I long ago gave up the time and money wasting horrors of cable television and went for strictly streaming programming. I began with Amazon and Netflix. Next was Hulu and after hearing everyone sing the praises of Ted Lasso I signed up for Apple (actually I got 3 free months when I bought an iPad). Being somewhat of an anglophile BritBox, Acorn and BBC were next along with AMC, PBS, etc. etc. etc. And like a gym membership all were on free trials that never got cancelled even though they went unwatched months at a time, (one can only stomach so many British police procedurals…although I do love them). As you can imagine my monthly charges grew exponentially.
Today I “manned up,” took responsibility for my actions and cancelled a boatload of streaming services, saving myself the whopping total of $32.96 a month. Doing the math that translates into an extra $395.52 a year to spend on the things that matter most in life, that help make this world a better place to live, raise our children and promote sustainability for generations to come. By adding a mere 48 cents, less than a pack of gum, that money will allow me to purchase an additional 198 tickets for the Powerball lottery game where the jackpot now stands at $215,000,000.00.
I like my odds!