Finished with TV (sorta)

After obtaining a DTV converter box, a new antenna, wire, and spending time on 3 different weekends to try to get a signal, I am proud to announce that I have given up on trying to get DTV. When the switchover happened, our TV fell silent, and has been ever since with the exception of movies and the Wii. Wendy is able to find stuff online that she likes, and when all else fails we spend time together (gasp!). People keep telling us "get cable or satellite." Lets say at a basic rate of about $40 a month, over the course of a year that adds up to $480. That is a nice little piece of change that we have decided will be better off in a bank account, or anything necessary for the house. I know there are people out there who point and say how "cheap" we are, but you have to draw the line somewhere in this economy. Yes, we shop at wal-mart for most of our food and stuff, check out thrift stores like Goodwill, and have even been known to buy a box of food from the food bank. We try to get the most value for our dollar and avoid getting stuff that is unnecessary. People want to make fun, I let them. I find it funny when those same people complain about their paycheck not being enough to cover the mortgage payment on their fancy house, their car that is bigger than what they need, the credit card bills for stuff that they just had to have right now instead of saving up for it, their out of town shopping trips, their new iPhone, their overpriced designer clothing, their 1000 channels of cable, and dining out several times a month. Yeah, I think I can live with being labeled as "cheap". Better that than "broke".