Comments on: Cut TV Bills – DFA Tip of the Week – 2/2/2009 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/monday-dfa-tip-of-the-week-222009/ Pay off debt. Save. Give. Live your mission. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:36:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Reduce Monthly Bills / Lower Monthly Expenses - TV, Satellite, Cable Edition | Debt Free Adventure! http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/monday-dfa-tip-of-the-week-222009/#comment-523 Reduce Monthly Bills / Lower Monthly Expenses - TV, Satellite, Cable Edition | Debt Free Adventure! Thu, 28 May 2009 10:01:20 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=128#comment-523 [...] the HD & DVR capabilities my new TV offered.  In early February I contemplated the option to cancel my TV service but never pulled the trigger.  In late March I decided to call DirecTV to lower my TV bill and [...] [...] the HD & DVR capabilities my new TV offered.  In early February I contemplated the option to cancel my TV service but never pulled the trigger.  In late March I decided to call DirecTV to lower my TV bill and [...]

]]> By: DebtFREEk! http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/monday-dfa-tip-of-the-week-222009/#comment-62 DebtFREEk! Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:40:39 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=128#comment-62 I completely agree Dan! Also, another benefit to getting rid of your TV service is that you will read more and become more apt to pick up your other hobbies. This will undoubtedly make you more productive and truly is a good thing! Thanks Dan I completely agree Dan! Also, another benefit to getting rid of your TV service is that you will read more and become more apt to pick up your other hobbies. This will undoubtedly make you more productive and truly is a good thing!

Thanks Dan

]]> By: Dan Jolt http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/monday-dfa-tip-of-the-week-222009/#comment-60 Dan Jolt Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:43:05 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=128#comment-60 Personally, I think the times of cable TV are over anyway, so why not throw it out now a few years early? Unlike you're depending on live sports coverage, a high speed Internet connection, occasional DVD rentals and over-the-air free digital network TV offer so much of the cable's content, so that there's no point in paying $50 or more for it every month. Personally, I think the times of cable TV are over anyway, so why not throw it out now a few years early?

Unlike you’re depending on live sports coverage,
a high speed Internet connection, occasional DVD rentals and over-the-air free digital network TV offer so much of the cable’s content, so that there’s no point in paying $50 or more for it every month.

]]> By: DebtFREEk! http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/monday-dfa-tip-of-the-week-222009/#comment-28 DebtFREEk! Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:17:58 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=128#comment-28 Ha ha...it's funnyou you bring CFM up since their ministry is a large part of what I'm using to help guide me to biblical debt repayment and elimination. See my detailed mention of them in this post about <a href="http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/debtfreeadventurecategory-list/" rel="nofollow">My Starting Debt Amounts</a>. Ha ha…it’s funnyou you bring CFM up since their ministry is a large part of what I’m using to help guide me to biblical debt repayment and elimination.

See my detailed mention of them in this post about My Starting Debt Amounts.

]]> By: Mom http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/monday-dfa-tip-of-the-week-222009/#comment-26 Mom Thu, 05 Feb 2009 09:34:33 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=128#comment-26 Hey, this month's Readers Digest has an article about how to hang on to more of your cash. It is pretty good. Another good resource is Crown Financial Ministries. Hey, this month’s Readers Digest has an article about how to hang on to more of your cash. It is pretty good. Another good resource is Crown Financial Ministries.

]]> By: DebtFREEk! http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/monday-dfa-tip-of-the-week-222009/#comment-24 DebtFREEk! Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:20:04 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=128#comment-24 All of what you said is awesome. Here's another point that comes to mind...I love how when you submit yourself to the will of God He changes your desires! I no longer desire to sit in front of the TV all day to watch this or that. Instead I'm motivate, as you are, to better myself and my situation. Mainly so I can free myself up to become more of a servant for God's will in my life. That is really the whole point of this blog...to become debt free so I am <em>truly free</em> to go and do what Christ has for me! I'm excited about your endeavours...make sure you keep us up-to-speed on your progress! All of what you said is awesome. Here’s another point that comes to mind…I love how when you submit yourself to the will of God He changes your desires! I no longer desire to sit in front of the TV all day to watch this or that. Instead I’m motivate, as you are, to better myself and my situation. Mainly so I can free myself up to become more of a servant for God’s will in my life.

That is really the whole point of this blog…to become debt free so I am truly free to go and do what Christ has for me!

I’m excited about your endeavours…make sure you keep us up-to-speed on your progress!

]]> By: Mom http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/monday-dfa-tip-of-the-week-222009/#comment-23 Mom Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:13:28 +0000 http://www.debtfreeadventure.com/?p=128#comment-23 Well, my boy, I am very impressed with the idea that you would disconnect from Direct TV, so you can have time to do more "productive" things. Americans are so conditioned to turning on the tube. Recently, I had my cable TV turned off, but kept my internet and phone part of the package. I found that I did not miss TV at all, (except for Andy Griffith on TVLand) and I WAS more productive around the house and more social with family and friends. Spent more time researching on the internet for good deals on stuff and information on going "more green" in my house. I want to take disconnecting from the TV a few steps further and use the time saved to gather wood for heat, grow my own fruits, vegetables and herbs for preserving and cooking, investigate alternative ways to make a living that are not dependent upon a paycheck from some corporation, and find ways to substitute for electric power and gas that are independent from the "grid". Because I am in my mid fifties, I also need to invest time in strengthening exercise so that I am able to mitigate the effects of arthritis and that I can keep strong enough to be able to sustain the level of physical activity to facilitate these changes. Not only will I save money, I will become stronger, healthier and less dependent (therefore less fearful) of the crazy economic rollercoaster our government has put us on. Well, my boy, I am very impressed with the idea that you would disconnect from Direct TV, so you can have time to do more “productive” things. Americans are so conditioned to turning on the tube. Recently, I had my cable TV turned off, but kept my internet and phone part of the package. I found that I did not miss TV at all, (except for Andy Griffith on TVLand) and I WAS more productive around the house and more social with family and friends. Spent more time researching on the internet for good deals on stuff and information on going “more green” in my house. I want to take disconnecting from the TV a few steps further and use the time saved to gather wood for heat, grow my own fruits, vegetables and herbs for preserving and cooking, investigate alternative ways to make a living that are not dependent upon a paycheck from some corporation, and find ways to substitute for electric power and gas that are independent from the “grid”. Because I am in my mid fifties, I also need to invest time in strengthening exercise so that I am able to mitigate the effects of arthritis and that I can keep strong enough to be able to sustain the level of physical activity to facilitate these changes. Not only will I save money, I will become stronger, healthier and less dependent (therefore less fearful) of the crazy economic rollercoaster our government has put us on.

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