Anyone getting rid of the tv yet?

[sue s]

I'm really thinking about it! The cable bill would be gone (frugal), I wouldn't have to suffer through anymore (un)reality shows, I'd miss the the whole ridiculous political campaign lie-athon, Christmas and Thanksgiving could actually be about....Christmas and Thanksgiving,and when I call folks to dinner, they wouldn't be zoned out in front of the flickering light and make me repeat myself 3 times! How about you?

[go3817]

I haven't had a TV for the last 5-6 years. It made my life much quieter, and not seeing so many ads for every "new" thing under the sun also makes it easier to spend less.

[Pianolady]

No, I still like my tv although I don't watch more than a few shows. But I did ditch cable and use an antenna. TV if OFF at all family functions.

[auntie2many]

Dh and I have a TV, but the only times that we watch it are to watch the Superbowl game and to watch the news only if there is a catastrophic event like the tsunami in Japan recently. Otherwise it stays off. FIL watches TV alot, so the cable stays on for him. We are not into reality shows. We get all of the news that we need from the internet and most shows these days are just not family wholesome shows, so we choose not to watch them.

A2M

[SewFrugal]

We downgraded our cable 3 years ago so now we just have basic. We don't usually have the tv on anyway. My kids are fine with it and I'm glad they are not exposed as much to all that garbage.

[Rhiamon]

I still have cable but I am going to be getting rid of it my cable, phone and net cost me about 90 a month. I bill I can't afford. So I am thinking about getting rid of my house phone, and cable. I will probably have to pay 75 dollars to get out of my one year contract. Which is not bad when you consider the money I would save. I have a cell because I have to with DD and her issues. So I would just use my cell. I just have to get down to cogeco and get it all taken care of.

[frugalfoster]

When my phone, internet and cable hit the $165 mark, I rebelled! We now have basic cable and internet. The cost now is $60. By doing that to our house in town and the mountain house, we saved $200 a month...That's a lot of savings!

[melanies]

I have cable for my internet but no TV! I miss it sometimes, but it has been... what, maybe 5 years since I have watched TV anywhere other than at the gym.

One thing I noticed in not watching TV is how many references people will make to TV shows/celebrities/commercials that I know nothing about. I'm really amazed at how much people talk about this stuff!

[Menifeemom]

We only have netflix streaming which we run through our XBOX360 so we can watch anything on netflix on our tv. It is perfect for us and has saved a ton of money.

[krbshappy71]

Haven't had "tv" for a couple of years now. I have the physical tv but only internet service, not cable or antenna. Netflix, Pandora radio, eventually will have Hulu+ as well when local with the bf. He is on board as well, we wont miss it. I like that when I choose something from Netflix there are no commercials.

[shp1055]

We still have a tv, but we just watch selected DVD's. We haven't had cable since 2000 when I got tired of DD watching "witchy" shows like Witch and Charmed. I detest that type of influence on my child. I had been telling her for weeks "if I catch you watching that junk, it's outta here" so I talked to DH and we cut it out. That & the fact that we got tired of paying $60 a month for re-runs; but the deal-breaker was that witchy garbage.

[New-mom-to-be]

Nope. No plan on getting rid of them or direct tv

[piney]

No don't plan on getting rid of tv but only have basic cable and only have to pay $15. a month so not bad.

[Momto5RN]

nope . we dont do much for entertainment outside of home . with 4 of the 5 kids still at home with an age range of 23 down to 10 - sports and the religious program channels dh likes to watch , and i have maybe 2 shows i watch regularly . its worth the cost to me .
having FMS - on bad days i spend time on couch and or bed more watching TV as my eyes often blurr easily reading when i am in a flare.

no one here is connected to the TV in such a way they would rather watch it then go out on a nice day or not come to dinner ( i call once - they dont come they can reheat their dinner later- thats not the TV - thats just letting them think you will call 3x they know that and it will happen whether its TV puter or outsude with friends )

cable is alot cheaper than a movie or sporting event ticket .

[Telephus44]

We went without a TV set for 3 years. I'd like to say we used the time productively and took up gourmet candy making, brought about world peace, or worked on advanced degrees, but in reality we just spend more time goofing off on the internet.

I do find that most of what we watch is recorded - DVD's or things we buy on iTunes. I maybe watch "real" TV once or twice a year. I hate commercials. DH and I rarely agree on movies, so a lot of what we watch is kids stuff.

DH works for the cable company, and the discount is very hefty, so it's not a $$ decision. We pay $25 a month for cable (including HD and premiums), business class internet, and home phone.