I am absolutely horribly addicted to TV. I am never inside my house without it on. I watch the news all day while working and then watch my shows at night.
And I watch trash too. Any kind of reality show about rich people, people in prison, or just watching plain ol' celebs go through their basic day. CNN is a constant everyday. I don't really agree with CNN all the time, but they are the only channel that has reputable programming on all day. I am a complete news junkie so I like to know what is going on, or how bad it is getting. Plus some of their reporters are good eye candy. I wish Andy Coop was on during the day.
But there are always those times when I go out and I am not home to watch my favorite shows. Of course you have to go out with friends on the weekend and go meet your guy (how many you might have) out for a quick drink. I sometimes think about what exactly I'm missing on the boob tube when I am out.
My friends tell me to get Tivo or DVR. Sure, I've had that before, but my goodness it is so expensive! I really would rather put that money into an IRA.
And that is exactly what I did.
Yes, I had DVR. We were together for about a year. I loved every single minute of it. I had the whole thing, HD, DVR, all the movie channels - -it. was. heaven.
But then I got the bill and added everything up, it was sick!
I mean really, go get your cable bill and look at how much it is with all of your add-ons.
I am telling you now, you DO NOT need all of that junk. Sure, keep the cable. I would never get rid of my cable. Oh gosh I get a lump in my throat and pain in my stomach just thinking about it.
Here is what you do:
I watch everything I miss online. If you are reading this, you can find the TV show you want online. Even a movie. The trick is to get smart searching. Try to look for the episode name of the show you watch. You can find episode lists anywhere. I like Wikipedia. Find it, google it, add the terms "watch online" or "watch full episode" when you search and try a few different links until you find what you need.
You may have to go to some random Japanese site, but at least you will get to watch your show. Oh but please, do not download anything. You're cruisin for a bruisin. Just do a stream from a website. Scariness.
I was at a Super Bowl party and saw the incredible Alec Baldwin doing a commercial for hulu.com. They completely revamped their website and it is amazing. Check it and set up an account, there are great shows and even some that you loved but were canceled.
Or the ones you have missed because you canceled all those cool HD channels you had before you decided retirement was a better way to go.
See, you can watch your shows and retire with a million bucks in the bank.
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