Comments on: TV…It’s A Trap! http://youngandfrugal.com/2008/02/11/tvits-a-trap/ Business and Personal Finance for Millennials Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:25:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Bill http://youngandfrugal.com/2008/02/11/tvits-a-trap/#comment-38 Bill Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:03:46 +0000 http://youngandfrugal.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-38 I did exactly what you are planning - long ago switched to "basic" (channels 2-16) for under $10/month. Picked up a Series 2 Tivo w/ lifetime from ebay for $200 - later spent $90 fo a 500GB drive upgrade (record everything at best quality) With the Series 2, I can download shows not on my basic cable (e.g. Monk) for $2/episode commercial-free - cheaper than paying $60/month for standard cable. I did exactly what you are planning - long ago switched to “basic” (channels 2-16) for under $10/month.

Picked up a Series 2 Tivo w/ lifetime from ebay for $200 - later spent $90 fo a 500GB drive upgrade (record everything at best quality)

With the Series 2, I can download shows not on my basic cable (e.g. Monk) for $2/episode commercial-free - cheaper than paying $60/month for standard cable.

]]> By: Ron http://youngandfrugal.com/2008/02/11/tvits-a-trap/#comment-33 Ron Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:19:20 +0000 http://youngandfrugal.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-33 Hey Daniel! I love your title...how could anyone not want to read THAT? I don't know about you, but since kicking the TV habit (and that's all it really is) I've been more calm, less stressed, more able to think clearly, and I've managed to lose some excess weight. To continue in your line of thinking, being frugal is also making the MOST out of a scarce resource. The scarcest resource we have is: time. TV sucks it up and you've lost three hours before you know it. Now this . . . Hey Daniel! I love your title…how could anyone not want to read THAT?
I don’t know about you, but since kicking the TV habit (and that’s all it really is) I’ve been more calm, less stressed, more able to think clearly, and I’ve managed to lose some excess weight.

To continue in your line of thinking, being frugal is also making the MOST out of a scarce resource. The scarcest resource we have is: time. TV sucks it up and you’ve lost three hours before you know it.

Now this . . .

]]> By: Kate http://youngandfrugal.com/2008/02/11/tvits-a-trap/#comment-30 Kate Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:27:50 +0000 http://youngandfrugal.wordpress.com/?p=21#comment-30 What a great post. I couldn't agree more. i live in the Uk and TV is driving me crazy. It didn't used to be so bad but unfortunately as things have become more and more commercial and digital Tv takes over, all we get is more and more dross. And the commercials drive me to dispair, every 10 mintes trhe same old ones over and over again. I know what you mean about it being a trap as well, i find myself sitting in front of the Tv watching.... what. Nothing that i couldn't live without. Just think what else i could be doing. Down with TV, read a book. What a great post. I couldn’t agree more. i live in the Uk and TV is driving me crazy. It didn’t used to be so bad but unfortunately as things have become more and more commercial and digital Tv takes over, all we get is more and more dross. And the commercials drive me to dispair, every 10 mintes trhe same old ones over and over again.
I know what you mean about it being a trap as well, i find myself sitting in front of the Tv watching…. what. Nothing that i couldn’t live without. Just think what else i could be doing.
Down with TV, read a book.

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