I'm trying to lower the total outgo of money each month since I am waiting for LTD to be approved.

I called around to different garbage pickup services in our area and got several quotes - one of which was $25 less per quarter than what I'm paying now.

I called my current service provider and told them I was going to switch to this other company because they could provide the same service for less money.

My service provider matched the other pricing!! They didn't want to lose a customer!!

I got my Charter bill in the mail today for the cable, Internet and telephone. Apparently all the promotional pricing has expired and my bill was $154. This is for all three combined but nevertheless it's alot of money.

I looked up other service providers online and found a deal through AT&T that was only $99.95 a month for the same services. I called Charter and after about 15 minutes on the phone with them they brought my monthly charges down to $104!! It's not worth the aggravation for me to switch for a $5 savings so I thanked them and this new pricing will be effective immediately. They told me to disregard the $154 on my current bill and just send the $104 in as they were going to make the adjustment to my account now!!!

If you think you're paying too much for something research the competitions prices and let your current service provider know that you'll switch unless they can match or beat the price. Chances are they don't want to lose a customer and will comply. I saved $75 per month with just 2 phone calls!