Budgets Are Sexy (2026)

If budgets are sexy is on your radar, this short guide cuts through the noise. Here is what is worth knowing, and how to put it to work today.

Key Takeaways

• haha…I don’t think i’d ever pick up an iPhone to be honest with ya.
• And not so much because it rids me of a few benjamins, but because i’m afraid of getting “sucked in” to techno-land!
• I already have a pretty bad habit of checking email, myspace, my stats on this blog, and everything else now built into our daily routines.

Wouldn’t you agree? haha…I don’t think i’d ever pick up an iPhone to be honest with ya. And not so much because it rids me of a few benjamins, but because i’m afraid of getting “sucked in” to techno-land!

I already have a pretty bad habit of checking email, myspace, my stats on this blog, and everything else now built into our daily routines. So while it would be “cool” to have one, I just don’t see it happening…plus, I REALLY love the sidekick!

That’s a cooler, cheaper, phone in my opinion that still allows you to stay connected, but gets you excited to make a phone call or send a text :) Totally a matter of personal opinion of course, but I think it’s more of a phone-phone than the iPhone. I guess it depends on what you think you need it for though. I’m more into texting and im’ing on a phone than searching on the web, so the sidekick seems like a better fit (plus, i think it’s sexy as hell!). But if you were to ask my co-workers, they’d laugh in my face and say how superior the iPhone is - 50% of them own iPhones, but then again they’re all techies and coders ;)

Unfortunately/Fortunately, however, my favorite carrier in the whole world - Verizon - supports neither phone so there’s really no temptation whatsoever to upgrade here. So for now i’m stuck (and pretty much content) w/ my LG VX6000. It’s a simple black flip phone, and I can still get online and do my texting and all anyways…it’s just not as “fun” as I see it with Sidekick, but maybe Verizon will get hip one of these days?

So what’s the point of this post then? I couldn’t tell ya….i just decided to write this morning and for whatever reason the whole iPhone craze popped into my brain. Although I suppose I could wrap this up nicely and say something frugal like:

“If your cell works, don’t upgrade! Save the money and invest the money you would have spent into your Emergency Fund”. Oooooh, that’s good! Yeah, let’s go with that :)

Why fix it if it ain’t broke, right? Do you really NEED that new phone/piece of techy goodness? Chances are you don’t. I say today we appreciate what we HAVE, over what we WISH we had. A day of appreciation, if you will. So as I depart here, I happily wish you and yours a very merry Happy Appreciation Day! (didn’t see that one coming when i started writing this! haha)

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Final Thoughts

The bottom line: a little research on budgets are sexy goes a long way. Compare your options, watch for seasonal offers, and never pay full price when a better deal is one click away.

Originally published at budgetsaresexy.com.