Read a statistic today that surprised me. 90% of people in America pay for their TV whether it be cable or satellite dish. We are part of the 10% who do not pay for it. Several years ago Chuck was laid off from work. To save money, we decided to get rid of the cable. We thought that as soon as he found work we would get it right back. What we found instead after a short period of withdrawal that we really did not miss it. Most of all we found that we watched TV less because we were not tempted by the amount of choices on the TV.
We have been trying more and more to decrease our TV time. We still usually watch local news headlines and weather most nights but a majority of the time that is it. Most nights we read, do projects or play games. We have a couple of shows that we try to watch each week but turn them off if they are repeats.
Our decrease in TV watching has been good for our family. We tend to be more active, spend more time interacting and doing other things. I don't know if we will totally ever get rid of the TV but we try not to let it control our lives. This also saves electricity in the long run.
I challenge people to think about their TV watching habits and see if you can decrease them. Now is a good time of the year to try when the days are longer and there are so many more things to do. We continue to work on our viewing habits here but find we are much better off the less TV that we do watch.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
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