Downsizing My Budget
March 26, 2008
It is unbelievable how much shit I have been subscribed to and paying for. Even worse, how much of it, I don’t really need.
photo credit: Keith Bacongco
I went through all my accounts and canceled all the non-essential stuff.
- Cable TV is gone - interestingly enough my media center croaked recently, it must have been a sign
- My Xbox 360 is dead and it is going to stay that way.
- Netflix is also gone. If I feel the urge, it’s redbox for a dollar or free from the library
- My paid online subscriptions are gone. If it is not free I don’t want it. I
am only keepingam even canceling my Basecamp account - I moved all my php websites to a new server at DreamHost and my cost went from $50 a month to $5.
photo credit: rickOther things I am doing to cut cost:
- I am looking into moving my Rackspace server somewhere cheaper - I am paying $300/month
- I will switch to FIOS as soon as it is available in my area - any experiences with that?
- No more eating out
- Draft beer from now on - no more dirty martinis :(
Other tips anyone?
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