Whether or not you are a current smart phone owner, have you briefly looked at your past cell phone bill? Most cell phone plans nowadays can be as much as $100 per month for one phone, never mind a smart phone.

Give up the smart phone – Have you realized that there are an emerging amount of android-based cell phones like the Motorola Droid, Droid Incredible, iPhone, etc out there? Their reeling you in by acting like its a cheap investment by only having to spend $50 for upfront, but what their really aimed at targeting is the bill at the end of the month with a data plan. Let’s analyze how much a plan can really cost you:

Lose Unlimited Texting – For the average 30 to 50 year old they are not sending out a mere 1000+ texts per month. They may send out the occasional text to their spouse or sister. Unlimited texting is only cost-beneficial if you are sending out 1000s of texts per week like many young teens do everything. Saving that extra $10+ per month really adds up.

Save on Un-needed Minutes – Have you given your minute usage a gander lately? Many people easily are giving themselves the short end of the stick, they buy hundreds and hundreds of minutes and hardly use the majority of them. You really should give everyone a limit who is on the plan (obviously the plan owner with the most) and stick to it. This way, you maximize the money in your pocket and your usage. So, this was, you win; not the cell phone company.

When all is said and done, you ultimately choose what you want and what you need on your cell phone plan. However, by utilizing these three simple steps when choosing and/or modifying your cell phone bill you can pocket these extra hundred dollars per year instead of giving it away.