It seems like every person writing about personal finance thinks that cable is the worst waste of money, ever. (Well, except for a new car, maybe.)
It is true that cable is expensive–my father in law calls the companies “bandits” for a reason–and watching too much TV does use time that could be used elsewhere. Like for reading. Or blogging.
In the PiN household, however, we feel we get such enjoyment–and education!–from the cable-provided music stations, that the price is worth it. Especially since, once we account for the fact that we need a reliable internet source anyway–cutting cable would save us $2 a day. We totally feel we enjoy $2 worth of music daily, not counting the actual news, sports, or drama we can watch if we chose.
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