“Anyone who has bought a smartphone is well aware of what their mobile device cost then, and what it costs to keep the data flowing,” Joe Mont reports for TheStreet.
“But some costs may not be as easy to quantify or recognize. The upfront cost and ongoing fees are just the beginning of how this growing technology is shrinking your checking account,” Mont reports.
The following are 10 ways your smartphone addiction is costing you:
• Phone envy
• Accessories
• App hoarding
• Time wasting
• 24/7 shopping
• Impulse buys
• Countdown coupons
• Deals too close to pass up
• Revealing debt patterns
• Theft and loss
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “JES42” for the heads up.]