A few years ago our bills were been pouring in. Between all my medical costs from my breast cancer treatments, to the vet bills (our dog just had surgery and was doing fine), and the regular monthly household bills had been adding up. Therefore, I wanted to learn how to make phone calls to lower your bills. So, I thought I would make a few calls and see if there was any way to reduce the bills, even if by just a little. I wanted to learn how to make a few calls in order to lower my bills.
In one day, I lowered my monthly bills with 2 easy phone calls!
Fast forward a few years later, and I decided to write a post to help you all learn how to make phone calls to lower your bills. Since everyone would rather spend that money on other things, here are some tips to lower your monthly bills by making a few phone calls.
How to Make Phone Calls to Lower Your Bills
Call your phone company to lower your phone bill
First, I called AT&T and asked about my current bill. Since I knew there were features we did not need, I asked about what features we currently had. We had the unlimited long distance which we did take advantage of. So, I didn’t want to get rid of that. After some discussion, I managed to get $3 off the monthly bill. I’m not sure if it was because we had been customers for a while or the guy was just being nice? Then, I saved another $10/mo by combining my wireless bill with the landline bill. I didn’t know they offered that deal. If you have AT&T for both wireless and landline, then check into that if you haven’t already.
How to save money on your TV bill
I called DirecTV and was able to bring down our monthly cost by $5 (with same channels) and get an additional Starz package for 3 months. We had been customers with them for a while. I’m not sure what qualifies someone for that deal, but it can’t hurt to ask. If your ISP and television company are the same, then you may be able to work out even more of a deal.
Call your mortgage company to lower your monthly payments
Make a point to reach out to your mortgage agent every now and then. During the phone call (or email), be sure to discuss mortgage rates and property tax assessments. They can help you decide if it is a good time to refinance your home mortgage or appeal your property tax assessment.
About a year ago, we appealed our property and saved a little bit of money.
Call Your Internet Service Provider to Lower Your Monthly Bill
Another thing to consider is reaching out to your internet service provider. If you have been a long-time customer in good standing, then you can usually convince them to give you a credit or deal. In addition, there could be new, better plans that offer you a greater deal.
Don’t forget about insurance. Make phone calls to lower your insurance bills too!
If you are not already using the same company for car, home, and health insurance, then be sure to look into that. Then, call your insurance agent and ask for some advice for lowering your insurance bill. If you have had any major life changes or have children that have moved out of the house, then be sure to talk to your agent.
Make phone calls to lower your bills on subscriptions for Magazines, Movies, and More
Start by looking for any recurring payments for subscription type services. Then, make your calls. If you have gotten any promotional offers or coupons from competitors, then be sure to bring those up. Then, let the company know you are considering making a switch and that you have been a customer for x amount of time.
In addition, you can use this strategy to make phone calls to lower your bills for your lawn service, cleaning company, and more.
More Updates and Tips on Lowering your Bills:
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I lowered our bill by almost $20 by calling Dish Network. Lowered our bill for 6 months, when I told them we were switching to Netflix. 😉
I am currently a Comcast customer. I got cable, internet and home phone + 2 “perk” channels, but specifically asked for No Contract. At a better price than advertised. So when I want to cut back I call them and ask the customer service rep what can they give me, or that is the first thing to go. With no contract you pay no cut-off fees and you control your usage. I put this on my phone calendar (number, reps name, time I called, and what exactly the offer is). They do not always send an email stating what you agree to, so this is crucial to me. I bought my own cable modem and Apple Wifi, so I do not rent their equipment for internet. I also make sure they are aware of that. Sometimes you find a package with more costs less. Just make sure you put the end date on your calendar and call the provider before that date for a new deal. If you do not get what you agreed to, call them back and insist on corrective action! The more you are aware of your package agreement the better consumer you are. No, I don’t need cable, but it is my one luxury, a luxury I won’t hesitate to discontinue if I need to.
i did the same thing…got rid of our landline and now have garbage picked up twice a month saved almost 30 dollars a month. Also subscribed to ebates jut got a check for 23.66!
We cut our landline years ago when we realized we never touched it and the only in calls to us were for local donations. We cut our 200 per month cable bill down to 80 by cutting cable. We pay for Netflix, Hulu, Sling plus one of their extra 5 dollar add ons and 30 speed internet. We bought our own modem and wireless adapter so the Internet company cannot charge us to rent theirs. We bought an indoor antenna Mohu leaf and get 45 channels locally. We bought a Tablo Dvr so we can watch those free local shows live in HD and record them. Got a 2 tb external drive for the Tablo which holds all those recordings. Signed up for electric compAny time of use program and our electric bill is so low for a house with 2 full and one small fridge, medium size fish tank. Shop At Aldi and save sooooo much on groceries.
Sounds like what I did but I use hot spot from my phone for my tablet and sometimes laptop.I signed up for budget billing ,moved apt only 525 a month verses1000 rent even down sized to compact car to lower my gas and car insurance. I Did Everything Possible Lower Cost Of Living NOW Put extra funds in Investment account.
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