tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454355557116314654.post2534515288485634446..comments2024-03-05T19:29:18.578-07:00Comments on ARE THEY ALL YOURS?!??: Financial reasons to turn off your televisionZsuzsannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03062136377263894876noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454355557116314654.post-56373108088322124522009-10-20T06:36:26.319-07:002009-10-20T06:36:26.319-07:00Heh, looks like we read the same blog!
I don'...Heh, looks like we read the same blog!<br /><br />I don't have cable anymore, either. I haven't had since I was probably 16 or 17 - my parents couldn't afford it, and I got used to not having it so it was no big deal.<br /><br />I do use Netflix, though. $8.99 a month, movies in the mail, and I get streaming movies and tv shows through the internet. Way cheaper, and I get to watch it whenever I want instead of being a slave to TV.testhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011112334994537092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454355557116314654.post-52648190969792199612009-10-19T14:44:56.505-07:002009-10-19T14:44:56.505-07:00Wish I could get rid of mine, But my hubby would j...Wish I could get rid of mine, But my hubby would just pick up and leave with it, I find it very irritating, especially when the history channel "educates" him on their incorrect version of the Bible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454355557116314654.post-9455112549565294452009-10-17T13:50:26.440-07:002009-10-17T13:50:26.440-07:00I think television in moderation is fine. We have...I think television in moderation is fine. We have a very basic cable service (only the regular networks, we weren't able to get much with an anntenna) and a netflicks account. We have a few shows we like to watch, I like to watch the local and national news a few times a week.<br /> Our child is too young to be interested in tv at this point and I haven't pushed it on her. We save our shows for when she is in bed. <br /><br />Nurse BeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454355557116314654.post-17414128705738885412009-10-15T15:57:03.946-07:002009-10-15T15:57:03.946-07:00While I partly agree on the obesity issue -- a big...While I partly agree on the obesity issue -- a bigger issue in our country is portion control. If we looked at portions today vs portions just 50 years ago they are hugely different!<br /><br />I do agree as a country we watch too much tv and I'm just as guilty as everyone else. Difference is I don't have kids at home, etc to keep me occupied. I plan to leave it off once I do have them (hopefully sooner than later!).Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976711831330274977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454355557116314654.post-54987664837019008032009-10-15T11:29:00.579-07:002009-10-15T11:29:00.579-07:00We don't have cable, so that's not a probl...We don't have cable, so that's not a problem. I don't have it on during the day. It's only on in the evenings when my son is home(he's 23), and even then, I don't watch a whole lot that's on. Just not interested.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05456238241747350224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454355557116314654.post-43827168369845526032009-10-15T06:44:40.919-07:002009-10-15T06:44:40.919-07:00What I absolutely love about not having television...What I absolutely love about not having television (we've been TV-less for 7 years) is when those cable salesmen come knocking at my door offering a lower rate with more channels. I love the look on their faces when I tell them we don't own a television. It's priceless!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679532072558833595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454355557116314654.post-10432881229362406352009-10-15T06:14:26.815-07:002009-10-15T06:14:26.815-07:00We have never had cable since we were married. We ...We have never had cable since we were married. We have a TV set, but we don't even have an antenna for it. We like it that way. All we can do is watch DVD's with it. We were given the TV so that was even better. <br /><br />We do allow our boys to watch Brainy Baby, Baby Einstein, and Baby Faith. They will also be allowed to watch any other Bible based DVD's we get. They aren't allowed to just sit there and watch them though, they have to watch them while they are playing. They like that and so do I.<br /><br />I like our set up and am so glad that we don't waste money on cable TV. We could never afford it anyway.Katy-Anne Binsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528465833214550644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454355557116314654.post-4045952144024446382009-10-14T23:01:14.048-07:002009-10-14T23:01:14.048-07:00Good post. The tv is on very little here anymore. ...Good post. The tv is on very little here anymore. I hope to get rid of it completely one day. I went to the website and read some of the comments. I think another reason people should quit watching television is because it clearly makes you less intelligent as evidenced by some of the people who felt they must defend their excessive viewing.Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17820208920272988533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3454355557116314654.post-61943817279406600912009-10-14T14:07:17.540-07:002009-10-14T14:07:17.540-07:00This is sooo true. I wish my husband will let us ...This is sooo true. I wish my husband will let us cancel our tv. He is a full blown addict:) I try to keep it off while he is at work. The kids don't seem to mind much. They are too busy exploring their world!!! We do have parental controls set, but with them set their isn't much to watch anyway.Joy Comes in the Morninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02565429387952969679noreply@blogger.com