The Bill Negotiation Call: Lowering Your Fixed Monthly Rates
Published in Life Hacks
When was the last time you looked at your internet bill, cell phone statement, or auto insurance policy and felt like you were getting a great deal?
If you've been with the same provider for more than a year, chances are you are paying the quiet 'loyalty tax'—higher rates charged to long-term customers who never complain.
Companies spend massive amounts of money acquiring new customers with deep discounts, but they count on existing customers staying passive.
Pick up the phone once a year, call your service providers, and politely ask to speak with retention or loyalty departments.
Let them know you are looking for ways to trim your household expenses and ask what current promotional rates or loyalty discounts they can apply to your account.
In less than fifteen minutes on the phone, you can often knock thirty or forty dollars off your monthly bills.
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