How I saved $256 on my bills!

First of all I just wanted to say, I LOVE Negotiating! : D It has helped me in so many ways and benefited both myself and the person I am negotiating with. The last two weeks I have to talk myself out of some very expensive bills!

My first bill is my AT&T bill. I went on a Cruise and used my cell phone for texting and sending pictures in Mexico like a dumbass without signing up for their International plan. So when I got my bill it was $420!! I was shocked and felt like an idiot for using it when I shouldn't have! Now keep in mind, I work in Customer Service, so I know the process of that as well!

So I called AT&T and spoke to an agent named Samantha. The first words were out of my mouth, I am an idiot and take full responsibility for my stupidity but I cannot pay this, at first it took me a minute to figure out what the bill was for and then remembered I went on my cruise and can you please help me or connect me to your supervisor? Well, she of course was being her friendly customer service self, pulled up my invoice and said well, what I can do is re-rate your invoice as if you had the International Plan at the time of your trip. So she re-rated it and took off $196 in charges!!! I was so thankful! I offered to do anything she wanted like give her a compliment or anything else to help her out in anyway and unfortunately there wasn't anything that could be done. But I was so grateful! : D

My second example is I have my paypal connected to my other checking account that I hardly use, well I didn't know I was receiving all these overdraft charges till I got my statement. What had happened was I bought a $6.00 Hannah Montana doll off eBay. I didn't have any money in my paypal and so it was hitting my checking with no money in it (now I really felt like a dumbass). So my bill was $132 in overdraft charges! : O

So on my last break at work, I went to the bank and told them the same thing I am an idiot I take full responsibility but I cannot pay this. So with this they had to get the manager involved, they removed $60, let me keep my account and make payments on the rest.

So I saved a total of $256.00 between both bills. Really, it pays to ask ;)

I LOVE Being Single! : D

So I was hanging out at Facebook, and my friend posted a comment about being single again and not really liking it. So I posted back saying whats wrong with it? I think more women nowadays enjoy being single, I think I was honestly meant to be single and love it.


I was married once for a few years, bore a child, then later down the line in another serious relationship. They both obviously didn't workout and I am fine with it. When I was in a relationship, I wanted my time so I figure I should be single and I do enjoy it.

I was looking at online dating, but then realized its just another waste of time. Not my thing and not really into jumping at someone else's convenience. I do things my way or the highway pretty much LOL! So not really into that anymore. Although it was fun to try.

But all in all I live my life how I want and its all good! ;)

Splits, Separations, Divorces....OH MY!

You know, no matter who I always feel a little bit sad when a couple breaks up because deep down I wish it were forever. But I was once reminded by my ex-mother-in-law that nothing is forever and as much as I hate to say it she is right. Also reminded by my own corporate job, nothing is guaranteed. Sad but true. But I think when you get married, it is supposed to be forever. Now as far as Christina Aguilera and her husband, I am not really surprised. But I am surprised as well as saddened by the separation of Courtney Cox and David Arquette. I don't know. I thought they would have made it. Now, personally, I have no faith in relationships anymore. I was proven not once but twice that nothing is forever. So I prefer to remain single and I think I enjoy my independence, more than women as well as more than people. So I am at least content with that fact. :)