I like to watch a good episode of The Office just as much as the next guy. However, if you’re looking to save money, you might take a moment and consider the benefits of getting off your duff and going for a walk or doing something other than staring at the tube all day.
Here’s a few of the money saving benefits I thought of that go along with cutting television out of your daily practice:
1) Save on electricity. Come on - we all know that gigantic screen T.V. of yours requires its own power grid to function.
2) Avoid the advertisements. Look - whether you believe it or not - the advertisements you see on T.V. do affect you. You see those handsome looking people strutting around and you may not realize it, but the next time you go to the store, you’ll convince yourself you could someday be like that one guy on T.V. if only you spent $8.99 on his cologne. No really, it happens.
3) Do something that makes you happy. Does T.V. really make you happy? Oh, please. I’ll bet you didn’t realize it - but happy people spend less money. No, really! Think about it.
- Doctrine & Covenants 60:13 “Thou shalt not idle away thy time, neither shalt thou bury thy talent that it may not be known.”
What do you think? Can cutting down on T.V. save you money?
June 6th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
I fully agree with you on this. And the internet has made it so easy to be entertained and still save money. No, I don’t mean to break apostolic guidance and steal everything. But between iTunes (for high quality shows I’ll want to watch again), Hulu (for meh or older shows that I don’t want to pay for), and CBS.com (for Numb3rs), I’m covered. And two of those three ways are free! And iTunes is cheap. When I dropped cable, I went from paying CableOne about $120 a month to $51. Plus I only spend my time watching what I like. Win-win all around.