The Love Affair With The Mobile Phone

I will be covering Mobile phone savings this week on the Pay Off Challenge, having watched Martin Lewis this week completely swamp Anne Diamond with savings she could be making, was hugely entertaining.

For some reason we have at least 3 or 4 phones per person per household in this country. Suffice to say I think that ranks as an obsession. I am not against Mobile phones ( although I am not 100% sure that excessive use is actually healthy ) but I realise the benefits they bring.
What struck me about the Martin Lewis "interview" with Anne Diamond's household bills was the belief on her face that all of her four children's mobile phone bills were hers to pay!

In the same breath this week comes s surge in complaints about uncontrolled mobile phone bill downloads with unexpected charges attached. If you are a user of Kids Money Packs then you will have already come across this, addressed this, made the savings and have the situation well under control.

For parents who insist on letting their children simply run up a mobile phone bill then complain to the phone company that the bill is too high, I would suggest you think about switching the emphasis to some sort of joint understanding with the mobile phone user that they cannot have a blank cheque each month called "their mobile phone bill". Ask yourself, do your children know how much they spend each month, then each year of what is usually your money on just mobile phones? Clearly Anne Diamond didn't.