Good point. But taxes are quite a bit lower here in the US, versus Canada. Top bracket here is only 37%, and that's only on earnings above $610k. The 1%'er threshold is presently around $450k, making that $610k threshold truly rarified air.
Why would you have kept a landline for a few calls a month?
It was the folks… I was still getting calls from distant relatives and friends as it’s been the family number since the 60’s.
I switched the landline number to voip onto our fiber internet. Same here, have had that number for 40 years and family still calls in on it. Jon
I’ve been asking my wife the same thing for 15 years. We have a landline, which is used exclusively for being bothered 4 times per day by telemarketers. No one answers it, it’s very rare anyone uses it, but she insists we keep it.
I dunno. When finally came thru here about 12 years ago, I took down the old cable and demarc box. Just cut the cable off at the pole as high as I could reach.
I sometimes ask myself why I keep a cell phone when I almost never use it. Just a cheap prepaid flip-phone. $20 for 3 months for something like 180 min is cheap enough. Wife would have a fit if I got rid of it.
It is straightforward to move a landline number to VOIP, but you do need some amount of internet service. If you don't have any, I'd suggest going @Oaktree's route and move the landline number to a mobile phone, perhaps with an eSIM to enable dual sim use.
