Comments on: Save Money on Your Television Bill

By: Save Money on Video Games - Video Game Rental to Online Games | Money Smart Life

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:26:40 +0000

[...] are part of the series on saving money on entertainment. So far we’ve covered how to save money on your television bill, save money at the movies, save money eating out, and save money on movie [...]

By: marci

marci — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:08:17 +0000

My strategy is not to have tv at all – 18 yrs now.
That has really saved a bundle!

By: Save Money at the Movie Theatre with Discounted & Free Tickets | Money Smart Life

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:36:55 +0000

[...] These money saving tips are part of the series on saving money on entertainment. So far we’ve covered how to save money on your television bill. [...]

By: Joshua @ AccountableLiving

Joshua @ AccountableLiving — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:01:52 +0000

I priced out our cable company in a bundled package versus independent vendors for each service……. and the independent vendors won. So, even though there are more bills, we have Dish ( which actually has been fabulous with little to no down time in 2 years ), Communist Cast ( the monopoly at large ) for cable internet, and a great little VOiP provider, ViaTalk, for our phone lines. All in all, it costs me about $10 less this way than by going bundled. Has anyone else found this to be the case?

By: sara l

sara l — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:46:29 +0000

We do everything listed in your article except for the computer DVR. I’d love to cut the $10 a month but the DVR is so worth it. I love watching things on my schedule and saving time (and likely money) by fast forwarding through commercials.

@MoneySavingLawyer, I’d be very interested in the PVR info

By: MoneyGrubbingLawyer

MoneyGrubbingLawyer — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:36:43 +0000

You can do quite well by watching what specials and packages competitors are offering, and then calling your own provider to see if they’ll match, sort of a combination of your second and third point. Very often, they’ll meet or beat the other offers.

The PVR has been my biggest way of saving money, as it allowed me to cut back on my cable package while making sure I always have something good to watch. I did a “homebrew” PVR using an old laptop and a tuner card. It allows me to watch programs on my TV with full DVR functionality, without having to pay any subscription fees. I had done a write-up about this previously on my blog- if you’re interested, let me know and I’ll share the link.