Netflix, Wii and Me

In my very first post, The First Two Weeks, I broke down exactly where I was going to find the extra cash that I would need to out pace my Piper and his Wave. Well, tonight I thought that I would expand on that a little.

In the weeks leading up to turning in my cable box, and saving a ton of money monthly, I really took a hardcore look at exactly what my cable provider was (or was not giving me). Sure, most of it was my fault because I was not taking full advantage of it, but none the less, I tried many times to have them reduce my rate based on how little of their service I was actually using. I guess you all know how those attempts ended.

However, even more than just the money, was the fact that I was not taking advantage of the other services I currently had. For instance, there is the Nintendo Wii. A luxury purchase that I made a while ago, but I have gotten some great use out of it, but their was an advantage to the Wii that I was not using, and that was their connection to Netflix, a small subscription I had already been using. Netflix Wii is  much smaller charge of $8.99 per month that allows you to stream their on-demand movies instantly through your Nintendo Wii, while at the same time, you can have them ship a disc to you, if the movie  you want is not currently available on-demand.


So let's recap. Almost $200 for Comcast, for which I really only watched the movie channels, or $8.99 for Netflix Wii for basically all the movies I could handle? Yeah, the choice was very simple. But I know what you're thinking, what about the TV shows you watch? Well, truth be told, there are (or were) three shows I would watch, Fringe, Flashforward and Lost, and Lost is over!!! So, now I am down to two!!!

However, there are still ways of keeping up with these shows. First, many of them are available on the networks website, or you can do all you watching in a single place like Hulu.com!!!


No commercials, tons of movies and documentaries and the fact that I am paying less for things I enjoy? Come on, the only real question is, why didn't you think of this earlier?

Well, in all honesty, I think we can all agree that TV is a part of life. Whether it is just to zone out, relax or escape reality for a while, we all have our reasons.

Today, is my twenty second day without TV, and I have to tell you, I have done more in many different aspects of my life during those 22 days, then I have in a long time. Not to mention all the money that has been saved!!!

So my question to you is, could you now see yourself telling your cable provider to take a walk?

As always, thank you...The Runner