Comments on: How to Keep TV from Stealing Your Money and Your Life

By: Carnival of Pecuniary Delights – Welcome to Canada Edition, eh! | Financial Highway

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:05:25 +0000

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The Financial Blogger » Blog Archive » Financial Ramblings — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:53:21 +0000

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By: Aspertame

Aspertame — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:12:02 +0000

One thing you don’t mention is how many networks are now offering full episodes onine – go to usa.com, cbs.com, syfy.com…you get the idea — they all tend to show their shows online. For free. With a whole lot FEWER commercials, usually. Sites such as hulu.com and fancast.com link to tons of online shows, both current and “classic” tv. If you already have a decently powered computer with a tv size screen and newer video board — “older” can mean buffering Sloooowdown headaches — you’re set. (Or a digital TV to hook the computer to – yes, you can do that. Get tutorials online or bribe a geek friend!)

We dumped the Comcast last month, saving us $85+/month – All of our favorite shows are available to us to watch online, sometimes a week lagging behind the broadcast dates, but most we can watch online the day after they’d air on cable. We have “rabbit ears” to pick up crystal clear digital broadcast stations locally, so seriously not a sacrifice!

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Festival of Frugality #196: Juggling — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:21:37 +0000

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Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:29:30 +0000

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Personal Finance Links- End of Summer Edition — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:31:46 +0000

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Carnival of Personal Finance #223 : Carnival of Personal Finance — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:52:39 +0000

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By: Hard Truth Week in Review – No More Jerks Edition | Tough Money Love

Hard Truth Week in Review – No More Jerks Edition | Tough Money Love — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:46:13 +0000

[...] Money muses on an issue that bothers Mr. ToughMoneyLove regularly: the high cost of TV watching. Something has to [...]

By: Viviana

Viviana — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:51:30 +0000

I gave up TV service about a month ago when my television died. It is now working again and I am debating whether to get the paid service reinstated.

I have become more productive and more social without the TV but I do miss an evening watching a film or having it on when crafting. I find that watching programs on my laptop actually demands more of my attention then having it on a bigger screen.

Has anyone else found that people think you are strange when you tell that you don’t have TV? I have been told that I am brave.

By: Matt Jabs

Matt Jabs — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:46:32 +0000

I canceled TV service about 4 months back and have never been happier or more productive. Sure, it’s nice to have it and nice to lay around watching it… but at the end of the day, it is a waste of time and money.