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I have two. The 32" SmartTV is in the living room along with the router. I also have a 24" in my bedroom on top of my dresser rhat is also patched in to cable. Both TV's are paired with a VCR/DVD combo.
Cable/Internet combined is $105 a month - basic cable, keep it mostly for the DVR box, one of these days I'll stop being lazy and figure out another way to record my shows....or adjust to watching them the next day via Hulu. Not sure what internet only would cost from my provider.
Cell phone is $97 for my portion (includes a phone payment that will end in October, unless I decide to get a new phone). That for unlimited calls/texts, and 10GB shared data between my mother and I.
I share a Netflix account with a friend, it's her year to pay lol. I use my brother's Hulu account but if I cut cable, would get my own (right now, I only use his to watch Hulu specific things which isn't often). I use my mom's HBO & Showtime log-ins, and contribute $20 a month to her cable bill. I have Prime, but not sure how much of that monthly cost I would allocate towards entertainment.
I have 2 TVs - cable box is in the living room, and have a FireStick on both to access all other apps/channels.
Writing it all out for this thread has inspired me to look into cutting cable costs. Can't do anything about cell phone bill until current phone is paid off, and will likely want a new phone. I'm trying to convince my mom to switch to a different carrier to save some $$ there...but we'd really need another line to realize maximum savings and my sister refuses to join our family plan.
I would find it a PITA to carry around two cell phones. Since my work pays for one that is the one I have.
I had a separate work phone for 2 years (new company does not provide phones for anyone below Director level). It was a pain but it was nice in that on the weekend, that phone stayed in my apartment, and I didn't have to think about work. I also liked keeping photos/data/messages of a personal nature completely private, and I've had my cell phone number for a long time (16 years!). Don't want to change it at this point.
Most middle class folks I know tell me they can't make ends meet. In other words their income is less than their needs for a middle class lifestyle.
Ends meet is a lots higher now days than 20 years ago. Back then I used a rabbit ears for my TV, there were no Smartphones and my telephone cost about $10.00 a month.
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I just changed my cell plan to VZW unlimited. That's my only bill. I've been in the cable modem business for years so I have free internet. I don't have video service at my house. I only watch sports. My ski condo has video included with the condo fee so I'm sort of paying for it as part of my condo fee.
I have a huge Blu Ray and DVD library. I watch that rather than programming with commercials in it.
I would like to watch English Premier League soccer on weekend mornings. I can stream it but the quality isn't very good.
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