Call your TV and internet providers once a year to ask for a lower rate. Daniel Rosen saved $700 a year with a five-minute call that matched a new-customer deal. If they say no, ask again or request a supervisor.
Daniel Rosen
July 20, 2022
Approximately $700 per year
About five minutes
Call your providers once a year and ask for a lower rate or promotional deal.
What's a piece of information you learned that now feels almost illegal to know? Read a personal finance book that recommended calling your providers once a year. Credit card companies, TV, Internet providers, cell phone company, etc. And demand a lower rate or price. I've been following that advice for two years and have not been denied. Once. Last week I saw a commercial for my Internet provider offering a super low introductory rate. So I called to demand that I get that rate. They said no problem and now I save an extra $700 a year because of a five minute call. I am a very passive introvert, so it's not the most easy or comfortable thing, but the money I save is worth it. They may say no initially, but if you ask a few times or ask to speak to their supervisor, they very usually give in.
