I have a long-standing thing about loyalty and usually stand by the old "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" school of thought.

I've been with Chase Bank since 1975.

I bought my first Toyota (a pick-up) in 1981, LOVED it and have had nothing but Toyotas ever since (I did fall off the wagon a couple times, but immediately regretted it and took a loss to get back into a Toyota).

I've been with American Express since 1982.

I've had my cell service with Verizon since 1989. Actually, it started out as GTE, Altel bought them out, then Verizon bought THEM out. But, when Verizon pulls up my account, it shows I've been their customer since I moved back to Florida in '89. (I was with PacBell in California in the old "car phone" days)

Anyway, you get the idea, I'm resistant to change. Well, I finally got off my "loyalty" thing and switched all my "communications" crap over to Spectrum. Home phone, cell phones, internet, tv ... all in one big bundle. I was a bit hesitant with switching cell phone carriers, but they informed me they are contracted with Verizon and use Verizon's towers, so nothing will change. (after driving a truck covering 48 states and Canada, I know for a FACT, Verizon has the best coverage out there).

So far, my internet is faster than what I had before and everything has been a seamless transition. The icing on the cake? My combined bills are now $248 less PER MONTH than what I've been paying! That's close to $3000/year I've been throwing away just for being "loyal". What a dufe. Loyalty can be a good thing in some instances, but stupid in others.