The cable guy (neither Larry nor Jim Carrey) is supposed to disconnect our cable service today, leaving us with just Internet service, which will cut our bill from $103 a month down to $40.
We're getting rid of cable primarily because we don't spend enough time watching television to justify the expense. Kat watches an hour or so a day of cable cartoons or shows such as How It's Made or Mythbusters; Shane and I don't even bother to turn the TV on most nights.
Case in point: I saw a banner hanging up in town recently, congratulating a local man on his success in a show called X Factor. I had to do a Google search to find out what X Factor is, and find out why our town is fussing over a man named Tate Stevens. Apparently, this alumnus of our local high school and employee on our city's road crew is doing quite well on X Factor. But I was surprised to learn it was a talent show. I thought it was about eating bugs or sleeping in scorpion infested coffins or something like that. Oh, that's Fear Factor? Fear Factor...X Factor...what's the difference? It's all the same to me.
That's just one show. I've never watched an episode of American Idol or Desperate Housewives. I know those aren't new shows, but I can't even tell you what the new shows are called. Anything we do know about and want to watch, we can find either online or via Netflix.
See what I mean? It just isn't worth $63 a month we've been paying to NOT watch TV. Seriously, we should've ditched it months or years ago, but of course, we were under contract until this week.
What about you? Do you have an expense for a service you really don't need anymore? It could be anything, not just cable. Maybe it's something small, like a subscription to a magazine you don't read, or something bigger, like a gym membership you never use. Could you cancel it to save some money each month? Or redirect the money toward something you need or would enjoy more? It's might be worth your while to consider it.
