the Price of Email

I don't pay a dime for my email. I have a spam folder, free instant messaging, and the ability to send attachments. I have a folder that I can save mail to. I can go back and read old mail or mail that I sent to other people. I can also do fun things like insert pictures, change text color, change background color, and insert smileys.

I am happy with my email. I like getting all those things for free. My inbox can hold plenty of mail for my needs (I think 100 unread emails was the limit), and mail in the saved folder seems to stay there until I delete it. I also get almost no spam (maybe one or two spam emails a week), so the spam folder does catch most of it. If I do sign up for something that ends up being an obnoxious newsletter that sends me updates every hour and I can't figure out how to take my name off their list, it's easy to add their email address to the spam folder and let it go there from then on.

There are many options out there when it comes to email, and a lot of those options are free ones. For anyone shopping for a new email address, I would suggest trying some of the free options out before paying for one. Then if the free one does offer everything you want, you're all set! And if it doesn't, then you know exactly what to look for when you shop for another one.