without cable

Life without cable isn't nearly as difficult as I thought it might be.
We didn't watch much tv during the week anyway. Some of the shows we watched weren't guilty pleasures, and we didn't watch them regularly. They were just more interesting than whatever else was on. Probably turning our brain to sludge.

why get rid of cable? 
We were paying $58 dollars for cable, and the service wasn't really great since some channels weren't always available and other channels would freeze. Also, we were charged a random $25, and tried to dispute the claim {and they claimed they couldn't see the charge...but it was on our bank statement?} for almost four months. So we had enough.

what do we do without cable? 
First, with some of these rabbit ears that are on sale, we pick up the basic channels. The basic channels are nbc, abc, fox, and cbs. We do get the bachelor, and a few other shows that are popular.

I have a hulu account to watch some other shows like Grey's Anatomy, Raising Hope, and Modern family.

We decided to get netflix {check to see if you can get a free month trial}, and we pay $7 a month to watch our favorite shows like How I Met Your Mother and White Collar. We just found the show White Collar. It is so good! There are lots of movies, and maybe we will check out a few more tv shows. Right now, I'm just stuck on White Collar.

For the shows that cable gets that we can't watch, we usually hang out with friends. I really love the show Pretty Little Liars, just like every other high school girl. I always meet up with two of my best friends and watch it together. Obviously I can't host the party, but thankfully my friends like me enough to see me every Tuesday! & if we can't get together on Tuesdays, I'll just watch the show online the next day.

pros
We save almost $700 dollars per year!
I can watch all of the shows I care about
I get to see my friends more often

cons
watch shows on a delay {usually only a day}
watch them on a laptop {but you can hook your laptop up to a tv if you have a newer one}
your show may not be online
rainy days can affect your rabbit ears

We're happy with our decision. With rabbit ears, hulu, netflix, and most shows being posted on the network's website, there's really no need for cable!