Comments on: minimalizing our channels, maximizing our life

By: LA

LA — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:56:32 +0000

I tried to eliminate the cable and just get fast internet access – get this it would be MORE expensive for us to do this! Instead we pay for basic cable even though we have no tv so we can get good internet access – how ridiculous is that!!!

I have found that we do more of everything on the list without tv – although I admit – we do get netflix – only streaming though (limits the options a bit!)!

Enjoying the archives! Thanks!

By: Anadel

Anadel — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 22:14:00 +0000

Me too!

By: Catz

Catz — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:28:32 +0000

In the UK, we have FreeView Plus. You buy the box for £100 – £150 and get 30 of the best channels. You can then record what you want and watch it when you want. No ongoing fees. I love it!

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:37:11 +0000

I highly recommend getting rid of the TV, at least for a trial period. It sounds crazy but it isn’t, I promise. You might be amazed how much time it frees up… and how much nicer the living room can be when not all the seating is directly aimed at that glowing focal point.

(Most good shows are coming out on DVD these days anyway, and DVDs can be watched on computers… there’s also Hulu.)

By: Deborah

Deborah — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:33:08 +0000

I don’t have cable or even networks, but I do have a huge television that my husband insisted on buying. We use it for netflix mostly. He watches more than me, and I will often go off and do something productive and/or crafty, or read fiction while he watches something that doesn’t inspire me. I stopped watching TV completely for a long time, starting in high school when my family’s TV broke and it took us 6 months to get a new one. I realized the commercials make me stressed out and depressed. I will watch movies now with my husband, but I will not watch a commercial (unless you count movie previews). I will leave the room if I accidentally find myself somewhere where commercials are playing.

By: Kahnrad

Kahnrad — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:08:00 +0000

Great post!

I made some similar choices, completely forgoing cable. I found that Hulu offers the few shows I enjoy, and similar to a DVR, they show up in my “to be watched list” as new episodes become available.

Love the minimalist lifestyle!

By: Miguel Wickert

Miguel Wickert — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 07:02:04 +0000

I like it. :) I’m not a huge tv guy but I do enjoy watching my Chicago Bears once a week. My weakness is getting sucked into watching the other games knowing I have studying and other important things to complete.

With school (graduate) in full swing, there’s always something productive to do done. And I don’t mean just staying busy for the hell of it. Thanks for sharing.

I like hearing about other people’s stories about the positive changes since tossing their cable, TVs and so on.

By: lynda

lynda — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:24:10 +0000

Several years ago after watching my kids constant battle over the boob tube I had the cable turned off.

The kids stopped fighting so much, started playing with each other more, and I heard a lot less “buy my this” from them!

We finally got rid of our television, though now we watch some things from hulu and places like that.

It is more pleaceful, saves not only the cable bill, but also the money I would spend on a television! I don’t plan to own another one!

By: Janice

Janice — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:31:50 +0000

A few months ago we noticed we were wanting TV less and less and so we decided to have the satellite shut off and really haven’t missed it. If there is a sho we want to watch we just catch it online most shows have it so you can watch the latest episode online any way. I also joined netflix i think its about $14 per month but its nice we can watch all the movies we want and get 2 at a time and were still saving about $65 dollars!

By: Weph

Weph — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:06:10 +0000

I got rid of my television about a year ago and I have never been happier. I don’t have the clutter of it sitting in my home space and can grab necessary information online. One of my greatest decisions- my amount of free time is amazing!