I'm already planning on saving tons of money this time of year - using Skype to make all my long distance phone calls to my family for free in the US. I was beginning to worry about what I would do come the New Year when those land line phone calls would start to cost a whopping 2.1 cents per minute. I was very pleased to read that Skype is now offering a calling plan SkypeOut. If you sign up for the plan before January 31, 2007 you can have unlimited calling for a full year. It only cost $14.95 per year. You can call anyone, on any phone, at anytime - in the US or Canada. Thank you Skype I am doing the happy dance over that one.