I grew up without a tv. I was always out of the loop when it came to Zack, Kelly and Slater and who was with who this week. My friends felt bad for me but I never would have wanted it any other way. I read books. One a day. We played lots of board games. We ate dinner around the table as a family EVERY night. It was a quiet and peaceful house and I LOVED it.
My husband grew up normal with a tv so it was a big deal when we got married and I had a tv for the first time in my life at 24 years old. I was worthless for a year. I sat in front of it and watched everything from 90’s reruns to HCTV to music videos. I was a mess. When my husband saw how frustrated I was with myself he agreed that it was probably best not to have it at our house and we disconnected it. But a few years later we gave in again. By this time we had a toddler and I realized fast that the tv was no longer a temptation for me to waste my day but instead a way that I could get more done. Luckilly my son is a very active child and would never choose to watch tv all day instead of going outside to play so the tv has been very helpful in filling those in between times when he couldnt play outside but I couldnt be entertaining him either.
So, fastforward to a few weeks ago when my husband and I read (listened to) Dave Ramseys Total Money Makeover. ( If you dont know who this guy is, you should find out. You can buy the MP3 on his website for 14 bucks. Do it! It’s a very real way of getting out of debt including your house. ) One of the things he tells you do first is go thru your expenses and get rid of EVERYTHING you dont need. We did it and only came up with two things. One of them was the dish network. So yesterday I called and cancelled it. I am so excited not to have that payment every month. Not sure how I feel about a long winter with no tv but there is redbox down the road and if it gets too bad we will just have to rent movies.
What do you all think? Crazy or inspiring?
I am up to my ears with wedding edits so I am posting a few pics I took of my sweet nieces this summer.
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Ryan and I had this exact same conversation a few days ago. I wish I was brave enough to completely cancel the dish all together, but I’m not. So we’re doing it in baby steps.
Sounds like a plan. Joe and I don’t have cable or dish or anything. We just have an antenna and watch network TV or watch TV shows online on websites like hulu.com
Smart girl. If I could get T on board, I’d get rid of ours in a minute (not that I’m not guilty of enjoying watching it much too often!) But if it’s gone, the temptation isn’t the easy option anymore.
Oh I love the very last one in b/w. They are beautiful! And awesome choice btw, on tv. If we look back and love how quite and peaceful our homes were, our kids will too!
lol. so whats funny is i distinctly remember coming to your house a few years back and on my out listening to one of his cd’s in the car. i love ramsey. one time i called his show to ask for advice on how to catch up on saylors medical debt and stay on top of it. he gave me some good advice on how to do better then i was but also confirmed the situation is unique and difficult. i find him inspiring and you go girl!!!!
This post is late, but I thought I’d comment on the dish. My hubby and I grew up with TV and It’s been very hard for us to get rid of it too. We still have one but it doesn’t even have basic access we opt for movies instead it’s easier to not lose control. A TV is always on there’s always something on. But a movie, you put it on and when it’s over it’s over. Time to move on. I think you’ll find Red Box or NetFlix is a great middle ground! And yeah, when I found out how much Dish and Cable was I thought, WOW!