We have finally done it! After a few months of talking about it, looking at other options and putting it off, we finally have cancelled our cell phones. We were slow to jump on the Cell phone craze years ago. There wasn't a great reason for getting one. We finally got them when I was pregnant with Henry and planning on taking a few road trips. They seemed like a good thing to have incase of emergency. The phones have been great. It is always nice to be able to call my husband when I am out shopping to discuss a purchase or to ask a question of my Mom when I am at the library or park with the kids. Often I call my husband when he is late coming home just to hear that he is about 5 minutes from home. Lately I have forgotten to even put the phone in my bag. And at times I even go a whole week without charging it. So it really is an expensive luxury. My husband doesn't need it for work. He just uses it to call me and his brothers and a few friends. We both laugh at the fact that neither of us even know how to send a text message.
We recently have been looking for ways to stream line our outflow. We both came to the same conclusion, the cell phones are nice to have and convenient, but were an indulgence that we could live without. We may get a pay as you go phone for those emergencies that may arise. Our cell phones came in handy when we were in a car accident a little over a year ago. But for now we are without a mobile.
So you few people that had our cell phone numbers... they are no longer in service. You will have to call us at home. You will still have to leave a message. I still wont be turning the ringer on. If we are home and I am able to get to the phone when I hear you talking, I will answer it. Or if I happen to be sitting at the computer and see the light turn on (which is often the case) I will answer it. If not.... I will call you back.
BTW... what does one do with an old cell phone?
