I'm not gonna lie. There's this phone I really want. I want it bad, and what's worse is that I have the money to get it right now without breaking the piggy bank....
However, I don't need it. In fact, my current phone is pretty darn nice too.
So, it's hard fighting temptation sometimes, but in the end, I did not buy it. I will seek other options, or at the very least sleep on it. It's just hard sometimes because I was not always frugal to begin with, and once in a while, I also forget why I became frugal in the first place. The dark hole I crawled out from. The hardship I had to endure to get to where I am now.
While I'm here, I need to call my cellphone provider and see if I can't get the monthly cost lower. Last month, I only used 20 phone minutes and had 40 texts. Really, I should be on Virgin Mobile or Ting, and may do just that if they can't lower it.
Anyways, I hope everyone had a nice Happy Easter.
Not born frugal
April 21st, 2014 at 04:06 am
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My home PCs are years old now, but that's OK because they still work just fine. I just don't use them that often. However, I do plan on eventually phasing them all out in favor of ... just my phone. Which I really want as a portable computer for hopefully all my computing needs into the future.
Which I think is entirely possible to do, despite the challenges involved to make it work. The idea is to buy a docking station that I can dock the phone to a keyboard, mouse, and a monitor when I am at home, while it charges, and then pull it out and take the phone with me when it's time to leave.
And as a centerpiece of my new minimal digital life, I don't think it is unreasonable anyway to get a decent phone that's out there.
Now, although the Galaxy S5 is an incredible piece of technology, (Have you guys seen the underwater tests yet? Astounding!) I am really eyeing the HTC M8. It's the most suitable phone that I can get with Google Play Edition (that runs stock Android). In fact, if I buy this on my own, and then attach AT&T's $30 a month plan, it will actually save me hundreds and hundreds of dollars compared to the typical two year contract phones where I have to deal with yucky aftermarket UI and app changes on top of that. And I will also get a phone I would absolutely love.
Specifically, I love how the M8 has a large screen, more powerful processors for smoother UI and video such as for YouTube and Netflix, and yet is still more battery efficient than its own predecessors, and is one of the few rare phones with great sound and stereo speakers... which is a big deal to me seeing as how it will, once again, function as my main computer. Also, I am totally digging the very rare all-metal unibody design.... Well, anyways I can go on and on about how great I think this phone is.
However, as much as I think this is just an awesome and brilliant phone, and how it can "save" me so much down the road, the fruggie in me still can't get myself to pull the trigger. I'm going to try to modify my current phone, also a great phone, with Cyanogenmod, a custom OS and hopefully achieve something similar.
I love technology, but it really does cost me money.
April 22nd, 2014 at 01:36 pm 1398173818
How old are your home PCs? More than one unit? Is it time for them to retire to the recycle outlet?
April 22nd, 2014 at 04:09 pm 1398182966
I have a desktop and a laptop at home. Both are about 4 years old at least, but they are both also in good shape. I built the desktop myself and it is utterly solid and reliable. The laptop's screen is starting to fail if I am not careful, so I can no longer carry it anywhere, which is partly why my smartphone has completely taken over for mobile computing purposes. Still, neither one is slated for the junkyard anytime soon....
Finally, I double checked cyanogenmod (the custom OS for phones), and they've started work on my particular model just recently. So, no stable builds yet, and I don't want to void my warranty just yet without a stable build....