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Re: Ragamuffin Soul » From 36″ to 15″

Robbie — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:14:04 -0000

We gave up our home landline phone (cell phones only now) We gave up the need (desire) for a brand new car. We have a 2001 Mazda and 1994 Nissan.

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Crazy Daisy — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:10:21 -0000

we dont' have a Microwave, and we only have cable because it comes with our rent. We also don't buy or rent dvds... just wait for them to come out to the library.

We often hook our apple computers to the tv to watch tv on computer on the tv (clear as mud, right?).

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rebecca dufresne — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:44:39 -0000

We gave up on tv about 6 years ago. No cable, satellite, rabbit ears, nothing, nada.

Best decision we ever made. 5 kids, 2 adults in our family. We read, do devotions together, sleep more, etc.

We get our news from the net.

It was mostly because of philosophical differences with tv programming, and the realization that the US has more propaganda coming out of that box than Communist Russia in its heyday.

Welcome to freedom.

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The Domestic Goddess — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:48:59 -0000

We stopped eating out so much. In fact, we don't eat out at all and haven't done takeout in months. So, no convenience eating for us. It's back to good-ole-homemade-cooking.

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Jeremy — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:53:21 -0000

Dude, I can't believe how many people have done this. I thought my wife and I were the only ones. I did the math too. I used to watch only two shows with any consistency--The Office and Heroes--and I figured if I couldn't catch it on my bunny ears I'd download it to iTunes and watch it in HD for 1.99.

And Dave Ramsey's system works baby. Cash only. Credit/Debit cards are for suckers.

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Laurie — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:01:41 -0000

We haven't had DirectTV or cable in years.

We don't do credit cards.

We garage sale for needed items.

We have been known to use FreeCycle.

Not often do we buy anything new.

We limit ourselves to budgeted TracFones.

We don't buy many pre-made meals and rarely eat out.

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chad — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:43:29 -0000

my wife and i never got cable so that we would not get used to it
now it is helping us with the money

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chadhouck — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:14:06 -0000

dumped the cable months ago... (try hulu.com for tv!)
ditched the home phone line too...
gave one of our cars to the womens shelter...
stopped using the dishwasher and instead have a competitions with the kids on drying dishes...
stacked our kids on a bunkbed to save space..
oh yeah, and just leased out our house to another family.

We're moving into a 400 square foot RV. Goodbye trappings, hello freedom!

God Bless. See you on the road.

Re: Ragamuffin Soul » From 36″ to 15″

Luke — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:46:59 -0000

www.hulu.com
www.boxee.tv
Apple TV
Netflix

The tools are out there. The way we think about home entertainment is changing.

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Jennifer — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:30:06 -0000

I just graduated from college and started a job at a camp and retreat center in the middle of Minnesota. :) I love my job! I am learning to love the limited cell phone reception and I love not having a TV! My house came with a microwave.... hahaha. But I (like several others that have commented) just use Netflix and the Internet to get my news/ entertainment. I have so much more time now that I am living more simply. I love it! :)

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jb — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:26:53 -0000

well my husb works for cable company, so it's all free for us [cable, phone, internet] BUT if it wasn't would just have internet... for sure a positive choice...being free of debt is the best feeling in the world. we are in our mid 30's and we our debt free this year for the first time in our lives!

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Tommy — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:49:11 -0000

Los - what's the site you use to view TV shows?

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chris — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:48:17 -0000

Los there is hope for your big screen yet. Josh Griffin hooked all of his stuff up to his plasma surely you can do it.

http://www.morethandodgebal...

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beccity98 — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:46:30 -0000

I just finished paying my car off a couple months ago-I was soo looking forward to having that extra $$, but we just bought a house and borrowed lots of $$ from family, so I still don't have that extra $$, plus I transferred to a different branch and I'm getting a lot less hours than I used to. (I'm at work right now, and someone just walked in for an interview, so I guess i'll be getting even less hours now!)

I don't pay our sattelite bill, but I don't think I'd want to cuz they don't have my soap opera online, and I don't think Doctor Who is online, either. I think everything else is, though, once those two shows are online, then I'll be willing to get rid of Satellite!

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michael — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:43:44 -0000

Got rid of house telephone, newpaper subscription, my ex wife got rid of me..

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The Wingnut — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:30:49 -0000

My wife and I did the same thing over the summer. We found that we were watching things that we didn't even like, simply because it was available. It was after we had an in-depth conversation about which girl Brett should pick on Rock of Love that we decided we should find something better to spend our 60 dollars a month on.

I can't remember the last time we went to the theater, and if we do go for food, it's usually Subway. We split a footlong sub and drink water instead of soda.

We honestly thought we would miss cable and the restaurants more than we do. It's been great, and we should be able to pay off our car sooner than expected now!

wingnut

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Kari Byrd — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:26:13 -0000

No cable, no home phone, no microwave, and no car (but I live in NY and only rich people have cars here). The newest savings is no meat, and cutting way down on dairy. My husband and I just read The China Study and we're now Flexitarians. It's amazing how much money you save shopping at farmer's markets and eating lots of veggies and whole grains.

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Cristy — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:10:59 -0000

With the economy, my husband's home improvement business is struggling so we got rid of the home phone, internet and cable TV about a month ago. Hasn't phased me one bit... of course I still have internet at work where I read blogs on breaks. ; ) We did splurge on a set of $8 rabbit ears so we have about 6 channels.

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PatrckB — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:06:43 -0000

I've gotten rid of paying for everything with credit cards. I now use either a)cash or b)debit card. I have noticed that I'm not spending as much. Even though I was paying off the card every month, paying with greenbacks makes me more cautious and conservative. My goal is to save enough in three years to buy my next car with cash.

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Renee Garcia — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:57:36 -0000

OK I get the other stuff, but the microwave?! REALLY?! That's just evil! LOL

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Brent — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:19:35 -0000

Just get a decent video card for your laptop with an output to your TV and you're good-to-go!

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Susan — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:09:31 -0000

We sold just about everything when we moved (so we wouldn't have to move it), including the TV. We made the decision to buy a Mac Book Pro instead of a TV and cable and haven't regretted it. We've been TVless for 1.5 years and still happy with the decision. I can't imagine we will ever go back...

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Ronni — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:50:19 -0000

Seriously this is huge on my heart right now. We got rid of our 4br 2b beautiful house and live in a 2br townhouse now. No phone (cells only) and are retentive about usage there. No cable. Broadband is free with the townhomes, and we get those free because I took a job here as the onsite manager. So free utils, rent. No car payment now. Driving junker with no exhaust (thats getting fixed soon). I didn't put my new les paul on a credit card... instead its on layaway and I'll see it sometime next month. We shop at sav-alot and aldis mostly. My money goes to compassion and my church mostly now. I buy used cd's when I can.

Alot of changes. All good.

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Steve Conley — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:27:26 -0000

Wondering... who is your internet provider?

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carolyn — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:43:37 -0000

we just cut our cable this weekend as well... not missing it much. our son is even ok with it.

oh, and at 38 i'm starting to cook... it is consuming my life. it's all good though... i'm actually pretty decent at it.

count down is on. hubby getting laid off in two weeks... here we grow again! can't wait to see how this turns out.