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Bills are no fun to open, 账单打开来可没什么乐趣，

and the cell phone bill seems to grow bigger every month. 而手机账单似乎每个月都在变大。

So how can you shrink it? 那么，你如何才能把它缩小呢？

Start with how you use the phone. 从你使用手机的方式开始。

Connect to Wi-Fi whenever you can, 只要有可能，就连接到Wi-Fi，

and go easy on streaming music 并且少用流媒体听音乐

and video, which eat up data fast. 和看视频，这些都会很快消耗数据。

Then check how much data you actually use — 然后检查你实际使用了多少数据——

you may be paying for far more than you need. 你可能支付了远超你所需的数据量。

A few more tricks: close apps running in the background, since they quietly use data too. 还有几个小窍门：关闭在后台运行的应用程序，因为它们也会悄悄地消耗数据。

Sign up for automatic payment, which often earns a small discount. 注册自动付款，这通常能获得小额折扣。

And compare carriers now and then; you might find a better deal. 并且时不时地比较一下运营商；你可能会找到更好的优惠。

Last of all, keep your phone longer. 最后，让你的手机用得更久一些。

If the one you have still works fine, you don't need the newest model. 如果你现有的手机仍然运行良好，你就不需要最新型号。

Saving on your phone bill isn't really about the phone. 节省手机账单其实与手机本身无关。

It is about asking one simple question of everything you pay for: 它是关于对你所支付的一切提出一个简单的问题：

do I truly need this — 我真的需要这个吗——

or have I just stopped noticing it? 还是我只是不再注意它了？