We Need To "Save Money"....And "Make Money"

During the course of my financial recovery, I will be introducing you to Professor Mack Michael.

For those of you who are new to my blog, Professor Mack Michael is currently responsible for the turn-around of my rather dire monetary circumstances.  And I will tell you more about him later on, maybe tomorrow.

But today, I just want to tell everyone about a new way I incorporated into my life to actually save money.

I discovered that if I am to make a full financial recovery, and achieve some real happiness at my 55 years of age, then not only do I have to make money, but I need to save money.

And I am not talking about putting money in the bank.....I'm talking about finding cheaper ways to do everyday things, so I will have more available cash to invest in my new business ventures.

I have found a new way to make phone calls.  OK, now don't leave me just yet.  This is not a sales pitch for a new phone company.  A sales pitch would be if I was getting compensated , or getting a commision for getting you to buy into it.  Its not that at all.

I have been giggly with excitement over the Magic Jack.  You know, the infomercial you see all the time on TV about this little device that you plug into your computer, and then , like magic, you are supposed to be able to make phone calls.  Well, gosh darn, it works.

Being desparate to cut back on all of my bills, combined with being a sucker for stuff that sounds too good to be true, I dialed the 800 number and ordered the Magic Jack.  Now, you can plainly see, that there is not one link or banner for this Magic Jack anywhere on my blog, so I am not selling it. I am just letting all my readers know how unbelievable this little Magic Jack device is.

I find myself bringing it up in conversations with people I meet, so why not blog about it here. 

So, I get this little bubble wrap package in the mail and I open it up to find a little device incased in foam with one page of instructions.  The instructions were so simple that I seriously doubted that I had been instructed in all that I needed to know to get this thing going.  I anticipated and imagined a multitude of problems were going to be encountered in setting up the Magic Jack.

I plugged the Magic Jack into my computer, into the same kind of port designated for your printer or camera, and low and behold it smoothly uploaded into my computer, with a telephone keypad on the monitor with links and instructions that effortlessly assigned me a new number that was ready to use.

The sound clarity was exceptional , both outgoing and incoming, as I easily was able to dial from my phone or the computer screen.  There is voicemail, and a host of many other options that you normally receive with other companies, included for free.

It actually sounds like I am selling this thing.  But I am not.  If I could, I would , because it is so easy to brag about.

The money savings part of this story is really the climax.  I purchased 5 years of calling and receiving, in the US, with not one penny of anything extra ever being charged to my bill, for $69.95

You would not believe how many times I questioned, actually grilled, the customer rep about me not seeing one single cent extra , ever on my charge card, for any ridiculous reason such as fees, or taxes, or voicemail, or anything more than the $69.95, for the next 5 years.

They assured me that I can and receive unlimited phone calls, any time of the day or night, 365 days a year, and will never see another cost for a phone call for 5 years.

So the next time you see that Infomercial on the Magic Jack, you can believe all the hype.

More about Professor Mack Michael tomorrow.