Ok..so I didn’t actually THROW it out the window. What I did (and I’ve been threatening to do this for months now) was cut my cable service back to basic. Cuz.. well, I only watch the basic… with a few exceptions. (Exceptions whose episodes I can probably watch online.)
Because OMG.. my cable/internet was up to over $120.00 a month. Last year when I threatened to do this they gave me a discount of almost 50% off the cable. This year they offered $15. So I went.. noooo thank you. Bumped it down to Basic local channels with one DVR & receiver. Which means I have to send the other one back… no problem.. I only really need one. (FOR ME! Muahahahaha.) This will bring my bill down to $75 cable & internet together.
And why do I say I’m throwing t.v. watching for my kids out the window? Cuz this new package will NOT include any of the kids regular channels that they watch. Yup… no more shows on demand or iCarly, or SpongeBob or whatever other crazy BS those kids are watching out of Nick, Toon or Disney channels. Cuz those channels are no longer on my system. (I may hear some complaining over Pokemon Black & White.. but they’ll get over it.)
Oh stop gasping in shock! lol.. What I HAVE done is up my internet speed for an extra $3 a month and hooked up a computer to my t.v. screen. So they can go online and watch whatever episode their little hearts desire. If they can stop playing PS3 long enough that is! Ha!
This allows me to still multi-task by watching recorded local shows while I work on my computer. Because I’ve found while I also can watch show on the internet.. its really difficult to work on the same computer while doing it! Ha! So until I get the same set up, upstairs in my bedroom, I’m going to let the kids adjust to using the computer to watch t.v. while I adjust to just the basic.
Hopefully if all goes well, we’ll all survive the change and save a little money in the process. Enough money to buy a larger t.v. for the downstairs & move that nice flat screen upstairs to my bedroom! 🙂