My husband and I have a VERY small T.V. at home attached to a hand-me-down DVD player. We don’t pay for cable, therefore, we don’t watch T.V. We are movie people still but, we have so much more time in the evenings when we get home because the T.V. can’t just be turned on. Also, because we buy our movies (in bulk it seems like) from second hand stores or used copies (even hand-me-downs!), we don’t use the gas of driving the 30 minutes to the closest movie theater AND we save a TON of money by A) Not paying for cable B) Not paying for the gas to the theater C) Not paying for the $11 a person movie when we get to the theater D) Not paying for the snacks at the theater (we eat whatever we have at home now) E) Not being tempted to buy things we don’t necessarily need at the mall where the theater is located has saved us a bundle.
WE LOVE NOT HAVING T.V.
This post was submitted by Emily Ranch.
I wanted to add that Netflix and Hulu can be a great options for the TV-free lifestyle. Of course, the most environmental thing to do is to turn off the devices altogether, but these can be good options for helping people find a middle-ground.
Comment by Ethel — October 20, 2009 @ 3:35 pm