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Why We Ditched Our TV

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Last year we finally gave our gigantic old school tube tv away. It had been sitting in a armour in out living room for the past 5 years collecting dust. It had been plugged in a few times and hooked up to a DVD player but that was about it. I look back over the years and I think about all the money we saved by not having a cable bill, it’s thousands of dollars! 

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When people hear that we don’t have a TV they always seemed shocked. I frequently hear things like; Don’t you feel out of the loop? You don’t watch any tv? I could never survive without my favorite shows.

Here’s why we ditched our TV…

#1 Save money

It’s always nice to save money and over the years we have saved thousands of dollars by not paying for cable and add ons like DVR. 

#2 Makes us get outside

Since we don’t have a TV sitting front and center in our living room we spend a lot of time outdoors and hanging out as a family.

#3 We get to monitor screen time, on our time

Don’t get me wrong we still enjoy our favorite shows. Now we have better access to screen time and what is being viewed rather than endless channels. Plus I get to watch the more adult shows after the little one has gone to bed and it’s mommy time!

#4 We didn’t need an actual TV

We already had access to everything we wanted to watch without the TV.

My favorite network is making it easy for you to enjoy your favorite shows on your time with out the big TV and cable bill. NBC is now allowing you to view both live tv as well as shows that have already aired. You can watch the episode of Chicago Fire (my favorite) from last week or catch The Voice live! How awesome is that!? Wait it gets better, you don’t have to have a cable provider to log in and watch. You get to enjoy everything NBC.com has to offer from your laptop or desktop computer without an extra downloads or hoops to jump through. 

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Comments

  1. Dana says

    November 21, 2015 at 3:58 am

    The one TV on our house is only used to stream or tune into local and national news.

  2. Lauren says

    November 21, 2015 at 9:25 am

    Maybe I need to watch Chicago Fire. I don’t think I’ve really been into an NBC show since Friends or ER.

  3. latanya says

    November 21, 2015 at 11:31 am

    chicago fire

  4. Melissa says

    November 21, 2015 at 11:31 am

    We watch all the Chicago shows but like Chicago Fire and PD the most. We just started watching the med one so we will see how we like it.

  5. Charlene Drake says

    November 21, 2015 at 1:29 pm

    I love to bing watch Let It Burn, it’s a great show.

  6. Renee @ Gettin' Fit Fab says

    November 21, 2015 at 4:09 pm

    I would binge watch Chicago Med.

  7. chrissy @ the pearl blog says

    November 21, 2015 at 5:27 pm

    I am loving blondspot right now.. so good

  8. Minta Boggs says

    November 22, 2015 at 9:34 am

    I would have to say Hawaii Five O. Not a good eating show though has some gross parts! I’m also loving the new Jessica Jones!

  9. Laurie says

    November 22, 2015 at 1:42 pm

    We are also a family that has never had cable and the responses I get to that are pretty funny. Thank you for coming over and sharing with us at Snickerdoodle Sunday! Have a wonderful Holiday!
    ~Laurie

  10. Bailey Dexter says

    November 24, 2015 at 1:26 pm

    I love watching Chicago Fire & Black List!

  11. Kat says

    November 27, 2015 at 10:23 am

    My favorite show on NBC is Chicago Fire.

  12. Bekah Walsh says

    November 27, 2015 at 3:08 pm

    I’m not a huge TV watcher, but I’m thrilled to watch the Wiz Live! Next week!

  13. Adriana Gonzalez says

    November 28, 2015 at 12:25 am

    My favorite on NBC right now has to be Blindspot.

  14. Cassandra Eastman says

    December 4, 2015 at 12:02 am

    Our favorite right now is The Blacklist!

  15. Krystal says

    December 4, 2015 at 4:07 pm

    I want to start watching Chicago Fire!

  16. natasha lamoreux says

    December 4, 2015 at 10:09 pm

    I havent seen Chicago fire but i have seen previews. Too busy to really start and new shows but it looks good.

  17. Philip Schilling says

    December 6, 2015 at 10:39 pm

    I don’t watch much TV besides sports, but if I did, I would watch Chicago Fire!

  18. Julie says

    December 7, 2015 at 12:59 am

    Right now I’m loving Fargo.

  19. Natalie says

    December 7, 2015 at 6:35 am

    My favorite show on NBC is The Blacklist!!

  20. Karen Glatt says

    December 8, 2015 at 9:52 am

    Chicago Fire is my favorite show! I watch it every week on NBC

  21. Kristen says

    December 8, 2015 at 1:41 pm

    I like the show Best Time Ever.

  22. Karen Glatt says

    December 9, 2015 at 11:16 am

    Right now I’m loving Fargo a lot!

  23. Chasidy Jones says

    December 10, 2015 at 12:43 pm

    I basically only watch nature documentaries, crime, and football.

  24. Karen Glatt says

    December 12, 2015 at 11:07 am

    I love Chicago P.D.!

  25. William Wilson says

    December 13, 2015 at 10:05 am

    I like Chicago Fire.

  26. Karen Glatt says

    December 13, 2015 at 11:50 am

    I love watching the Show Grimm!

  27. Karen Glatt says

    December 14, 2015 at 11:06 am

    I like the show Hereos Reborn!

  28. Cassandra Eastman says

    December 14, 2015 at 1:18 pm

    I love the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon!

  29. Karen Glatt says

    December 15, 2015 at 11:09 am

    I like Law and Order SVU.

  30. Karen Glatt says

    December 16, 2015 at 11:53 am

    I like the Mysteries of Laura!

  31. Brandon Sparks says

    December 16, 2015 at 3:19 pm

    I love Chicago Fire.

  32. Birdiebee says

    December 17, 2015 at 12:35 am

    My favorite show is LAW & ORDER: SVU.

  33. Karen Glatt says

    December 17, 2015 at 11:59 am

    I like watching the Voice!

  34. Col. Kurtz says

    December 19, 2015 at 3:34 am

    Grimm – my favorite reality show!

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