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In order to develop your budget, keep all of your receipts for a month or two. That way you can get a realistic sense of where you are in your current spending.

An Easy Start

Keep track of what you watch. You may not use everything you are paying for. If not, you can change your subscription. 1 Comments

Diving In

Shop around. If one company is cheaper, call yours and say you are thinking of switching. Often they'll reduce the price so as not to lose your business. 0 Comments

Go for the middle ground. If you have an analog TV and subscribe to cable, try ditching the cable and converting to digital via a converter box. You will get better reception like cable and more channels than you would with a regular antenna. This will allow you to keep watching broadcast TV after February 17, 2009 when they will switch to digital. A converter box costs $60 but you can get $40 coupons from the government at this site: https://www.dtv2009.gov/. Coupons may be requested until March 31, 2009. For even more information, check out http://satellite.tmcnet.com/news/2008/09/30/3677962.htm. 0 Comments

Super Saver

Ditch the cable and opt for a subscription service that mail DVDs to your home or rent from the library. You can get your favorite cable series that way. What about sports? Follow them for cheap online. You'll still come out ahead than if you subscribe to the premium package. 6 Comments