LAST SUMMER MY SON STARTED BUGGING ME FOR A CELLPHONE,HE HAD WORKED THRU THE VACATION MONTHS,AND WANTED TO BUY IT HIMSELF.

AFTER I REFUSED TO SIGN HIM UP ON AN ANNUAL PLAN,HE WENT TO MY MOTHER IN LAW,WHO RELENTED,AND OFF THEY WENT TO THE NEAREST MOBILE STORE WITH THE COOLEST PHONE AVAILABLE.

THE MAJORITY OF HIS EARNINGS WENT TO THE  PURCHASE OF THE DEVICE.THIRTY ONE DAYS LATER,OUR FIRST BILL CAME,NO,IT WASN'T THE $39.99 AS EXPECTED,IT WAS $308.11 TO BE EXACT,WELL,I WENT THRU THE ROOF,GAVE IN TO PROMISES OF "IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN"AND PAID IT.

LONG STORY SHORT,MONTH TWO WAS A REPEAT,NOW MY MOTHER IN LAW WAS HOT,HER CREDIT WOULD BE AFFECTED IF THIS WASN'T RESOLVED,SO I PAID A LITTLE OVER $546.00,INCLUDING THE GET OUT OF PLAN COSTLY FEE.

SIX MONTHS LATER I BOUGHT HIM A PREPAID CELL ON EBAY,LOADED THAT SUCKER WITH 400 MINUTES,AND THE WAY IT WORKS IS WHEN THEY'RE GONE,THEY'RE GONE MINUTES.WE ALSO HAVE  F MINUTES,THAT'S NONE FOR A FLUNKING GRADE.L MINUTES,COME IN LATE,NO WAY MINUTES.

BUT,ALL IN ALL,IT HAS WORKED OUT PRETTY GOOD,AND I DON'T HAVE TO WONDER OR WORRY WHAT THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE.

SO,DO YOURSELF A FAVOR,GET PREPAID,UNLESS YOUR CHILD IS THAT ONE IN A MILLION  TEENAGER WHO DOESN'T TALK OR TEXT MUCH.HAH!