Never thought this day would come. We're canceling our home phone and cable this week. We had some friends and family do this over the past few years, and the benefits kept adding up - at least for me. It took awhile for Drew to get there, a good six months at minimum. The decision was made easier once we received our bill this week which shot up $45 to $237 for cable, internet, and home phone. RIDICULOUS.
THINGS WE CAN DO WITH $237 PER MONTH
- Hire a cleaning person to visit 4 times
- Stop eating Ramen (doubt this will change)
- Save it (12 months is more than $2,800)
BENEFITS OF CANCELING
- Save money
- House is filled with music
- Hopefully become more active
- Reduction in energy consumption
- More family interaction
- More time to read, do chores, and exercise (not sure Drew will agree with the last two)
DOWNSIDE TO CANCELING
- Drew is making a new television tuner from a Dell computer
- No land line in case of an emergency
- Potential cell phone issues/dropped calls - although this isn't a major issue
- Football season is going to be rough
What does this mean? This means that my tinkering husband is creating a machine that will allow us to watch shows on our awesome television via Hulu, Netflix, etc. So we're not completely unplugging from television, we're just watching less of it in a different way and a MUCH more affordable price. Super excited!
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