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Old 06-07-2017, 10:44 PM   #88
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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy View Post
No, internet is not cheap, but if need be I could get rid of the tv. My internet is $50 a month.
I have internet from Windstream and it costs me about $65 a month, as I recall. I have their higher speed plan.

I don't own a TV and haven't for over a decade. In fact for most of my life I haven't owned a TV. I have Netflix. I have Amazon Prime Videos. I have Youtube. When would I ever had time to watch TV?

All but one of my neighbors does own TV and we're in a rural area with no cable network available so that means either DISH or Direct. Most of my neighbors are paying considerably more for their satellite TV than I am for my internet and Netflix and Prime combined. And most make a lot less in Social Security than I do. Some make a lot less than half what I make and still have satellite TV. And a couple of them rent their TV sets at outrageous prices.

A lot of people don't realize just how expensive poverty can be.

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