Summer is the time of long nights, vacations, and blockbuster movies. It’s also the time of reruns after reruns. Very few new and exciting shows on TV.

So the question becomes? Why pay for TV you aren’t watching?

Seems kinda obvious doesn’t it?

Some people have completely ditched cable TV with arrangements such as this. No need to go complete replace subscriber TV (until a future blog post).

Last summer, we went from the high end package to the basic TV package our provider offered. There was a slight $10 to make the change, but still we saved about $200 over the summer. Between being out of town and the reruns, we took that money and used it for a Netflix subscription, which we cancelled once the new shows started. Netflix can now be watched on your TV via a Wii or TiVo.

If there is just one or two shows you need to watch, consider websites like Hulu or purchase them via iTunes or Amazon to watch on the TV.

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