Have you considered and I mean really considered giving up cable/satellite television? We had cable television for a very short time when our children were very young, but it was one of the first things to go when we were looking for ways to save money. It was an easy decision for us because we felt that the kids were spending far too much time in front of the set and it wasn't a necessary bill. I hear many folks complaining about the rising and high cost of their television service and how it just isn't worth the money, but very few make the change. It seems we have been conditioned by the establishment to believe we NEED this service. I say get off the cable/satellite TV merry-go-round and save yourself a bundle of money.
Years and years ago, Pete and I had a rotary antenna installed on our roof. We were told at the time that we live in an area of Rhode Island that is difficult for reception, but we went with it anyway. Today, we get 21 channels. I bet you pay to watch some of the same channels that
we watch for FREE.
The channels that we receive are...
2-1 PBS WGBH HD
2-2 PBS WGBH SD
4-1 WBZ CBS Boston
5-1 WCVB ABC Boston
6-1 WLNE ABC
6-2 Living Well Network
10-1 WJAR NBC
10-2 Me-TV
12-1 WPRI CBS
12-2 CoolTV Music TV
25-1 WFXT FOX Boston
28-1 WLWC CW
28-2 WLWC LATV
36-1 RI PBS WSBE HD
36-2 RI PBS WSBE D2
46-1 Shop NBC
64-1 WNAC Fox
64-2 MyRITV
69-1 ION
69-2 Qubo
69-3 ION Life
Keep in mind that we live in a difficult reception area but I really don't feel that we are missing anything with this channel lineup and if there is something special that we are unable to watch, well we watch those on our computer. I have a quirky obsession with Project Runway and am able to watch it on my Mac. As a matter of fact, we have found that we can watch almost anything on our computer and with a simple cable, we can mirror the image from our laptop to our TV and watch it on the larger screen if we want to.
So, I am asking you to just consider the fact that you don't need cable/satellite TV and with the money that you will save, you can have a rotary antenna installed on your roof and then recycle the savings right back into your own pocket.
Now that is being a crafty recycler!!
