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By: Blair

Way to go, Kathryn! We decided before we were married to not have TV, but the internet sites and iPhone do make it nice to be able to watch some movies and other shows when we want to. I’m really...

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By: Martianne

Congrats. Football season isn’t too bad. That’s what friend’s houses are for! We cut the cord several years ago and my husband, a huge Steelers fan, has survived. I just wish we knew where the money...

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By: Claire

I’m right there with you! People look at me like I have three heads when I tell them that my four-year old son doesn’t watch TV. My husband and I watch a little, but once our $80/month rate (for phone,...

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By: Snip, Snip Goes the Cable

[...] During Lent I mentioned we were thinking about cutting cable.  A few months ago we made the final snip, snip and never looked back (Note: football season hasn’t arrived yet).  Below is a snippet...

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By: Liz @ Tales From Astoria

In our married life, my husband and I have never had cable. It saves SO much money. It also keeps us from wasting time watching garbage we didn’t really care about. I agree that people truly don’t...

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By: Mothering From Scratch

{Kathy} Much to my chagrin, my husband took leadership of our house and made a decision without ME at the beginning of Lent 2012. Without so much as a warning, he canceled our satellite service. Shock...

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By: Jamie

I had gotten fed-up with the increasingly inappropriate commercials that would come on while the kids were watching TV. I cut off cable for 10 years and it was a fabulous decision. The kids learned to...

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By: Kathryn

AMEN, y’all. I’ve been stalking Twitter and the Internet during the Olympics (man, it’s tough not to have the DVR right now), but once every two years just doesn’t justify the cost or the headache of...

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By: Dianna

We cut our cable as a way to save money, and it’s helped us tremendously in so many ways. My kids don’t clamor for STUFF — because they don’t see it on commercials. I don’t get sucked into the...

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By: Delena

We cut cable out a few years ago, and the only time we’re really itching for it is during college football season. Thankfully, some games are streamed live on the Internet if we have time to watch. We...

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By: Christine

We discontinued our cable about two years ago. Best decision we ever made. We really don’t miss it. We have an HD-TV which can pick up digital airwave channels with an antenna. We can also hook up to...

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By: Kathleen Basi

We have basic-basic cable. I think my husband got that same flummoxed reaction when he called and said, “This ‘family’ cable is ridiculous. Whatever happened to that basic package? Don’t you offer it...

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By: Stefanie

My husband and I just decided to cut cable a couple weeks ago to save a little money, and I definitely feel like I have more time to devote to some of those things that I mean to do but keep putting...

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By: Cheryl

What an inspirational post! While we may not have the courage to cut entirely, the end results you have described are VERY motivating to head to a more regulated, limited place. Great post….thank you!

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By: Kathryn

Cheryl, it was a decision two years in the making. We slowly kept cutting back until we were like, “let’s just cut the cord already!” Kathryn recently posted..Vacation Recap: Louisiana, Part 2

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By: Blair

Way to go, Kathryn! We decided before we were married to not have TV, but the internet sites and iPhone do make it nice to be able to watch some movies and other shows when we want to. I’m really...

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By: Martianne

Congrats. Football season isn’t too bad. That’s what friend’s houses are for! We cut the cord several years ago and my husband, a huge Steelers fan, has survived. I just wish we knew where the money...

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By: Claire

I’m right there with you! People look at me like I have three heads when I tell them that my four-year old son doesn’t watch TV. My husband and I watch a little, but once our $80/month rate (for phone,...

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By: Snip, Snip Goes the Cable

[…] During Lent I mentioned we were thinking about cutting cable.  A few months ago we made the final snip, snip and never looked back (Note: football season hasn’t arrived yet).  Below is a snippet...

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By: Liz @ Tales From Astoria

In our married life, my husband and I have never had cable. It saves SO much money. It also keeps us from wasting time watching garbage we didn’t really care about. I agree that people truly don’t...

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