How Calling to Negotiate My Bills Became the Best Hourly Rate I Ever Earned

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  • Then my internet bill went up by $20 a month for what the company described as “market adjustments,” and something in me finally snapped.
  • My plan was to switch to a competitor offering a better rate for the same speed.
  • What happened instead taught me something that has since saved me thousands of dollars: most bills are negotiable, and the people on the other end ofโ€ฆ
  • Without missing a beat, she offered to reduce my bill by $25 a month for the next twelve months โ€” actually $5 less than I had been paying before the iโ€ฆ
  • My cell phone provider dropped my plan by $15 a month when I mentioned a competitor’s promotion.