Comments on: Free iPhone and 2 Months of Free Service http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/ Spending Wisely: Making Smart Personal Finance Decisions Mon, 21 May 2012 18:03:31 +0000 hourly 1 By: BibleDebt http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1639 BibleDebt Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:22:54 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1639 I still can't stomach the $70+ dollars a month to run the phone. I might take the plunge this summer with out corporate discount. .-= BibleDebt´s last blog ..Blog Buzz – Over 200,000 =-. I still can’t stomach the $70+ dollars a month to run the phone. I might take the plunge this summer with out corporate discount.
.-= BibleDebt´s last blog ..Blog Buzz – Over 200,000 =-.

]]> By: Daniel http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1625 Daniel Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:07:43 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1625 <a href="#comment-1624" rel="nofollow">@Keith @ LifeTuner</a>, Wow, very creative Keith, I'm impressed. I actually used my mom's upgrade (Mine wasn't up until February 2011). I don't know how much the 3G was worth, but I imagine there are those out there who would be willing to do it for very little. That's a great tip to keep in mind. @Keith @ LifeTuner, Wow, very creative Keith, I’m impressed. I actually used my mom’s upgrade (Mine wasn’t up until February 2011). I don’t know how much the 3G was worth, but I imagine there are those out there who would be willing to do it for very little. That’s a great tip to keep in mind.

]]> By: Keith @ LifeTuner http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1624 Keith @ LifeTuner Wed, 14 Apr 2010 02:02:50 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1624 You'll like this. I shared a story a while back at LifeTuner about how I managed to get an iPhone at the subsidized price (legitimately), even though I didn't qualify for the subsidy. This will also work when the next model is released. Check it out: http://www.lifetuner.org/topics/26-budget/discussions/248-get_an_iphone_discount_even_if_you_don_t_qualify_for_the_subsidy You’ll like this. I shared a story a while back at LifeTuner about how I managed to get an iPhone at the subsidized price (legitimately), even though I didn’t qualify for the subsidy. This will also work when the next model is released. Check it out: http://www.lifetuner.org/topics/26-budget/discussions/248-get_an_iphone_discount_even_if_you_don_t_qualify_for_the_subsidy

]]> By: Money Reasons http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1621 Money Reasons Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:31:05 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1621 Excellent job making it happen at a resonable price! I don't have one, but I have tech friends that do, and they seem to really enjoy it! Have fun with it! .-= Money Reasons´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.moneyreasons.com/2010/04/are-you-tracking-your-cash-flow-youd-better-be/" rel="nofollow">Are You Tracking Your Cash Flow? You’d Better Be!</a> =-. Excellent job making it happen at a resonable price!

I don’t have one, but I have tech friends that do, and they seem to really enjoy it!

Have fun with it!
.-= Money Reasons´s last blog ..Are You Tracking Your Cash Flow? You’d Better Be! =-.

]]> By: Daniel http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1619 Daniel Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:04:09 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1619 <a href="#comment-1615" rel="nofollow">@Lbergs</a>, Or I could sell that too..now this is one tough decision! @Lbergs, Or I could sell that too..now this is one tough decision!

]]> By: Daniel http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1618 Daniel Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:03:11 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1618 <a href="#comment-1616" rel="nofollow">@Heahter</a>, That's awesome that they paid so much for it, plus helping the environment by recycling! @Heahter, That’s awesome that they paid so much for it, plus helping the environment by recycling!

]]> By: Heather http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1616 Heather Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:40:27 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1616 We did something similar to get our iPhones last year! The hubby actually sold his broken one to Gazelle for just enough to pay for the old once. A year later? When he dropped it and shattered the screen on his brand new phone? Gazelle again paid as much as it costs to buy with a contract renewal at AT&T. It was amazing! Congrats on your new iPhone (and your ingenuity in getting one!) .-= Heahter´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Inexpensively-National/~3/VdH--tenuVw/" rel="nofollow">Meijer Weekly Deals, 4/11-4/17 (or 4/15-4/21)</a> =-. We did something similar to get our iPhones last year! The hubby actually sold his broken one to Gazelle for just enough to pay for the old once. A year later? When he dropped it and shattered the screen on his brand new phone? Gazelle again paid as much as it costs to buy with a contract renewal at AT&T. It was amazing!

Congrats on your new iPhone (and your ingenuity in getting one!)
.-= Heahter´s last blog ..Meijer Weekly Deals, 4/11-4/17 (or 4/15-4/21) =-.

]]> By: Lbergs http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1615 Lbergs Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:23:12 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1615 And now your wonderful girlfriend gets your ipod that you no longer need :-) ...sweet! And now your wonderful girlfriend gets your ipod that you no longer need :-) …sweet!

]]> By: Evan http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1612 Evan Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:03:21 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1612 Nice work! I Love when I get scores like that. I .-= Evan´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/myjourneytomillions/feed/~3/5Klo8dX1z9A/" rel="nofollow">What is a Callable CD? and Why Current Callable CDs Don’t Make Sense</a> =-. Nice work! I Love when I get scores like that. I
.-= Evan´s last blog ..What is a Callable CD? and Why Current Callable CDs Don’t Make Sense =-.

]]> By: Daniel http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1611 Daniel Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:49:44 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1611 <a href="#comment-1609" rel="nofollow">@Avi</a>, Sure, you can start by selling that $100 scooter you bought for $20... .-= Daniel´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SweatingTheBigStuff/~3/GtMF7hZAyVI/" rel="nofollow">Why I’m a Fan of Lifestyle Inflation</a> =-. @Avi, Sure, you can start by selling that $100 scooter you bought for $20…
.-= Daniel´s last blog ..Why I’m a Fan of Lifestyle Inflation =-.

]]> By: Avi http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1609 Avi Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:25:34 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1609 How about trying to get me one for free now, Daniel? How about trying to get me one for free now, Daniel?

]]> By: Budgeting in the Fun Stuff http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1608 Budgeting in the Fun Stuff Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:37:00 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1608 I love your resourcefulness! Congrats on working for such a good deal! I love your resourcefulness! Congrats on working for such a good deal!

]]> By: Craig/FFB http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1607 Craig/FFB Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:04:16 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1607 <a href="#comment-1604" rel="nofollow">@Daniel</a>, Interesting. Sounds like a decent deal then. Might have to look into their family plans. .-= Craig/FFB´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FreeFromBroke/~3/zK6-Vtgihhs/bank-card-types.html" rel="nofollow">Different Kinds Of Bank Cards</a> =-. @Daniel, Interesting. Sounds like a decent deal then. Might have to look into their family plans.
.-= Craig/FFB´s last blog ..Different Kinds Of Bank Cards =-.

]]> By: Daniel http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1605 Daniel Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:55:13 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1605 <a href="#comment-1603" rel="nofollow">@Joe Plemon</a>, I probably overthink my purchases most of the time. It helps avoid unnecessary purchases, but it also slowls me down when I want something really badly! @Joe Plemon, I probably overthink my purchases most of the time. It helps avoid unnecessary purchases, but it also slowls me down when I want something really badly!

]]> By: Daniel http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1604 Daniel Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:53:41 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1604 <a href="#comment-1602" rel="nofollow">@Craig/FFB</a>, I already have AT&T on a family plan, so the additional cost of the iPhone is just $30 a month for data. To begin with, we have a 4 person family plan that's just $100! @Craig/FFB, I already have AT&T on a family plan, so the additional cost of the iPhone is just $30 a month for data. To begin with, we have a 4 person family plan that’s just $100!

]]> By: Joe Plemon http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1603 Joe Plemon Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:36:20 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1603 Daniel, Great story. Your opening statement set the tone: "I didn’t simply decide to get one, walk into the AT&T store and sign up." How many of us simply decide to go "get something"...cell phone, TV, Satellite TV, computer, car, etc? You showed how to make win-win out of a "purchase" by simply deciding to test the waters and ask questions. .-= Joe Plemon´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PersonalFinanceByTheBook/~3/OPvO84q7u2Y/" rel="nofollow">New Study on 401(k): Failed Experiment or Solid Plan?</a> =-. Daniel,
Great story. Your opening statement set the tone: “I didn’t simply decide to get one, walk into the AT&T store and sign up.” How many of us simply decide to go “get something”…cell phone, TV, Satellite TV, computer, car, etc?

You showed how to make win-win out of a “purchase” by simply deciding to test the waters and ask questions.
.-= Joe Plemon´s last blog ..New Study on 401(k): Failed Experiment or Solid Plan? =-.

]]> By: Craig/FFB http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1602 Craig/FFB Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:25:54 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1602 Sounds like a great way to get the funds you needed! But isn't an AT&T plan for the iPhone about $100? I always felt the price of the phone was secondary to what I'd be paying for the plan for two years. .-= Craig/FFB´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FreeFromBroke/~3/dsPQ6s7WP50/costs-buying-home-mortgage.html" rel="nofollow">Costs In Buying A Home Besides Your Mortgage</a> =-. Sounds like a great way to get the funds you needed!

But isn’t an AT&T plan for the iPhone about $100? I always felt the price of the phone was secondary to what I’d be paying for the plan for two years.
.-= Craig/FFB´s last blog ..Costs In Buying A Home Besides Your Mortgage =-.

]]> By: Kyle C. http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1598 Kyle C. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:07:44 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1598 Wow, that is pretty solid man. Resourcefulness will take you a long way. It just goes to show you how even something you think you can't afford can be obtained with a little ingenuity. .-= Kyle C.´s last blog ..How and Why You Would File for a Tax Filing Extension =-. Wow, that is pretty solid man. Resourcefulness will take you a long way. It just goes to show you how even something you think you can’t afford can be obtained with a little ingenuity.
.-= Kyle C.´s last blog ..How and Why You Would File for a Tax Filing Extension =-.

]]> By: Mrs. Not Made of Money http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/free-iphone-and-free-service/comment-page-1/#comment-1597 Mrs. Not Made of Money Tue, 13 Apr 2010 10:52:01 +0000 http://sweatingthebigstuff.com/?p=2001#comment-1597 What a great post! Definitely the way to buy something you want is to sell something you are not using or don't want anymore. No debt is the way to go. .-= Mrs. Not Made of Money´s last blog ..Chocolate Chip Muffins – Cook At Home Day =-. What a great post! Definitely the way to buy something you want is to sell something you are not using or don’t want anymore. No debt is the way to go.
.-= Mrs. Not Made of Money´s last blog ..Chocolate Chip Muffins – Cook At Home Day =-.

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