It’s interesting that we didn’t even chat about this before you wrote about it, because I was thinking about this over the weekend myself (though for much less fun reasons; no trip to Vegas for me, unfortunately!).

I’m moving later this week and have decided not to get cable/digital TV at my new place. I don’t watch a lot of television anyway, and I figure with all you can watch online and cheaply through NetFlix, iTunes, etc., there’s no reason for me to pay $80+ per month for TV. I certainly don’t watch $80 worth of TV, but more than that, I just want to be careful. I own my own business and business is good, but I am moving to a new, more expensive place, so I want to be guarded in my decisions during the transition to a new place.

I recognize this is a small thing and that many won’t have sympathy for someone choosing to no longer have cable TV, but it’s just a simple example of economy-based adjustments. If I was making the same amount of money in a stronger economy and felt more confident in the markets, etc., I probably wouldn’t have thought through the cable choice the way I did.

Thanks for sharing your great posts on my blog,
Catherine