Comments on: This is Why I Pay for Satellite TV and TIVO

By: Jesse

Jesse — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

We are on the same page here. I pay $300 just to watch NFL Sunday Ticket…and its worth every penny!

By: Damsel

Damsel — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Two things come to mind: my haircuts and the exterminator.

This is totally a chick-thing, I’m sure… My haircuts are just cuts (no color, blow-out, etc) and I pay $55 every six weeks. My rationale (excuse?) is that I am a high school teacher. I need to look professional, both for them and for their parents when I am in contact with them. Plus, a great cut lasts longer than a crappy one, and I’m not stressed about whether or not I appear unprofessional. I’ve known and loved my stylist for over 10 years… she’s quick to tell me if a cut I want won’t work with my hair/face/etc… That honesty is priceless. Plus, she keeps up on the latest styles, but knows that I’m pretty conservative. She ALWAYS does a perfect job.

And the exterminator is a necessity at $60 every quarter. I could treat fire ant mounds and kill bugs as I see them, but I MUCH PREFER not seeing them AT ALL in the first place!! (Some of this is stemmed by JD’s post at Get Rich Slowly…)

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I tend not to cut corners on vacations and I do enjoy going to the movies even though they are outrageously expensive.

By: Shanti @ Antishay

Shanti @ Antishay — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I pay for an apartment the post people would consider expensive for someone my age, living alone. But it’s important to me to have a functional home office, space in the living room, my bed in a separate room, and a deck to be outside on. It’s not bad, but I pay a few hundred than my friends pay because it’s important to me

By: Eden

Eden — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

I agree! I have decided that DVR is frivolous yet indispensable. It really shines on days like these.