So back in August I was reconsidering cable because our promo rate expired. The new rate was going to be $140 a month. On our vacation, Bird and I got to talking about our priorities and pretty much decided that we really want to start saving more and more money in the downpayment fund and hopefully start house shopping next summer.
Whenever we start talking about saving more money, we know it has to come from some other area of the budget (though making more money is also an option and one we’re tinkering with).
One of our bigger budget categories is cable now that it was at $140 a month and we didn’t think it was worth that much to us. After thinking long some more about, we decided that since most of the stuff we watch on tv can also be viewed on the internet (with the exception of sports which I can see at a friend’s or at a restaurant if I really want to) that we should go ahead and make the cut. We will also be relying more on netflix for entertainment purposes.
I called to cancel the cable and they actually offered to put me back at the promo rate, but at this point, I wasn’t even happy with that since it would still be $110 a month and we were really looking to save as much as we could! Now, after cutting the cable and keeping the internet, we will be paying $55 a month. A savings of close to $100 a month!
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I did this about eight months ago as well. I got a Roku box through Amazon.com for about $50 (no monthly fee), which allows you to watch movies instantly through your TV using Netflix. I hear you can also do this with a Wii or XBox 360. I use the Roku box and Netflix and Hulu on the computer, and I have to say I haven’t missed cable one bit. Cutting out cable TV took me from $100/month to $40/month. Congrats!
That’s awesome!!! If it were just me, I wouldn’t haven’t have cable, but hubby loves his sports!! Thankfully we get a 20% discount on our cable because we’re “loyal” customers.
Cutting the cable is an easy way to save money! I found that once I got rid of it, I just watched TV on the internet — now, with NetFlix and iTunes, I can get the movies too, for far less than extended cable prices.
Everything ok?
hey eric, thanks for checking in. yeah, everything is fine. just taking a bit of a breather. been working on another project which i will let you all know about hopefully sooner than later.