I'm getting a new phone! I called Spectrum today to try and get my $45 mobile bill down to their advertised $29.95. I spoke to a nice lady named Miranda up in Michigan, and she made it happen.

I was telling her that my Samsung phone had a green line display issue and she said there was a great deal on the new Google Pixel 8 Pro, with $600 off, plus a $145 discount for a trade-in of my current phone, even with the display issue. Which brought it down to around $355 bucks.

I then headed off in another Spectrum direction and spoke with Phil up in New York, and bought the phone. I chose the monthly payment option of $11.11 for 36 months, which means I'm getting a free phone and saving $15 each month.

I've been reading the reviews on this new phone and it is amazing! It will arrive next week and I'll drive up to the Spectrum store in Columbia and have them transfer everything over.

And I did this whole process with the benefit of a clear head!