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What life hack is so simple yet so effective, you're shocked more people don't know about it? (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago

Part of the problem is that we’re advertised at constantly, so when the latest, greatest iPhone or Galaxy or Pixel comes along we feel like we need it. Because if we get the £1200 phone the resell value in two years will still be high, right? It actually makes sense.

But the only way to afford that is to borrow the money to pay for it.

I picked up an iPhone 13 mini last year, on a two year contract, for £29 a month. And that’s ok by me. By the end of my contract I’ll go SIM-only and my bill will drop to around £10 a month, which I’ll rock until Apple finally release another mini phone.

So this 13 mini will be the last phone I ever use…