I spend $12&#x2F;month on two phones(Skype and a cell phone).<p>I had a landline during college that came with the internet connection. I think I paid $10 for the phone.<p>When I got out of college, I needed a phone to schedule interviews for a job. So I bought a Skype phone number and used that. I think it costs $6&#x2F;month, and I&#x27;ve had it for 5 years.<p>I bought a cell phone last year when I needed to work during the day, but also wanted to be accessible in case a tenant on a rental property needed some emergency repairs or something. I think I paid $50 for a cheaper Android and paid $20 every 3 months to keep it on and for 200 minutes&#x2F;megabytes&#x2F;texts. It was kind of nice to not have to worry about getting lost.<p>I might cancel the subscription on that cell phone soon, since I rarely use it. I don&#x27;t know though: I can see wanting to develop a mobile app soon, and when I meet up with someone once or twice a year it&#x27;d be nice to have the flexibility to call to reschedule. Last year I met up with a real estate agent, and they were annoyed when they were 20 minutes late(&quot;stuck in traffic&quot;) and I was already gone after assuming they wouldn&#x27;t show; the good news is they weren&#x27;t late on any subsequent meetups.<p>It&#x27;s not really about the money so much as being another thing to keep track of. It&#x27;s a bad idea to lose track of the number of $x&#x2F;month payments you&#x27;re making, even if $x is small.