Survive the Great Recession by: getting rid of your cell phone

Life seems slower now that I canceled my cell phone service. I mentioned in previous articles that my husband was unemployed for nearly a year. Yes, he's working now, however, we are playing catch up. Which doesn't look like it can happen soon enough. But one thing that has definitely helped relieve the pocket book is the fact that we don't have cell phones anymore. We are saving money by not having the luxury of our cell phones.

I went through withdrawals for about a day maybe two and then life just kept going somehow, life just kept going, and going. Everything didn't come to a screeching halt, it just became unspontaneous and planned as far as phone calls are concerned. I have to depend on the answering machine, yes, I have an answering machine. It works great, so everyday when I get home from errands or job searching, I check the answering machine and thankfully my emails. But, "you write for the examiner", yes, though not full time.

Once in awhile, it is "drat, drat, and double drat," not having a cell phone, but most of the time when I am with friends, they truly don't mind letting me use theirs for a quick call. I never exploit our friendship by using theirs often. But once in awhile, you say to yourself, "that is why I will get a cell phone again, someday." Someday when I can afford it.

You may consider surviving the "Great Recession" by canceling your cell service too.