Cell Phone Insurance

CatyMae n Steve

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What I learned today:

Cost of insuring cell phone with Verizon: $4.99/mo per phone

Cost of insuring cell phones (2) under homeowners policy: $14/yr

The agent said most people don't even think about insuring under their homeowners.
 
CayyMae n Steve

Definitely big saving between the two.

I just don't understand why anyone would pay to insure anything they can afford to replace. On the other hand, it might be, if I was selling insurance---come one come all. I've got a deal for you. :teeth

Jay
 
Jay, I gotta agree with you. We've gone through the "insurance replacement" route with a cell phone that got dunked. NEVER AGAIN!!! Easier and certainly not as stressful to get on Ebay, buy a replacement and activate it at home. Heck, it's easy and almost as cheap to upgrade and keep your old contract at month-to-month. Keeps the carrier guessing.

Don
 
A few years ago, I'd have said the same thing (this is the 1st phone I've insured), but my income's less than 1/3 of what it used to be (by choice -- I'm not whining -- now I leave my work at work and don't get the 2AM or while-I'm-on-vacation phone calls to GO to work -- AND I don't have to commute 120 miles a day AND I married the best buddy I've ever had!).

So! Now I don't have the "disposable" income I once had -- and having each our cells covered at about 38 pennies a month rather than $4.99 a month sounds reasonable to me.....I was just trying to share the info with those who might be overpaying their cell providers. AND I know many have much more income than we do and consider their phones disposable ... we're, contrarily, considering getting rid of the home phone and just using cells.

Caty
 
Caty

We gave up our home phone for cell over 2 years ago. Haven't missed the home phone or unwanted calls either. With the right plan you will save money.

Can certainly understand making the necessary adjustments to changes in disposable income. Few in this group have a income lower than us or work career as varied also Jo-Lee is partially disabled and had to quit her job. I have been laid off for 11 out of 27 years at the mine where I presently work. This came in groups of 3 and 8 years causing major adjustments for lengthily periods. My varied work career included Army paratrooper, logger, truck driver, carpenter, oil exploration, state snow plow operator, high school activities bus driver and labor through plant manager in large waferwood and particleboard plants, deputy sheriff, 10 years voluntary fireman, used up the G I bill attending night school at Jr College while moving 24 times and raising 3 children. At present we're debt free, including home, c-dory and other toys. The point of all this is to show we do understand having to adjust to varying incomes. I did acknowledge the savings you suggested and that should provide savings for some of the group. I just feel insurance companies are in business to make money off our fears of loss. Some of these fears are justified because there is no way for us to replace our losses or at least without considerable hardship. The things we can afford to replace by not insuring helps us keep more of our disposable income instead of contributing to the insurance company profits.

Jay
 
Jay – I agree with you 100%. You stated it very clearly. There is only one thing I could not replace without insurance, heck even with insurance, I could not replace her, is Terri (my wife).
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Dave

So true So true----Without Jo-Lee I wouldn't care if everything else was lost anyway. She is the one non replaceable item. Fortunately for us I believe the feeling are mutual.

Jay
 
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