Why you shouldn't feel your current iPhone is outdated.

This upcoming September, Apple is expecting to launch their newest addition to the iPhone family: the iPhone 6. Alongside each new iPhone annually, Apple also releases  updated iOS software. The iPhone 6 is technically the eighth iPhone to date, and will thus be shipped out with the eighth version of the iOS mobile operating system.

I've been following Apple ever since I converted to a Macbook from my Dell PC in 2010. I then switched over from my traditional flip phone to the iPhone 4 (at the time), and the rest they say is history. The predictability of Apple has been well documented, ever since the iPhone was released in 2007.  Early every summer, sometime around June, the California-based company holds a keynote presentation to inform the world about their newest mobile creation.

In an era where technology is growing at lightening speed, many consumers feel that their latest tablets, smartphones, and laptops are outdated within a year. While Apple will announce their latest iPhone, a mere eight months after its predecessor was launched, there is no reason to fear your current smartphone is outdated, and here's why:

1. iOS updates let older generation users get up to 75% of new content. People walking around with an iPhone 4 are still reaping the benefits of iOS 7. Apple has allowed it such, that older generation phones (up to a certain year) are still capable of downloading the latest software. Essentially, the operating system on your older iPhone is the same as one on a shiny new iPhone 5s. Now, when your phone becomes so ancient that it no longer allows you to upgrade your software, then upgrading your phone is a smart idea.

2. It's mostly hardware upgrades that separate current and older generation iPhones. Unless you are jumping from an iPhone 3GS to say, an iPhone 5 or 5s, there really isn't that significant of a difference for any average smartphone user to care about. Chalk this up to Apple's clever marketing, as they have converted many older generation users into buying their current model. Many times the camera pixels are enhanced, which is always something I look forward to personally. But, is that going to propel me to go out and spend another $200 on a new iPhone, no it won't.

3. The fact that we feel like we need an updated phone is what Apple and other smartphone providers feast on. Young, old, or middle aged, we as consumers need to have the latest and greatest. I, many times, have fallen into this same category. My iPad 1 works flawlessly, yet I went out and spent $325 on an iPad Mini so I could "fit in with the crowd." If people can just learn to accept what they have, and not be so obsessed on the latest and greatest, they would save a boat load of money.

Well there you have it, my top three reasons why it is foolish to spend your hard earned money, unless you HAVE to, on a new iPhone when it isn't really worth it.