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 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.