Comments on: Reduce Monthly Bills – TV Edition

By: Switching to Cable Phone Service

Switching to Cable Phone Service — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:43:22 +0000

[...] phone company. At this point we’re keeping the cable phone number since their service will save us money and we would have to get a new number [...]

By: The Debt Steamroller - I WILL FIGHT to reach my goals! | Debt Free Adventure!

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:02:12 +0000

[...] Canceling our satellite TV service which has been saving us $76/month every month since May of this year. [...]

By: Kevinms

Kevinms — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:01:43 +0000

great post, i especially found it useful…thank you

By: Personal Finance Armor | Debt Free Adventure!

Personal Finance Armor | Debt Free Adventure! — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:07:07 +0000

[...] and choose instead to return to a simpler life. Ride your bike more, walk more, read more, turn off the TV. All of these things may seem like sacrifices at first but after being exercised by them Mrs. [...]

By: The Benefits of Frugal Living. | My Two Dollars

The Benefits of Frugal Living. | My Two Dollars — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:30:49 +0000

[...] perspective. I cannot move onto the next point without mentioning what a HUGE blessing it was to cancel our TV service. It was one of the tougher decisions to make, but has turned out to be one of the best… hands [...]

By: Pay off Credit Cards VS Build Emergency Fund Savings - Me VS Suze Orman | Debt Free Adventure!

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:05:46 +0000

[...] she had been watching Suze Orman on Oprah (via our free over-the-air HD digital TV signal since I refuse to pay for television anymore) and was wondering if we were following the specific financial advice Suze was offering. [...]

By: Emergency Fund Is For Emergencies ONLY - 5 Ways To Leave It Alone | Debt Free Adventure!

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:48:47 +0000

[...] totally necessary. To combat this you can sacrifice something for the cause. I ALWAYS suggest you cancel your TV service, which normally saves the average family between $60 – $140 per month! What other expenses can you [...]

By: » Breaking Free From a Culture of Temptation

» Breaking Free From a Culture of Temptation — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:50:59 +0000

[...] hard to shake the mindset of “spend to be happy.” We’ve even gone so far as to cancel our satellite TV service, and yet… We’re still influenced by the long-lasting and far-reaching effects of [...]

By: Follow Through on Financial Goals - Finish to Benefit | Debt Free Adventure!

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:03:08 +0000

[...] you are a regular DFA reader then you know that my wife & I canceled our satellite TV last month. In short, we watch less TV, have an indoor HDTV digital antenna for local stations, [...]

By: Downsize Your Life to help Simplify Your Life | Debt Free Adventure!

Downsize Your Life to help Simplify Your Life | Debt Free Adventure! — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:50:39 +0000

[...] your habits & services used. You may decide to sell your DVD collection, quit a bad habit, cancel your TV service, install a rain barrel or may decide to do all [...]

By: -> Ways To Watch Television For Free Without Paying For Cable Or Satellite TV | Bible Money Matters

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:03:26 +0000

[...] a combination of free over-the-air digital TV, free online video services (the legal kind), a video streaming software, and a Xbox [...]

By: MLR

MLR — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:17:06 +0000

Matt –

Just to build upon what Pete said, I actually wrote 3 posts on using technology to slash cable bills (one of the ways being PlayOn).

Link: @ my site

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Weekend Reading: Paper Towels Edition | Man Vs. Debt — Sat, 30 May 2009 12:03:49 +0000

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By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:16:18 +0000

Awesome Pete, I’m going to look into this Playon software right now! Also, I think I’m going to go ahead & pull the trigger on the 1 DVD out-at-a-time plan for Netflix. We don’t watch enough of the DVDs now so, like you said, we shouldn’t miss it.

By: Kelly Whalen

Kelly Whalen — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:58:33 +0000

We’re cable free as well.
Like you we need internet for hubby’s work and my blogging, but hoping we can switch to Verizon soon (they have to install those FIOS cables first!).

We have a TiVo which we use with Netflix, and we’re looking at getting a rooftop antennae. We had an indoor one and while the quality was 1000 times better than what we had paid for in the past, we live in an area where rooftop will get us the clearest, “cleanest” signal.

We also use Hulu to watch some shows.

I’m still watching way less TV, and we’re very selective about what we watch so it makes for more time efficient viewing.

Comcast said they’d charge us $150 for cancelling, but they never did.

We have a 4 year old TV that is so outdated now, but since hubby bought it the same way you did it’ll be awhile before he purchases another one!

Kelly Whalen’s last blog post..spending to save

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:57:07 +0000

Thanks for bringing up the point that this is a relatively cheap entertainment option for a decent sized family such as yours.

Having no idea what your home entertainment system looks like I have a question for you. Considering how much you have invested in your entire entertainment system is it still a decently priced option? Because one surefire thing I noticed after buying my HDTV is that the accessories on both products & services seemed never ending.

By: Frugal Dad

Frugal Dad — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:42:00 +0000

We've gone back and forth on this one over the last two years. Last year we decided to drop our expanded cable plan to basic ($46 to $12/month). After the one year was up we talked it over as a family and decided we missed the expanded channels (particularly things like Discover, The History Channel, TLC, Home and Garden, etc.). These weren't things we could easily watch online.So, we agreed to resume expanded cable service the first of this year, and we instantly realized we didn't miss it all that much - funny how that works! I think we will soon drop cable altogether and go with the indoor antennae option presented here, but for now the monthly cost of cable for a family of four makes for a relatively cheap entertainment option.Frugal Dad’s last blog post..Weekly Roundup: The UN-BROKE Edition

By: Mom

Mom — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:28:43 +0000

I see, news is a tool of the trade. I cant agree with you more about MSNBC and Fox. Thanks for explaining Hulu, I will have to check it out.

By: Matt SF

Matt SF — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:01:54 +0000

Hulu is a website where you can watch some of your favorite TV programs and movies. It’s a great site, but as their hilarious ads even joke about… TV turns your brain to mush and we still watch it. I rather like it b/c I can take a half hour program and distill it down to 21-22 minutes thanks to shorter commercials.

I’m a (stock) trader, so I’m constantly tuned into live business news like CNBC or Bloomberg. Later at night, I’ll watch BBC or something like that.

Rarely will I watch news sources like MSNBC or Fox News due to the political slants in their message. Personally, I think it’s a load of crap meant to stir up a reaction just so they can stay on the air.

By: Mrs. Micah

Mrs. Micah — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:50:59 +0000

One thing I love about Hulu is that there are only short, themed commercials. It's not quite as good as none...and sometimes I feel the pull from them...but I spend a lot less time watching commercials or having them playing when I'm not watching.We cut our cable tv entirely and have been very happy with the new digital broadcasting in our area. Using the digital antenna, we get more channels in better focus (though we have an "old" tv that still seems like a luxury compared to my childhood tv).It's fantastic there are so many options. As a kid, we just didn't watch tv at all, only videos. Probably very good for us in limiting our commercial exposure.Mrs. Micah’s last blog post..Keeping More Than Basic Records