Why you should have a strict budget for mobile airtime and data subscription.

[King Belieal]

One component of expenses that dig deep into our finances without us noticing is data subscription and airtime for our phones.

I just met someone and asked her how much she uses to recharge her phone for calls every month, she said she doesn't know. And most of us don't know too.

You should have a strict budget for your data subscription and never deviate from it in order to maintain financial discipline. Check well, you might be spending too much on airtime and data subscription.

What is your data subscription and airtime budget?

 

[Starmix]

My phone doesn't use data plan. I have 24/7 unlimited plan. I and my family use free calls from Skype, Messenger, GoMeet link if many want to meet virtually without limit. But the oldies in the family prefer a direct call phone to phone.

 

[freelancermaria]

My apartment provides free wifi. When their wifi fails, I reload my own, which costs Php 1,200 (about $20) every month.

 

[magnus2022]

I spend over 3000 naira monthy on data subscriptions. I don't use data for watching movies, reels and Tiktok videos. If i watch to watch any video, i download it during my night surfing. All night data costcaround #50 per night.

 

[eLdavis]

We really need to manage how we spend on data subscription. For me, most of my earnings usually go into data. I am a heavy data user, I am looking for cheaper data plans to use and how I use it though.

 

[King Belieal]

The expenses on data subscription looks intangible till we sit down to add them all in a month. It is at that point that we know how much money that we spend on airtime for calls and internet subscription.

 

[Starmix]

My apartment provides free wifi. When their wifi fails, I reload my own, which costs Php 1,200 (about $20) every month.

Why don't you apply for a regular subscription like Globe. Globe has now unlimited usages and the monthly payment is only 1,200 pesos. But mine is Parasat, at 1,200 pesos 24 /7 unlimited.

 

[Stardom22]

l have come to realise that l spend so much on the airtime and more especially on the internet and data subscriptions. I would be setting a cool budget for the same in the near future.

 

[neku]

I rarely use up the data which I am permitted for the data package which I purchase. Just the data package can be used to make a small amount of money every month.

 

[Fidelia]

I had to tell everyone that I have to communicate with often as a routine to get on WhatsApp so that I don't have to spend so much money every time on making calls.

 

[Kross]

I think that mobile data and airtime are two things that you can spend without thinking when you don't have a budget.

 

[Stardom22]

In my country the internet subscriptions are very expensive here and l am always very keen to use the internet subscriptions in the right manner for that matter.