With a growing family comes growing expenses, and I am always looking for ways that we can be more efficient with our money. One thing I have noticed recently, while paying our monthly bills, is that we spend a lot of money on our cell phone service. With our current provider, we have a family plan that includes three lines with unlimited voice, text, and data. For this service we are spending as much as some people would spend on a monthly car payment. I realized we were desperately in need of a cheap wireless plan #FamilyMobileSaves. I have been reluctant to explore other plans because on the whole we have been satisfied with our service, and we are used to our current cell phones. We had switched service providers once in the past, and honestly the process was just a hassle (from importing contacts, to learning how to operate a new phone, etc.). However, we recently have gotten to a place financially where we need to seriously consider all money saving alternatives.
We wanted to find a family cell phone plan that would be more affordable, but still provide the same great service of our current provider. We also wanted to continue to be able to use a quality smartphone. We use our current smartphones for everything…shopping, playing games, listening to music, checking on the weather and for me, particularly at this time of year keeping up with my sports scores and highlights.
Everyone in my family is a fan of football, and I am a veteran fantasy football player. For over the past 12 years, I have participated in a fantasy football league with a group of guys that I have known since my college years. A lot has changed since my younger days, and my lazy football filled Sundays have been replaced with yardwork, grocery shopping and t-ball games. So, it’s really important to me, that I am able to stay involved in the fun while on the go with family.
In my search for a quality smartphone that would meet my needs for quality and affordability, I was fortunate to learn about the Walmart Family Mobile Plan, #FamilyMobileSaves. During a recent shopping trip to Walmart, we purchased the new Samsung Galaxy S4 and the Family Mobile Starter Kit. This is a no-contract plan, so we can keep the service as long as we are satisfied with the product with no early termination fees. It also includes unlimited talk, text, and data for a low monthly fee of just under $40. I was able to get the phone activated in the store and the whole process took about ten minutes total. I was given instructions on how to go online to manage my family mobile account, to set up billing and alerts.
Once I got my hands on the phone, I was immediately impressed with the large touchscreen and the bright colors on the display. I started exploring all the features right away and found set up to be simple using my google account. Naturally, one of the first sites went to while surfing the web was my fantasy football league. Not only will I be able to keep up with my friends while on the go with the Samsung Galaxy 4S, but I will most importantly, be saving our family money. This will allow us to have some extra money in our budget for family fun like fall festivals, holiday happenings, and of course….football parties! Make sure to visit My Family Mobile and sign up for your plan today!
If you would like to see more about my Walmart Shopping experience, check out my Google+ album.
Do they have any type of protection plan or anything to go with the phones? We are looking to cut budget costs and seriously need a cheaper cell phone plan (we pay almost $200 a month!) But I have been scared to change because the actual cell phones are very expensive to have to purchase with those plans when I get upgrades every so often and rarely pay a penny for a decent phone outside of the outrageous bill =[
You know, we need a new family mobil plan in a few months, we will need to go check out Walmart… Thanks so much
Hmm, I DO need a new cell phone. I might have to see if there is something like this for individuals.
Until recently I thought that you could only purchase wireless connections directly from the carriers. I never realized that there are some stores like Walmart where you can do it much more easily.
This sounds like a really great, affordable option for families.
Always looking for ways to save money! Thanks for the tip.
That’s a great plan. Samsung makes great phones – I’ve had two before I got my iphone and was always very happy with them.
Sounds like a great way to save money and keep on track with your fantasy team 🙂
I’ve been hearing some really great buzz about the Walmart Family mobile plan. As soon as I am out of my contract, I’ll check it out!
This sounds like a great plan! I need to check it out! Adorable last picture too!
Walmart really has great savings plans for mobile wireless. We love their plans too!
We were in the same boat…paying nearly a car payment for our wireless service. I’d been researching the Walmart Family Mobile plan and was so excited to get the opportunity to try it out. The savings is definitely going to help our budget. #client
I have had the Family Mobile plan for a year or so; I have four phones with unlimited talk, text, and web and spend around 145.00 a month for the service. Since Family Mobile is backed by T-Mobile, you can use any T-Mobile phone!
This is such a great plan! I love that you can check your football stats wherever you are. I think I know what I am going to get hubby this year! Thanks! Heading to Walmart.