Cutting down on my expenses
So previously I was on an unlimited blackberry plan that gave me unlimited minutes and data for $129.00 a month. I used my mobile phone for just about everything work related, including meetings. Since I work from home, I do all my meetings over the phone. This way I probably used close to 3,000 minutes a month.
After having a conversation with Tom Sheppler, I decided to make some changes to the way I did business from home. I already use VoIP for my home landline so decided to add a second line and drop my Blackberry plan down to the minimum 450 minute allotment (with unlimited data).
Cost of second landline: $19.95/month.
Savings in plan change: $60.00/month.
The nice thing about my VoIP provider is that not only do I get unlimited calls to the USA and Canada but I also get unlimited calls to Australia, Germany, and 18 other countries and with my home office based out of Germany, I still make quite a few calls to there and Australia, where I was on a project for several months (and may have to go back). All for $20.00/month.
So the new plan is to use my landline for all my business needs and to just use my mobile when I'm actually away from home.
After having a conversation with Tom Sheppler, I decided to make some changes to the way I did business from home. I already use VoIP for my home landline so decided to add a second line and drop my Blackberry plan down to the minimum 450 minute allotment (with unlimited data).
Cost of second landline: $19.95/month.
Savings in plan change: $60.00/month.
The nice thing about my VoIP provider is that not only do I get unlimited calls to the USA and Canada but I also get unlimited calls to Australia, Germany, and 18 other countries and with my home office based out of Germany, I still make quite a few calls to there and Australia, where I was on a project for several months (and may have to go back). All for $20.00/month.
So the new plan is to use my landline for all my business needs and to just use my mobile when I'm actually away from home.