Comments on: I Am NCN, Lord Of The Idiots

By: fathersez

fathersez — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:18:53 +0000

I always thought an idiot never learns from his mistakes. Looks like you are certainly no idiot. And well done for shaving off the $6 and tracking down this damn text thing.

Cheers

By: Savings Toolbox

Savings Toolbox — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:38:58 +0000

The bright side is that you will most likely NEVER make this miistake again.

The brighter side is that none of your readers will make this mistake in the first place.

Learning from our mistakes or someone else’s mistakes is something the absolute best means for lessons. These tend to stick with us for a lifetime.

Thanks for sharing your vulnerabilities with us!

By: Grace

Grace — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:55:52 +0000

Dang! And here I thought you were SO perfect. But I think you ought to climb back up on the pedestal–one wrong-headed decision does not a fool make. Well, unless that decision was to invade Iraq!

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:10:00 +0000

I NEVER make mistakes…oh wait, that was a mistake.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:52:35 +0000

OOPS! Should read -

‘…never in MY favor’

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:47:55 +0000

Hey NCN,

While it is possible you inadvertantly did something, I am convinced that the cellphone companies also ‘inadvertantly’ make these changes for you, then sit back and hope you don’t notice it. Without exception, any time I make any change to my plan the company has screwed it up, never in their favor.

By: MoneyBeagle

MoneyBeagle — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:50:56 +0000

Good thing that you noticed this before it added up to more! We text message and saved $5 by moving from ‘unlimited’ to a capped amount that is within our means, so in addition to calling to see if there are discounts, make sure you look at plan options and add-on options, because these vary as well.

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:13:26 +0000

OUCH! I don’t like the name-calling…even if you are refering to yourself! If you wish to call names…how about some positive ones….like “responsible”, “wiser”, or just plain “normal” !t is normal for we humans to be imperfect…at least you are trying !!!

Thanks for sharing….I am goingto check my cell phone bill a lot closer!!!

By: Pinyo

Pinyo — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:24:06 +0000

We all make stupid mistakes occasionally. I once paid freecreditreport.com for about 6 months before I realized it wasn’t free. Go figure. They should be shot just for having FREE in their name.

By: Beyond Paycheck to Paycheck

Beyond Paycheck to Paycheck — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:45:12 +0000

Indeed, this only proves that you’re human! Actually, you fixed the issue, which would still probably put you in the top few percentages.

Personally, I text but do so rarely. Of course it doesn’t have to be an all or none thing. I choose to pay 25 cents per text vs. $5 for unlimited. I may get five or six a month and send even less. Of course my brother has begun to text me monthly with a brief note that says “this just cost you 25 cents.” Since he’s not related to you, you should be all right.