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Do you have a tween in your family? If so, they probably have asked you to buy them a cell phone. Or maybe your tween already has a cell phone? If not, I am sure you are hearing what I hear daily, everyone else has a phone. I need a phone too! After much talk, rule making, and discussions, this tween has a phone and as you can see, he is quite happy about it. We planned this purchase over the past few years. We read reviews of phones, we discussed phone etiquette and we made some serious rules for this phone. We have a one strike and you lose your phone rule, so I know he will be using this phone very carefully. If you need a new cell phone too, you should check out the selection at your local Walmart. The Walmart Family Mobile PLUS plan has some excellent specials and rollbacks happening right now. Walmart is a new store for us since we did not have one near our old house. We are enjoying discovering all the goodies they have to offer.
The Walmart Family Mobile Plus Plan is perfect for your family. For only $49.88 a month, you receive unlimited talk, text up to 10GB of 4G LTE data. This pricing is a great deal, and you know what is the best part of it, no 2 year contract! You will only be responsible for a month by month plan. The 10GB of data is excellent when you have kids who are heavy data users. We have been using our phone for a while and we are not even close to using up even 1GB. Plus, each month after you pay your bill, you will be able to watch a VUDU movie as well (one new release rental worth up to $7.00). My kids are always begging me to go to the movie theater, so a free movie we can watch at home together is a huge savings when you have a big family. If all seven of us went to a movie and it was $12 a ticket, we would be at $84 just for the movie tickets. Add on the snacks and drinks and we are well over $100.
You can also add additional lines for less, mix and match up to 5 more lines all on the same account. This is just perfect for those families with lots of kids. Now is the perfect time to sign up, the Starter Kit is on rollback for only $19.88, down from the regular price of $25. You will not even see a bill until the end of the month, so all you need to get started is less than $20! After careful review my son chose the LG G Stylo phone currently on rollback for $179, regularly $199.
In the next few weeks we will be enjoying our first free movie on VUDU. With the Walmart Family Mobile plan, as soon as you pay your bill, you will receive a code which allows you to download one new movie that you can stream on your Smart TV, Chromecast, TV, Roku, game console or Tablet. We are planning a family movie night with our Savory Popcorn to celebrate the end of school. For our first movie we are deciding between Deadpool, Star Wars:The Force Awakens, or The Good Dinosaur. Quite a wide variety of tastes in my family, right?
My kids are not the only ones counting the days until summer vacation. I can’t wait either. No homework, no commuting to school, no waking up early and rushing to get ready. We will celebrate summer’s arrival by watching our Top 5 Summer Movies. To figure out our top 5 movies, I asked each of my kids to choose one, some we can all watch together, while others are just for the older kids. The tween will make his popcorn blend (recipe below) and we will gather together, celebrate summer, and watch some great movies this summer.
TOP 5 Summer Movies:
- Kung Fu Panda 3, chosen by the 8 year old
- Star Wars:The Force Awakens, chosen by the tween
- Race, chosen by the teen
- The 5th Wave, chosen by the high school graduate
- The Hateful Eight, chosen by the oldest son
What will you be doing this summer? Any movies you are looking forward to seeing with your family? Please leave me a comment and let me know what movie is at the top of your Summer Movie List. Any movies you can’t wait to share with your children?
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup popcorn kernels, we love Bob's Red Mill white popcorn
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp italian spices
- 2 TB melted butter
- 2 TB Kernel Seasons White Cheddar flavor
Instructions
- Pop your kernels any way you like to. We love to use the Lekue microwave popper.
- Put your warm popcorn in a large bowl, you need room to toss it.
- Add all the toppings to your warm popcorn.
- Pour on the melted butter.
- Cover with plastic wrap and shake it up really good to combine all your toppings.
- Eat quickly before your family smells you are making popcorn!
Disclaimer: All prices for phones and plans included in this post are accurate as of the date of posting; however, these prices are subject to change. Please refer to http://cbi.as/3edbv or your local Walmart for current pricing.
Such a fun post!! Definitely going to watch the Fifth Wave. My daughter and I are reading this right now and have a “date” to watch it once we are both finished reading it.
My son loves the book the 5th wave too! He is afraid the movie will ruin the book though. Thanks for visiting!
As my kiddo gets older we will probably do something like this ourselves. I told him he can’t have a phone until he can pay for himself, so he knows the rules. There are so many movies we are looking forward to seeing even know where to start LOL.
I think that is a great rule! My son offered to pay for the phone himself but I was happy to buy this one. He is very responsible and has been proving so thus far!
Sounds like a lot of fun! This plan would be perfect for my nephews who are teens.
I hope you get a chance to check out the Walmart Family Mobile plan. It would be perfect for your nephews since you don’t have to lock into a long contract!
That popcorn sounds like a perfect movie night snack. I love having family movie nights during the summer when both the kids are visiting my house.
Family movie nights are the best! I love that you can pause movies, get more snacks and be in the comfort of your home.
Great choice of movies. I just saw yhe new Star Wars and was surprised. I’d expected it to be like the new ones (rubbish) but I actually enjoyed it.
I have heard the new Star Wars movie is amazing. I am looking forward to seeing it soon!
We love the Walmart Family Mobile PLUS plan. It offers so much data and the free movie is such a nice perk! We signed up earlier this year, and will never go back to our old cell carrier!
That is awesome. I am so glad you like the Walmart Family Mobile PLUS plan. The VUDU movie is such a nice perk, I totally agree!
How behind am I? I’ve never heard of the Fifth Wave or the Hateful 8. Guess I have some catching up to do 😉 The popcorn looks delicious too 😀
You are not behind at all, you are just a busy Mom! I also do not have time to get to a movie theater, but it is not so hard to make time for an at home family movie night this summer. Thanks for visiting!
Oh this looks like a fun way to spend a rainy day! I haven’t seen any of those top movies but I think I need to start making my way through them!
Summer has not even started so you are not too late at all! I hope you find the time to enjoy a few new movies this summer. Thanks for stopping by!
It looks like your son is very content with your decision! I love that there is no contract to worry about on this family plan! We have a family plan with AT&T, with 5 people, and let me tell you..it gets expensive. This may be something worth checking out.
I really think you should look into this plan. It is a big money saver with the $49.88 plan. Free calls, text and data at this price is really unheard of!
My boys love the Force Awakens, and it will definitely be on rotation this summer. Such a great phone plan! We’re still a couple years out from getting one for our oldest, but this is such a great deal.
Time flies so quickly, and before you know it your kids will be needing a phone of their own. It is worth looking at the Walmart Family Mobile Plus Plan.
I can’t wait to see Finding Dory with the kids, that is my biggest movie excitement right now. hahahaha My son has some action movies on his list as well.
We also are looking forward to seeing Finding Dory! It will be such a fun summer for movies. Thanks for visiting!
My kids can’t wait to see Kung Fu Panda 3, I’m not sure how we haven’t seen it yet. these all sound great we will have to check them out!
I think Kung Fu Panda 3 will be our first summer movie. We are big fans of that series.
Movies and popcorn a huge part of summer fun, especially on super hot or rainy days. We enjoy having the grand children over and plan for some together time with popcorn and movies. They want us to watch all of the Star Wars movies together (again) this summer! I’m looking forward to it.
Watching all the Star Wars movies sounds like a great summer plan! I love it!
I don’t have a specific movie to see but I am sure I will !! My bills are so expensive I really need to look into another alternative with a big family plan. Thanks for sharing.
Cell phone bills can really be out of control. Knowing the cost of this plan with all the unlimited benefits is really a wonderful choice.
Thanks Liz! I think my kids made some great summer movie picks. The free VUDU movie is a real treat, just for paying your bill on time.
That free movie bonus is great. Summer is definitely a good season for family movie nights. I like your picks!
What a fun list of movies, great job sharing the top 5 Summer movie picks. I will have to check some of these out!
Thanks Brandy! We enjoyed sharing our favorite summer movie picks with all of you.
I love this list, what a cute list. I hope you have a wonderful summer season!
Thanks Sarah! We cannot wait for summer to begin. Summer movie night cannot come soon enough.
UGH, I can’t watch the 5th wave yet… I need to finish the darn book =( hahaha I am afraid the movie will suck compared to the book though.. lol It seems to happen a lot.
My son is only 8 and have been on the fence about him getting a phone. I think he’s too young but as a single working mom, i feel like he should have one. I am gonna look more into the walmart plan.
I hope you enjoy the book and th movie does. It disappoint you. Maybe the phone will be a good solution for your son. Thanks for stopping by!
I still haven’t made the time to watch Star Wars yet. I’ve heard its good though!
I hope you get a chance to see the new Star Wars movie this summer!
This is great! Thanks for sharing all these tips:)
Glad you enjoyed these tips!
I bet the kids would love Kung Fu Panda 3. I’ll have to check it out. I love Walmart Family mobile. It’s affordable for the entire family.
Walmart Family Mobile is pretty awesome. I hope you add Kung Fu Panda 3 to your movie watching list!
Love your Summer movie picks. Glad to see such a great variety that the whole family can enjoy!
Thanks Michele! We have quite the diverse movie watching taste in our family!
Those are all great movie picks! I heard Kung Fu Panda was really great, and we loved Star Wars and The Hateful Eight (even though the last one is definitely not for kids!)
Very true, the Hateful Eight will only be viewed by those over 18 in my house! So glad you liked my picks.
Glad he went with an LG phone they usually last a while and they are durable
I hope this LG phone lasts a long time. Kids and phones are never a very long lasting match!
Love the recipe, and I’m thinking I really need to watch the 1st & 2nd Kung Fu Panda so I can go see the 3rd. I’m a little behind!
You really should watch Kung Fu Panda 1! It is so cute and very funny.
Air poppers are great because you do not need any oil at all! Maybe you can make an all day at home up on movie days!
Popcorn and movies is the best combo. I love popcorn, it never gets old. I bought myself an air popper so I could pop it all the time. I seriously need a day to catch up on newer movies.
-Kierra
I did want to see the 5th Wave, but most movies my son pick I do not know if I can tolerate.
I know how you feel. Many of the movies my teens choose are not movies I want to watch!
Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for visiting!
We absolutely loved the new Star Wars and we own it! I need to check out the others on your list.
That is a great movie to own! We have many of the older Star Wars, but not the newest one.
My general answer for anything “movie” is always Star Wars, lol. We also just watched Zootopia and thoroughly enjoyed it. Enjoy your movie nights!
We are definitely renting Zootopia this summer, I heard it was awesome.
Today is our last day of school. woohoo! I’m as excited as the kids are! Thanks for the movie suggestions, I can’t wait to try some of these out!
I am so jealous! We have 1.5 more weeks. Enjoy your summer vacation!!
The popcorn is so good, you should definitely try it!
I definitely agree with the Star Wars pick!! Loved that movie
I think the Star Wars movie will be very popular this summer!
That popcorn!!
xJo
What a fun post! We just watched Star Wars finally and really enjoyed it. It’s definitely a great pick for a summer movie!
Star Wars is the first movie on our list!
Sounds like fun, I love movie nights. Hateful Eight is hauntingly violent though…yikes! Not for me LOL
Yes, hateful eight is too violent for me too! My husband and adult son love Quentin Tarantino!
This phone plan sounds great – my data usage alone would be perfect for this! And I love your choices for summer movies – I haven’t seen the new Star Wars movie (I know, late to the game), but I’m hoping to check it out soon!
This phone plan is really a great deal! I hope you can check it out. It’s never to late to catch a great movie, thanks for visiting.
I’m a sucker for making popcorn all the time! I will try your recipe for sure!
We are popcorn lovers too! A movie is just not the same without some popcorn. Thanks for visiting!
We will be hanging by the pool and the beach. My little one is only 2 so its hard to get her to watch a movie for longer than 20 mins!
My 2 year olds never sat to watch a movie either! By about 4-5 they begin to have a longer attention span.
I love walmart family mobile! Such a fun post that popcorn looks so delicious!
Walmart Family Mobile is so wonderful. I have always hated the 2 year contract plans that I had to sign in the past. Paying for each month I want the service makes so much more sense!
Movie nights are always fun! I have only seen one of these movies you listed. I will have to check out the others.
Summer has not even started officially, you have plenty of time to catch a few great movies! Thanks for visiting.
Love this post!! Great ideas to save money and still spend time with the family.. Also I had no idea about the walmart phones. Thanks for the info!
Movie nights in, are a great way to save money! I hope you check out these awesome no contract phones at Walmart!
I love also those movies most especially Kung Fu Panda 3 and Star Wars. I hope we also have that Family Mobile plan here in PH.
DO you have a walmart? If you do, I bet they have the family mobile plan!