salary. I can possibly save a few of hundred dollars on a good month. I don't buy a lot of clothes. I don't have a car nor do I have a cell phone. I NEVER eat at restaurants. I don't drink. I don't have any lavish expenses. I don't go to too many movies and when I do it is at the

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[niviene]

I think the average person is so addicted to their cell phones that they will do anything to pay the expense so they skimp on other things such as food and they live in really crappy areas and pay cheap rent/mortgages on their houses and they are not the ones going on vacation and they certainly don't save $$ and are most likely drowning in debt with several creditors and of course if they have kids then they'll just perpetuate the cycle. Then there are some people depending on their jobs (corporation or self-employed) can expense them for work purposes while others (usually older) don't have mortgages any more, have savings incl retirement plans, vacation constantly in some cheap and some expensive places and they usually have very cheap cell phone plans because they don't need all the fancy tech stuff younger people do. Let us not forget there are the rich or semi-rich who can afford these things as they're usually professionals working in large corporations, institutions, big industries or self-employed and whether they are single or two income family at this level they can afford whatever they want...you know the Doctors, lawyers, politicians, CEOs, self-made millionaires etc....

I don't have one...it's a luxury at today's rates plus I don't want people at work being able to call me day and night and expecting me to be available at all hours. If I did have one it would be for emergencies or for important calls only. When I did have it I had it off almost all the time unless it was for a few certain people including you LOL

Better to have a cheaper land phone line and save $$ for other things.....

Although I'm not sure how much longer "land lines" will be available at the way cell technology is moving....some of the things that 'smart' phones can do just screams BIG BROTHER (not the TV show lol)!

[lady__croft]

I pity the ones who have their phones covered by work...it seems like you are obligated to respond 24/7 then. I can understand for doctors but anyone else it is just for prestige IMO. If the company can afford to give you a cell phone that is a perk...that somehow makes their organization stand out from the rest. I myself wouldn't consider it a perk...give me more vacation days and a decent pension play. Who care about a phone...LOL