Exactly my thoughts. These are things I"m trying to avoid as their my spending culprits. Especially not cooking at home. Ordering take-out is just as expensive as going out to eat. I guess it's all relative.
I used Skype all the time when my husband was deployed overseas; much cheaper than him buying minutes to call home. I also have a friend who is currently in England and we use Skype to talk to each other!
I use Skype to save money on international calls. I often interview people from other countries for my work. It costs much less to use Skype to call China or Europe than it does to use a landline or a cell phone. Plus, with Skype free when I call other Skype users in Canada, it makes keeping up with my Canadian friends and clients super-inexpensive.
E-mail and phone calls, mostly. I do occasionally write letters.
I use frequent flier miles to visit family/friends (i.e., free place to stay) and try to combine business with visits so that at least part of the trip can be deducted. This will be the third year in a row that my daughter and I will both attend the Financial Blogger Conference and then stay an extra couple of days in order to hash out what happened at FinCon and also just visit.
We haven't recently, but I loved to save money on talking to my husband when he was over seas. It was nice to have the option of voice as well as video chat- sometimes the connection wasn't good enough for video but I still loved to get his phone calls. Now we really only communicate with people stateside and just use our cell phones with unlimited minutes.
My primary method for keeping in touch is via cell with unlimited talk and text. I have been wanting to try Skype though, I've heard great things about it and it sounds like a more realistic way to stay close. I also adore a written letter as well, the charm lasts a lifetime.
My sister and I text and or chat on Google Hangouts, daily! She's in Florida and I'm in Chicago. We keep in touch with my grandparents in NC through email. My Grandpa has Alzheimer's and my Grandma is hard of hearing, so she likes long email letters to keep her in the loop since phone conversations are tough.
I use either Skype or Google Hangouts... (whichever one my friends/family prefer) and talk away for hours! :) But this happens maybe once a month, to catch up when some serious catching up needs to be done. What I do most often is write letters (and no, I'm not 75 years old... I'm only 23!); I send a letter pretty much every other day. That way, I don't have to make sure the other person has time for a long phone call, or has decent internet connectivity (an issue with Skype oftentimes where I live)... I can just sit down and write a note every time I think of a friend, and send it out that same day. Granted, I won't get a response for several days, but I can wait, and when I receive the response, I can read it on my own time (instead of having to answer a phone call immediately). This method actually works best for busy bee me.
I use either Skype or Google Hangouts... (whichever one my friends/family prefer) and talk away for hours! :) But this happens maybe once a month, to catch up when some serious catching up needs to be done. What I do most often is write letters (and no, I'm not 75 years old... I'm only 23!); I send a letter pretty much every other day. That way, I don't have to make sure the other person has time for a long phone call, or has decent internet connectivity (an issue with Skype oftentimes where I live)... I can just sit down and write a note every time I think of a friend, and send it out that same day. Granted, I won't get a response for several days, but I can wait, and when I receive the response, I can read it on my own time (instead of having to answer a phone call immediately). This method actually works best for busy bee me.
Social networking tools have been key! I have family all throughout the country and keeping up with how nieces and nephews are doing would be a lot tougher without facebook & instagram.
Exactly my thoughts. These are things I"m trying to avoid as their my spending culprits. Especially not cooking at home. Ordering take-out is just as expensive as going out to eat. I guess it's all relative.
We use Skype to keep up with our family, especially the ones out of country!! Love the free video calling!
We have unlimited talk/text on cell phone which helps, use skype for a friend in England and sometimes email or snail mail a card
Used skype when hubby was deployed and my friend is currently overseas studying in England and we skype each other
I used Skype all the time when my husband was deployed overseas; much cheaper than him buying minutes to call home. I also have a friend who is currently in England and we use Skype to talk to each other!
I use Skype to save money on international calls. I often interview people from other countries for my work. It costs much less to use Skype to call China or Europe than it does to use a landline or a cell phone. Plus, with Skype free when I call other Skype users in Canada, it makes keeping up with my Canadian friends and clients super-inexpensive.
I use Skype to talk with my sister who lives far away from me!
I use Skype to call internationally. The computer to cell phone call feature is such a money saver!
E-mail and phone calls, mostly. I do occasionally write letters.
I use frequent flier miles to visit family/friends (i.e., free place to stay) and try to combine business with visits so that at least part of the trip can be deducted. This will be the third year in a row that my daughter and I will both attend the Financial Blogger Conference and then stay an extra couple of days in order to hash out what happened at FinCon and also just visit.
We haven't recently, but I loved to save money on talking to my husband when he was over seas. It was nice to have the option of voice as well as video chat- sometimes the connection wasn't good enough for video but I still loved to get his phone calls. Now we really only communicate with people stateside and just use our cell phones with unlimited minutes.
Mainly facebook and email.
Thanks for the chance.
I use it to make free call nationwide
My primary method for keeping in touch is via cell with unlimited talk and text. I have been wanting to try Skype though, I've heard great things about it and it sounds like a more realistic way to stay close. I also adore a written letter as well, the charm lasts a lifetime.
My sister and I text and or chat on Google Hangouts, daily! She's in Florida and I'm in Chicago. We keep in touch with my grandparents in NC through email. My Grandpa has Alzheimer's and my Grandma is hard of hearing, so she likes long email letters to keep her in the loop since phone conversations are tough.
I use either Skype or Google Hangouts... (whichever one my friends/family prefer) and talk away for hours! :) But this happens maybe once a month, to catch up when some serious catching up needs to be done. What I do most often is write letters (and no, I'm not 75 years old... I'm only 23!); I send a letter pretty much every other day. That way, I don't have to make sure the other person has time for a long phone call, or has decent internet connectivity (an issue with Skype oftentimes where I live)... I can just sit down and write a note every time I think of a friend, and send it out that same day. Granted, I won't get a response for several days, but I can wait, and when I receive the response, I can read it on my own time (instead of having to answer a phone call immediately). This method actually works best for busy bee me.
I use either Skype or Google Hangouts... (whichever one my friends/family prefer) and talk away for hours! :) But this happens maybe once a month, to catch up when some serious catching up needs to be done. What I do most often is write letters (and no, I'm not 75 years old... I'm only 23!); I send a letter pretty much every other day. That way, I don't have to make sure the other person has time for a long phone call, or has decent internet connectivity (an issue with Skype oftentimes where I live)... I can just sit down and write a note every time I think of a friend, and send it out that same day. Granted, I won't get a response for several days, but I can wait, and when I receive the response, I can read it on my own time (instead of having to answer a phone call immediately). This method actually works best for busy bee me.
I use Skype and emails
We use FaceTime for those of us with apple products. For those of us without, we Skype!
I use skype and facetime most of the time.
We use FaceTime for those of us with apple products. For those of us without, we Skype!
Unlimited texting helps a lot. It's real time communication without breaking the bank.
I use skype and facetime a lot to do that.
Use the same wireless carrier and all calls between you come under that one bill. Write real paper letters. use email.
I use Skype to contact my sons at home when we travel to Europe. Our cell plan is very expensive for international travel and sometimes does not work.
Social networking tools have been key! I have family all throughout the country and keeping up with how nieces and nephews are doing would be a lot tougher without facebook & instagram.