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One reason phones have become so indispensable for communicating is that the cost keeps dropping to make calls.

Making a coast-to-coast phone call a century ago was very expensive. Over the next half-century, prices fell drastically, although it was still rather pricey. Today, almost no one thinks about the price of a single cross-country call or tries to keep conversations short to save money. Phone call prices plummeted after the breakup of the U. Prices have gotten so low that the Federal Communications Commission stopped tracking the cost of long-distance calls in After decades of recording phone call costs it reported the average long-distance call in cost just 6 cents per minute.

Robocalls are now constantly spamming Americans. The same reduction in price makes it easy for con artists to ring millions of phone numbers looking for someone gullible enough to believe their pitches. It gets a bit more interesting when you look at what types of phones households still use. There has been a dramatic shift in the last few years from landlines to cellphones, with a surprising connection to our well-being.

In , a government survey found that almost 55 percent of households use cellphones exclusively, up from less than 10 percent in Another 36 percent have both a mobile phone and a working landline. Just over 5 percent of those surveyed said they relied entirely on a landline, compared with over a third of households in As you might expect, they are primarily elderly people — and they tend to own their homes.

Some people call these special numbers angel numbers, because we can see them as messages from God. Even numbers that don't seem special can be special. There's a story where Srinivasa Ramanujan, a famous mathematician known for his mystical experiences, was sick in the hospital and was visited by a friend, G. Hardy, a fellow mathematician, remarked that he had ridden there in taxicab number , which seemed to him to be a dull number, and he hoped it wasn't a bad omen.

Of course, you don't have to be a mathematician to find significance in numbers. Any number - or any ordinary thing, for that matter - can be meaningful if you'd like it to be. It's a beautiful experience when you can choose to see beauty in things that other people would deem ordinary or mundane.

If you are attracted to certain numbers, maybe there is a message in them for you. If you'd like to start seeing more significance in the numbers of your life, or want to understand why you notice certain numbers over and over, the first step is simply to ask! You can set an intention in the morning before you go out that you'd like to see a number, or a special sign, that will give you a special message. There will be many opportunities for you to find connections, so prepare to be surprised!

And of course, when you see a number or sign that stands out to you, don't forget to write it down! Another way to explore number meanings is through studying numerology, both traditional and non-traditional methods. The Numerology Starter Pack, which I'll be sending along shortly as a gift to you, is a great place to begin.

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