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last month i cancelled all my streaming services except for amazon and im not going to renew those until i exhaust everything (we're interested in) from the amazon library. then ill do the same for amazon and renew only one streaming service until that service is exhausted and repeat. i find myself spending more time looking for something to watch than watching.
i also ditched spotify individual for a student plan since i dont listen to audiobooks.
Isn't that how you're supposed to do it? lol
The next level is to only cycle thru free promo trials. I've done 3 months free Apple, then 1 month of Amazon with Prime, Disney at $1.99/mo, pay for Netflix for a while waiting for the next promo. Repeat ad nauseam.
i have the basic netflix plan with ads. it's a bit annoying sometimes but it's nowhere near as bad as youtube can be with their ads. sometimes you get an ad or two for 15s or 60s in the middle of a long show, and sometimes you don't. i heard that some people have experienced more ads than others, so it's possible that the frequency can change over time. if it gets unbearable i will just cancel it all.
get a TV box you'all.
$250-280 and you'll never pay for cable / streamline ever again.
i def got my $ worth from my box, but it's not perfect, gotta take the good with the bad. i still have a prime & netflix account. too easy to have it streamed through multiple devices at diff areas throughout.
the box is stationed at 1 of my tv's and while i've moved it around the house to diff TV's, it's usually stationed at just 1.
even though i have pretty fast internet, the box can lag at times, whether it's live TV or on demand, sometimes making it unwatchable. i'd say it's a good nice to have, got my parents one too, but they haven't cut the cable due to the reliablity factor, but great to supplement with existing services, unless you're OK with the shortfalls
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can't a Polish Ukrainian whose parents lived through WWII be frugal?
My best friend's family was exactly that. Apparently, there was a rather large community of Polish Ukrainians in Vancouver, back when. I used to go over to his parents place in the Mount Pleasant area almost daily. Mom was always in the kitchen. We asians aren't into hugging, but the mom was like always happy to see me hugs and almost kissing............. I drew the line at that.Made great food. Mom wouldn't let me leave until I had a bowl or plate of something. A most welcoming place.
Dad was a cool guy. Always wanted to teach me a lesson in life. He was forever in his basement workshop tinkering.
Anyway....................
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i def got my $ worth from my box, but it's not perfect, gotta take the good with the bad. i still have a prime & netflix account. too easy to have it streamed through multiple devices at diff areas throughout.
the box is stationed at 1 of my tv's and while i've moved it around the house to diff TV's, it's usually stationed at just 1.
even though i have pretty fast internet, the box can lag at times, whether it's live TV or on demand, sometimes making it unwatchable. i'd say it's a good nice to have, got my parents one too, but they haven't cut the cable due to the reliablity factor, but great to supplement with existing services, unless you're OK with the shortfalls
100% 1 unit per TV was the draw back.. I can't argue with that.
i bought another one for my basement for sure.
It does skip at times.. cause I guess the live TV (esp chinese channels) are live and doesn't route to proper datacenters fast enough I guess.
Don't get me started with time zone cause in Vancouver, you can't wait 'local' 6 pm news
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God Damn............
I just got back. Ordered three two packs of chicken and a box of onion rings.
Gal behind the counter asked if all in one container was okay. I said, yes.
I get to the self checkout and the total came out to $4.20. I was like what the heck? I called this cute little tart over to tell her there was a mistake. She tells me, 'No, you got your discount." At that point, I was like, okay, I tried to do the right thing................ WIN!!!
Are you RS'rs letting your parents know about this? Never seen so many asian geezers (black kettle here) ordering the chicken. Also, the pieces have gotten smaller, jbol.
Ah........ the little things in life. I'll take any win at this point in time.
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Youth is, indeed, wasted on the young.
YODO = You Only Die Once.
Dirty look from MG1 can melt steel beams.
"There must be dissonance before resolution - MG1" a musical reference.
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