Saturday, April 18, 2009

embrace technology and save cash doing so

I have done some thinking fiscally in the past few weeks. One thing I have not only contemplated, but executed as well is reducing the overall cost of my cable bill. Here are some facts:
1. It is expensive to subscribe to cable.
2. If one has an HDTV, one can probably get HD for free via a digital antenna.
3. In order to cut cable out of one's life, one will have to make an initial purchase, but once one does that, then that's it- no more monthly bills.
4. There are websites out there that allows one to watch some, most, or possibly all of one's favorite TV shows and it's legal and free.

I had subscribed to digital cable for the past year I have lived in Fayetteville and it was $132/mo. That is over $1,580 I have given them. Once I realized that, I decided enough is enough and decided to make a positive decision for me and now I decide where that money goes. Sure, I have to keep them around for Internet, but I now control how little I will pay them to watch TV. As of now I am only paying for basic cable, but that is a far cry from what I was forking over to them. However, this is only temporary. Once I do more research on digital antennas (average cost is between $40-$50), I will once and forever do away with cable TV.
My local provider tried to claim that their HDTV channels are free. Well, they really are not. One has to not only get the digital converter box, but one also has to subscribe to the digital tier in order to obtain the "free" HD channels. And, it is expensive, hence why I have made the decision to do away with it. Sure, I won't get some HD channels, but I will get the one I watch the most and that would be Fox. Any other channels I can find online for free.

This is short, but something to think about until I post more info at a later date.