In 2017 my employer gave me £1150 to buy my own iPhone X for work. I knew I would not be working there forever and decided to start saving £10 per month in monthly saver accounts, 2 years later I left the company and they didn’t want the phone back as it was too old. Yay!

I continued saving every month in accounts ranging from ~4-8% interest and my most recent monthly saver just matured and my fund has reached £1121.64

I’ve also been really savvy with my mobile plans over the last 5 years, my current monthly charge is £6 but has been as low as £3, and has absolutely been less than £5 on average. So my mobile phone costs have been on average £15pm.

The iPhoneX is not getting software/security updates anymore, but there is nothing really worth having in this years upgrade:

  • 120hz vs. 120hz with ProMotion
  • MagSafe - meh!
  • 12MP vs. 48MP camera with better low light
  • 4G vs. 5G - but HD video streaming works perfectly on 4G.

Do I keep saving and ignore the upgrade again? Or am I silly for running a phone with no security updates because I’m not that interested in a better camera?

Either way I thought my little-by-little saving to get something nice and a little extravagant was worth sharing. The number of people with £50-£60 phone contracts is crazy.

  • glitching@lemmy.mlEnglish
    13·
    5 days ago

    I guess there’s your mistake - there has to be a right and wrong and we should all be on one side of it.

    this is my take on “should I spend a THOUSAND+ bucks/pounds/feathers” on an easily breakable/losable/stealable slab of glass. in a community called “frugal”.

    • AHamSandwich@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      5 days ago

      I feel you’re intentionally missing the point.

      1. Op asked if they should replace their phone due to the lack of security updates.
      2. You criticized OP for wanting to replace it “just 'cause”.
      3. Someone pointed out that they had a stated reason for considering replacing it.
      4. Your response was to disagree with that reason, despite it clearly not being in the context of the comment, instead of acknowledging that your criticism was unfounded.
      • glitching@lemmy.mlEnglish
        13·
        5 days ago

        I like the list, it purports you got a lot of things in there.

        I guess you missed the 85% of my post that lists actual, actionable information pertaining to OP’s question, that in addition to my take on it (which, in case it’s not visible from orbit, is HELL NO) offers a solution to OP’s problem (“unsupported phone”) for a twentieth of their budget.

        I also see you contributing dick to said question.

        • AHamSandwich@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          5 days ago

          I’m unsurprised but disappointed you’d just deflect instead of addressing the topic being discussed. I’m raising a toddler, you get used to it, although the behavior is always more distressing in adults.

          I highly suggest giving this article a read:

          https://ameliabehaviour.com/accepting-responsibility/

          I found this quote to be particularly impactful:

          Here’s one more key message you need to carry with you, especially when your children Lemmings have been defensive and hostile to feedback: everybody makes mistakes, and that’s okay.

          We see you and we accept you, even if you become defensive and hostile when shown your mistakes.

        • StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          4 days ago

          I like the list, it purports you got a lot of things in there.

          LOL wut. Poor reading comprehension or willful ignorance? I’ve got 1.5 on the latter.