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In reply to the discussion: Why I cut off my cable TV service in 2001 . . . [View all]AnneD
(15,774 posts)I was in energy and at the time had no prospects. I had x amount of severance and so many weeks of unemployment (far less than today. The first thing I did was go through the budget with a meat cleaver. I kept my land line but got rid of cable. Honestly never missed it. Computers were not as necessary as they are today so I could get by without it, besides there was no wireless at the time.
Learned to love my library and for a time used their computers, video library, newspapers and books. It is a poor man's friend. I managed to stretch everything out for almost 2 years. I got a part time and then a full time job. It was rough, but I made it through. It forever changed the way I look at things-for the better. I am not all doom and gloom but I don't waste my time or money on foolishness either.
News hasn't been news for some time. When I want news, I want hard news, not fluff. I don't waste time.