Six months ago, I first wrote about our family's decision to give up the cable tv habit, as well as being asked what exactly we do in the evenings if not watching the tv machine.To be fair, the transition was not particularly difficult for us because we weren't huge television watchers to begin with. If you are thinking about at least giving cable-free life a trial run, here is a great article on "how to cut the cord." The author provides multiple suggestions on how to still catch many of your favorite programs, without the high prices of monthly subscription fees.
According to the article, the average American spends about $75 per month for digital cable. Which means in eight years, our family has had an extra $7200 (!!!) dollars to play with simply by turning off the tv. Now that is a sum that should make everyone look twice. Plus, think of all the hours you can free up to tackle projects and spend time with friends and family and maybe even just sit and listen to music or read a book or do absolutely nothing but daydream about that trip to Paris or Hawaii or Istanbul that you'll now have the money for. :-)
