How to Deal with These 10 Unexpected Bills You’ll Probably Need to Pay

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5. Surprise Phone Bills

Another common unexpected bill, could be your mobile phone charges. If you’ve ever exceeded your internet data, call or text allowance then you know it’s not cheap to rectify. Especially if you racked up those charges while you were abroad. You might be tempted to upgrade to a larger data plan, but this is costly and often there are cheaper alternatives to making your phone usage go further.

Instead, if you’re frequently going over on your talk-time, you can track your phone usage at overmyminutes.com, which is a free service that’ll alert you once you’ve almost run out. Additionally, you can use webchat service, Skype to make free video and audio calls. And if you find yourself using too much mobile data, get into the habit of using free Wi-Fi, there are apps that will locate your nearest free Wi-Fi, and now Facebook will tell you too.