How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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Thanks, my ds is obsessed with maps!
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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are u kidding? or do i have to look up to see what qbasic is?
i never got sqwat growing up. the kids have ipods. they dont live on them like some kids i see. :) really i saw them as a cheap...
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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Its betting time. Who has the odds that an ipod wont last the kid a 30 days, 3 months, a year?
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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I cant speak about band practice, but back in my day there were useable phones in the locker rooms and training room.
But lets say you are right and there are no phones. If you have a cell phone...
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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Honestly, part of the agreement when my older kid first got her cell phone was that she would be paying for part of the cell plan each month from her allowance. When she finally got texting last...
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My little brother just bought one. Paid for it out of his own pocket and pays his full portion of the bill to my parents each month. He also works for three companies. One as a programmer, another as...
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:iagree:
Once they hit high school and have tons of extra activities and whatnot, it makes sense.
I got one at 16, when I started driving (back when that's what cell phones were for - if you...
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You tell 'em, Frog! :boxing:
:lol2:
Trying to get him in the mood?
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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I was talking about you. :harhar:
:iagree:
Yep, us too.
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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That's a broad and misguided statement. You don't have the be "rich" to be able to afford a smartphone. Beyond a regular cell phone, it's usually an additional 20-30 dollars a month. The OP said...
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My oldest has a cell phone, but not a smart phone. It just has texting and that's it. He doesn't even talk on it. :lol: It's what he got for his 13th birthday, and he's 15 now. He does a lot of...
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So if you give him expensive electronics at 5, what do you get him for gifts 10 years from now? Cars? Vacation homes?
And there's a huge difference between a toy made for a 5-year-old an an...
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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Wow. :lmao:
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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That would explain the smell... :scratch:
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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When did you move out of Bedrock? :lol:
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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My oldest has an ipod touch that he bought and it does pretty much everything my ipad does just on a smaller scale. And it was much cheaper.
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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My 18 month old plays with the iPad. He has an Elmo ABC's app and the SoundTouch app that makes the sounds when he presses on the pictures for animals, cars, instruments, etc.
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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OP should put her kids on a really minimal data plan and teach them how to steal data from their friends' phones. Between wifi at home and always being with a friend when out, they'll be fine.
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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He says I know how to use the iwhatevers better than mommy. He's so right :lol:.
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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You do seem fond of lecturing.
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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Nah, I think I'll pass.
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I promise not to buy ds a vacation home when he's 15. Only way is if dh and I both die, and it is left to him in the will.
I may buy him a car when he gets his license. It depends on how...
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:iagree:
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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It doesn't have to escalate, but it often does anyway.
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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ok, if you can afford it, there's nothing wrong with that either. But the point remains that getting them something expensive at 5 doesn't mean you're getting them cars at 13. You can't just...
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An ipad isn't a toy, it's just a medium. My parents bought me a $2700 PC when I was 5. I played games on it designed for my age. 4 years later I was coding programs in qbasic on it. They didn't get...
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...I was lecturing IVIAL, but really I tend to lecture anybody whom I deem needs lecturing.
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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Not kidding, it's just an old programming language.
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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^this.
I can't think of one reason why anyone under 18 (depending on the kid) would need a smart phone.
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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It's definitely nice having them unknowingly carry around a GPS transmitter.
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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Dont know why you would want to pay month-to-month basis... I took a look at my family's plan on a month-to-month basis and found out that I could save $300/year if I did prepaid plan. Look into...
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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I can't say I haven't done the same thing with my oldest on other stuff. :lol:
There have been a number of times he asked for something at a store and said he would pay me back, but I never...
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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something something correlation something something.
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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Oh great, I'm off your ignore list again :lol:.
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I am pricing plans and I can't believe how expensive it is to have multiple smart phones. We have 5 lines on our plan and pay $185/mo with AT&T - if we upgrade to all smart phones the plan will be...
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We just dropped our last data plan on BF and downgraded. :lol:
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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.this
How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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Most people over 18 don't need one either, unless it's for work. They want them for the same reason the rest of us want one, to communicate with others easily and to have access to information.
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How do large families afford to give every kid a smart phone?
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That's true but for the same price (family plan) you might as well give them a smart phone. It's something that they could have taken away while being punished. It's a win-win for parents.
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How do I get on that list? :lol:
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