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Business meeting this morning. \u00a0Some drastic pruning budget wise to squeeze our spending into line with our post-retirement income. \u00a0Example: \u00a0dropped cable tv. \u00a0I know. \u00a0It feels almost unamerican. \u00a0My mom and dad raised me to watch at least three to four hours of television a night and I feel like I’m letting them down. \u00a0Not to mention CBS, NBC and ABC.<\/p>\n
The impetus for this came after the trip to South America. \u00a0We watched no TV over the cruise and when we got back I settled in with a good book in the evening. \u00a0We still have a blu-ray player, Netflix and I just signed us up for Hulu Plus, so we’re not leaving the big box behind in toto, just the absurdly expensive piped in Comcast version.<\/p>\n
The internet connection? \u00a0Well, we kept that. \u00a0There’s TV and then, there’s the internet. \u00a0No comparison. \u00a0We’re not totally TV broadcastless as it turns out. \u00a0To keep our lower rate for the internet I agreed to a $12 a month “antenna” service from Comcast. \u00a0With the broadband the total was lower than internet alone. You get a discount on the broadband if you have any other services. \u00a0Weird, huh?<\/p>\n
None of this feels draconian, just adjusting things to keep pace with changing reality.<\/p>\n
We’ve also decided that with Kate retired we can go with one car. \u00a0We’ve done that for a couple of months anyhow since the Celica blew a tire. \u00a0Again. \u00a0I’ve decided to let it set until warmer weather. \u00a0I’m gonna give it away. \u00a0It’s been a great car and we didn’t make it to 300,000 miles together, but it still feels like time to let go. \u00a0I’ve driven it since September of 1994.<\/p>\n
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