Simplify and Save

Today it has been one week since I called T-Mobile and cut the $20 Blackberry email feature.  I did that for a few reasons... 1) I'm cheap and I don't want to spend any money on anything that can be duplicated somewhere else.  2)  I've been reading a lot of money tips from my friend Casey Graham.  He motivated me to evaluate where some of our money goes.  He's a great leader and has some great financial tips.  You can read some here.  3) I got over the idea that I'm uber-important and I must get every email forwarded to my phone so I can respond immediately to important things like drug ads and scholarship offers from the University of Phoenix!  Really, I'm usually not away from my laptop more than a few hours at a time.  If I can return an email within a few hours, I can live with that!

The greatest part turning off email from my blackberry is the opportunity to focus more.  Every time the email notifier would chime, I'd go through a dilemma... do I look at it now, or wait until I'm finished what I'm in the middle of???  The past few days I've been able to focus more, pray more without interruption from the phone/email vibe...in some ways, I feel like I've simplified in order to focus on Kingdom values and priorities... plus, I've got an extra 20 bucks in my pocket... and that's always nice.

Comments

[Andrew]

Yeah, that's why I use my cell phone as . . . a cell phone. Minimal texting, no email, a few calendar items. Mostly just a cell phone.

I'm a tech-freak, but technology needs to be a tool and a servant, not my master.