1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to How the Money. I'm Joel and I'm Matt, 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: and today we're discussing cutting the cord and the best 3 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 1: streaming options. And you know, I'm excited that we are. 4 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: We're talking about saving some money, but when it comes 5 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: to our entertainment, what we spend our money on, We're 6 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: not only going to talk about cutting cable removing that 7 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 1: cost altogether from our lives, but we're also going to 8 00:00:37,159 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: talk about some free options when it comes to watching 9 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:44,519 Speaker 1: televised entertainments. Quick question, did you ever have cable as 10 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: an adults, you know, having your own TV, your own household. 11 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 1: Did you did you ever pay for cable? You know? 12 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 1: I think one time when I lived with some guys 13 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,480 Speaker 1: early on, and we just had to watch baseball, right 14 00:00:54,920 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: and there weren't streaming alternatives that exist now where you 15 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: could actually get sports exactly. I don't even think streaming 16 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 1: was a thing then. So that was probably thirteen fourteen 17 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: years ago, So yeah, I was I was kind of 18 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: digging back in my mind, and I don't think I've 19 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 1: ever paid for cable, dude, even in college. That is 20 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: one thing that I'm pretty sure we skipped out on 21 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: because we were just cheap at least I was cheap, 22 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: And I don't remember ever watching TV in college at 23 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: least I remember I had some friends and they had 24 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 1: cable because we would always go over to their place 25 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: to watch the different shows that came on, you know, 26 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: the OC Do you ever watch the occ Parties? That 27 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: wasn't a cable show though, right? That was that you 28 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 1: could have watched that via your antenna. Really Well, they 29 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: didn't have antennis back then, did they. Yes, of course 30 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:33,600 Speaker 1: they had antenna's back they were in digital I don't. 31 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: I mean, we didn't have rabbit ears or whatever, the 32 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:37,760 Speaker 1: bunny ears. But hey, we're getting ahead of ourselves a 33 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: little bit, are So my question for you though, did 34 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: you ever have cable growing up at home? They? Did 35 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: your parents pay for cable? Yeah? Okay, ye see, we 36 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: didn't have Definitely, we never had cable growing up really 37 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: so for me dabbling in it when I first got 38 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 1: out of the house and actually being able to to 39 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:56,480 Speaker 1: watch whatever I wanted to watch, which I've never really 40 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: been a huge TV watcher, but it was huge because 41 00:01:59,360 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: we never ever ever had cable throughout all the years 42 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: that I was growing up. So yeah, I felt deprived 43 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: and I kind of had to go with it when 44 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: I when I got out of the house and had 45 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 1: my own place nice sort of like when I moved 46 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 1: off to college, and then I bought tons of apple 47 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: juice because that wasn't something we ever bought a home, 48 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 1: was apple juice. And I would buy these giant gallon 49 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,519 Speaker 1: jugs of apple juice, and as I was transferring the 50 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: groceries from my car to inside, I would drink like 51 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 1: half of the jug of apple juice, and then I 52 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,959 Speaker 1: would get sick because because I was a dummy and 53 00:02:28,040 --> 00:02:31,079 Speaker 1: that's just what I did. So, dude, that sounds like 54 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:33,799 Speaker 1: something you would. Yeah, does that sound familiar. Yeah, he 55 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: just like get completely drunk on your freedom and drinking 56 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: like sweet apple juice. Had apple juice before, I mean 57 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 1: I had, but not I guess in quantity. I was like, 58 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: you can get this in one gallon sizes. It's like 59 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: I was a kid and I had only seen like 60 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,760 Speaker 1: juice boxes or something. A quick story for you. You know, 61 00:02:50,800 --> 00:02:53,359 Speaker 1: it's summertime. You guys have been doing a lot of 62 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:55,920 Speaker 1: driving lately. We have as well, uh, kind of getting away, 63 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,280 Speaker 1: going to the beach, visiting family. Were at my folks 64 00:02:58,320 --> 00:03:00,040 Speaker 1: place recently, and I was kind of washing up the 65 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: van a little bit, and we were all standing next 66 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: to a tire and Kate pointed out that She's like, man, 67 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: that tire looks really low, and I'm le down and 68 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: it almost looked like it was flat. There was a 69 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 1: lot of air missing from that tire, and I thought, oh, 70 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: that's not good. It turns out it was really really low. Um, 71 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: I'm talking like over fifteen pounds of air low, which 72 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: is just not good. That's not what you want to 73 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: have when you've been driving on the interstate for a 74 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: long time. Uh, in particular because it's supposed to affect 75 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 1: your gas mileage. Have you heard about this? Have you 76 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,359 Speaker 1: heard about the different supposed rules when it comes to 77 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: keeping your tires inflated and getting good gas mileage? It's 78 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: kind of a standard thing, right, Yeah, I've always heard yet, 79 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: just a couple of p s I above maybe even 80 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: what your car manufacturer suggests is going to help you 81 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: get better mpg's on the road. Is that not true? Yeah? 82 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: Well it's so, it's true. So a negative amounts of pressure, 83 00:03:45,880 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 1: So if you're below the recommended pressure, it can most 84 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: definitely affect your mass per gallons specifically, for every one 85 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: p s I for every one pound that you're below 86 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,680 Speaker 1: where you should be, that could equal about point two 87 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: or point three percent less gas milage. And so for us, 88 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: we were about at seventeen pounds low, which meant we 89 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: were looking at about three percent worse gas milage, which 90 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: isn't a ton, but it's certainly something to be aware of. 91 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: But my real story is that that got me thinking 92 00:04:13,280 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: about how I've heard sort of these urban legends about 93 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: if you inflate your your tires more than what your 94 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: car calls for, but obviously you want to keep it 95 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: within the safe range of your specific tire. You don't 96 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: want to blow out. Yeah, but that you get better 97 00:04:27,279 --> 00:04:30,320 Speaker 1: gas milage. So essentially, you know, the tighter the tire 98 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:34,000 Speaker 1: is that there's just less friction as the tire rolls along. 99 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: Makes makes sense intuitively in my mind. Yeah, in my 100 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: mind it makes sense as well. But I did some 101 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:40,600 Speaker 1: some digging around, man, and turns out that is not true. 102 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: I feel multiple folks. Do you find something on Snopes 103 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: or something I didn't look specific on Snopes? It Snopes 104 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 1: even real? Like, how do I how do I snopes? Snopes? 105 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 1: That's a good question. I feel like I've heard it 106 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 1: referenced so often that I'm like, that's not even a 107 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,120 Speaker 1: real site anymore, is it. But I did do some research, 108 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: and multiple folks have done their own tests, and it 109 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: turns out the additional gas milage that you can gets 110 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:04,560 Speaker 1: it's so nominal that statistically speaking, it doesn't even register 111 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 1: at all as a benefit. So that being said, if 112 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:11,039 Speaker 1: you are the person out there inflating your tire maybe 113 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:14,120 Speaker 1: fifteen twenty pounds more than what your car recommends, but 114 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 1: you're still under that limit that's printed on your tire, 115 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:18,920 Speaker 1: well you could do that, I guess, if you want, 116 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 1: but you're not going to get better gas mileage. And 117 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:23,320 Speaker 1: keep in mind that it actually might be unsafe for 118 00:05:23,360 --> 00:05:27,560 Speaker 1: you to disregard your car's recommendation. You know. It reminds 119 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: me of Matt. We've talked about just kind of those 120 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: little ways that people try to to squeeze an extra penny, 121 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: like driving a little bit further to get a cheaper 122 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: gas per gallon, and this seems like kind of one 123 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: of those things where it's going to have such a 124 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 1: negligible effect it's probably not worth your brain power to 125 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:48,760 Speaker 1: even think about it. Having your tires feel properly, you know, 126 00:05:48,839 --> 00:05:50,680 Speaker 1: like you should have had right and that you went 127 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:52,359 Speaker 1: to take care of. I mean that's a good thing 128 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:56,480 Speaker 1: to do, but really to to hyper focus on on that. 129 00:05:56,880 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 1: If you want to cut your spending on gas, drive less, 130 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,480 Speaker 1: I mean, really ride your bike more, drive less, take 131 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 1: fewer trips, run more errands at one time as opposed 132 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: to segmenting them out into different days or different times. 133 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 1: Those are the ways that you're going to be able 134 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: to actually cut the amount that you spend on gas 135 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,280 Speaker 1: every month. But these kind of ways to to try 136 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: to gain this extra you know, point one point two 137 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: percentage of fuel economy just seems kind of like a 138 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: waste of time. Yeah, not worth it. So but quick 139 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 1: shout out to my pops, to my dad, he's the 140 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 1: one that he actually went to all my tires and 141 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: like filled them up to exactly where they're supposed to 142 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 1: be for the with the car recommended. So yes, that's 143 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:33,680 Speaker 1: what dads are for. Thanks dad, I appreciate that. And 144 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: actually shout out to my wife as well for noticing it, 145 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 1: because because she's the one that was like, that doesn't 146 00:06:38,440 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: look right, that's awesome, alright, Matt, let's mention quickly. The 147 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 1: beer that we're having on the show today. We're drinking 148 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: Sason to Blay my Side Project Brewing, and is it 149 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: not Sason? I have no idea, that's what I want 150 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:57,480 Speaker 1: to say. It just says b l E. It sounds French, 151 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,920 Speaker 1: and French is not my strong suit. So yeah. But 152 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,919 Speaker 1: but Side Project is well known for making just some awesome, 153 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: awesome beers. And our friend David was just up in St. 154 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: Louis and brought this back for us, So thank you 155 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 1: so much, David. We're really excited to have this beer 156 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: and we'll let you know what we think about it. 157 00:07:15,000 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: I think of the show, Yeah, thanks David. All right, 158 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:19,840 Speaker 1: Matt onto the topic at hand. We're talking about cutting 159 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: the chord and the best streaming options that are out there, 160 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 1: and really people are ditching traditional pay TV options in 161 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: droves these days. That's because there are so many options 162 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,360 Speaker 1: out there for TV watchers now. Cable prices of skyrocketed 163 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,680 Speaker 1: way faster than the brain of inflation. They're gouging the 164 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: customers that remain. So if you are loyal to a 165 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: pay TV company, you are going to pay more every 166 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: single month because of everybody else. That's leaving, they're sticking 167 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:48,520 Speaker 1: it to the people that that stay. So we think 168 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: that means that you should get out of that expensive 169 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: relationship as quickly as possible. If you're one of the 170 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: few that remain, you should leave, and we'll give you 171 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 1: an idea of how to do it the right way 172 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 1: and how to choose good streaming options that are going 173 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: to to work for you and hopefully save you a 174 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: bundle of money every single month by choosing different ways 175 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: of consuming TV and movie entertainment options. Joel, A bundle 176 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:14,840 Speaker 1: of money. I see what you did there. Yeah, so 177 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: streaming options, right, It used to be like there're sacrifices 178 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: that you had to make when it came to cutting cable. 179 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: It used to be that when you cut the cord, 180 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 1: it meant giving up a whole lot in the process. 181 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,000 Speaker 1: It was hard to get the channels that you wanted, 182 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 1: especially for sports lovers, and that is no longer the 183 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: case because you know, streaming services they abound now for 184 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: just all sorts of ones that you might have. Joel, 185 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 1: you mentioned how more folks than ever are are cutting 186 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 1: traditional pay TV. Deloitte, you know that consulting research firm. 187 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: They released a report and they mentioned how for the 188 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: first time ever, there are now more folks paying for 189 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:53,440 Speaker 1: streaming services than there are paying for pay cable TV. 190 00:08:53,880 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: And that's a trend that folks obviously saw coming, but 191 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: I think it's an important milestone to kind of show 192 00:08:58,720 --> 00:09:00,839 Speaker 1: that this is this is where things are going. And 193 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:02,599 Speaker 1: so hopefully with this episode we can help you to 194 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 1: make the best informed decisions for you. Yeah, and I've 195 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: even noticed, Matt that when when people do cut the 196 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: cord and they go into the realm of streaming, well, 197 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 1: prices have risen quickly even in the streaming service arena. 198 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: And so people have found themselves when they cancel cable, 199 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: when they cut the cord, that their internet services more 200 00:09:22,200 --> 00:09:25,439 Speaker 1: expensive than they thought, and when they get all of 201 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:28,319 Speaker 1: the streaming services that they want, they end up paying 202 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 1: actually somewhat close to a cable bill. And so we'll 203 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:33,280 Speaker 1: kind of tell you how we think you can thoughtfully 204 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: choose a streaming package that fits for you with without 205 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 1: paying an arm in a leg and running it up 206 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:40,840 Speaker 1: close to what you were paying for cable. But let's 207 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: talk about cable for a second. And and the classic 208 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:46,599 Speaker 1: way that it was sold, Matt was the bundle. The 209 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: bundle was huge. It was the bundle, right, it was 210 00:09:49,240 --> 00:09:54,320 Speaker 1: internet TV and a telephone and the media and bundle 211 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:57,079 Speaker 1: price from the big providers right now is almost it's 212 00:09:57,200 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 1: just shy of two a month, and it's going up, 213 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: like we said, it's going up drastically every single year 214 00:10:03,559 --> 00:10:06,079 Speaker 1: for people that do remain. And it's been built, it's 215 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: been marketed to consumers that the bundle is the biggest 216 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: way to save, right if you if you stick these 217 00:10:09,960 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 1: three things together, you're gonna pay less. And so for 218 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: a long time now people bought into that and they've 219 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:16,880 Speaker 1: decided that the bundle was the way to go. Well, 220 00:10:17,280 --> 00:10:19,640 Speaker 1: that's not the case. You actually typically pay more when 221 00:10:19,679 --> 00:10:21,440 Speaker 1: you sign up for a bundle, and so the first 222 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: thing we just have to make sure people know is 223 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: to be aware of that bundle. And Joel, one of 224 00:10:25,520 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: the ways that you do pay more with bundles is 225 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 1: because they are wasteful. I mean, yes, it might be 226 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:33,679 Speaker 1: a deal if you want all those things, but oftentimes, 227 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:37,000 Speaker 1: like they make you purchase more than you might otherwise. Right, 228 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 1: you end up getting sight channels when when in reality 229 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:44,079 Speaker 1: maybe you really only watch eight like tops on a 230 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:47,880 Speaker 1: good day, which is honestly, when you survey people's viewing habits. 231 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 1: They usually watch a handful of channels, and yet they 232 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: have access to more than this Earth could be even 233 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:56,719 Speaker 1: really contain. Yeah, it's hundreds, right, It's ridiculous. Have you 234 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: been over at someone's house or been somewhere where they 235 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:02,280 Speaker 1: had actual able and you click the guide section and 236 00:11:02,400 --> 00:11:05,160 Speaker 1: you see like literally they're on channel six something and 237 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: you're like, okay, I have no idea where to even 238 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: go from here, Like I'm having to jump by the 239 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:11,959 Speaker 1: page to even see what the actual channels are. I 240 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:15,439 Speaker 1: go straight to ESPN eight, the OHO typically, but it 241 00:11:15,600 --> 00:11:18,320 Speaker 1: is absurd. I don't even know how to navigate it. Yeah, 242 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:22,199 Speaker 1: that's crazy. And so you know, bundling, it's wasteful. D 243 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: Bundling makes it easier to see what you're actually paying 244 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: and will allow you to choose to negotiate appropriately. It's 245 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 1: just a more efficient way for you to actually get 246 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:34,439 Speaker 1: your content. Yeah, and I just mentioned that inside of 247 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 1: a bundle, it typically a landline is provided to or 248 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: or now sometimes v O I P s just say 249 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: landline JEL. People still have those, you know. I mean, 250 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: it's it's crazy. But that's another thing that the price 251 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 1: is getting jacked up on. As more people cut their landline, 252 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:51,920 Speaker 1: the folks that remain loyal to the phone company are 253 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: paying astronomically more for that landline, and so most people 254 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:58,199 Speaker 1: don't use a landline anymore. The thing to do is 255 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 1: to is to cut your land line altogether, as you 256 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:02,400 Speaker 1: d bundle. When you get rid of the bundle, really 257 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:06,000 Speaker 1: the only thing you need from your cable or phone 258 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 1: company is internet access. You don't need a landline anymore. 259 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 1: So a couple of other options really quickly are Uma, 260 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 1: Magic Jack and Skype. Your cell phone too, right, I mean, 261 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:19,880 Speaker 1: our cell phones are so good now that it's it's 262 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:23,360 Speaker 1: typically unnecessary to to have an actual landline. And I 263 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:25,560 Speaker 1: know one of the reasons that people keep landlines around 264 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 1: is for nine one one service, and your cell phone 265 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 1: is actually really really good at this point in time 266 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:34,199 Speaker 1: for for pinpointing more of an exact location. So yeah, 267 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:36,480 Speaker 1: I would just say cut the landline. There's there's no 268 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 1: real reason to keep it around anymore. Jill. You know, 269 00:12:38,840 --> 00:12:40,679 Speaker 1: as we talk about landlines, it makes me laugh a 270 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 1: little bit because I'm sure a lot of folks are thinking, like, 271 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:45,960 Speaker 1: why are they even talking about landlands? And obviously maybe 272 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:47,719 Speaker 1: a lot of listeners are excited to hear us talk 273 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: about the different streaming options because that's kind of maybe 274 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 1: more of our generation. But I do think that these 275 00:12:52,559 --> 00:12:55,439 Speaker 1: are conversations that we can have maybe with our parents 276 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:57,439 Speaker 1: or maybe some other folks that we know who do 277 00:12:57,640 --> 00:12:59,719 Speaker 1: have these bundles, and so it's it's good to be 278 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:01,959 Speaker 1: in formed of the different options that are out there, 279 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 1: even if you haven't had a landline yourself for years. Yeah, Matt, 280 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 1: and what you just said actually reminds me of something 281 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:11,080 Speaker 1: I saw a few years back that people are still 282 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,559 Speaker 1: paying in in droves to the tune of two million 283 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 1: folks paying for a o L paying for ao L 284 00:13:16,559 --> 00:13:19,520 Speaker 1: email to the tune of like twenty bucks a month. Nice. 285 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 1: And there are just these things that maybe if you're 286 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:26,160 Speaker 1: listening in your in your twenties, you might not know 287 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 1: what a o L is honestly, or or if you've 288 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:30,840 Speaker 1: heard of it, you you barely remember that it existed. Matt. 289 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:33,160 Speaker 1: You and I grew up in the dial up internet ages. 290 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 1: We used a o L instant messenger. But the fact 291 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 1: that some people are still paying a o L every 292 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:41,079 Speaker 1: month for something that is free is kind of absurd, 293 00:13:41,160 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: and so that's kind of why we're mentioning this. You 294 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 1: can talk to your parents or talk to an aunt, 295 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,280 Speaker 1: our uncle, or somebody that you know that might still 296 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 1: be paying for landline service, and you can talk to 297 00:13:50,559 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: them about some of these alternative options and ways that 298 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: they can save more money. Did you ever watch the 299 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 1: movie You've Got Mail? It's like a did you remember 300 00:13:57,760 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 1: that one? Yeah? It wasn't that was that Meg ryan 301 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: In or Tom Hanks? Yeah, both of them? That that 302 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:06,959 Speaker 1: was a classic right there. Yeah, they completely locked themselves 303 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 1: into that era for sure. Yeah. You know. Also, when 304 00:14:10,400 --> 00:14:13,839 Speaker 1: it comes to bundles with pay TV, those providers will 305 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:16,839 Speaker 1: often force you into a contract. It might come with 306 00:14:17,040 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: a dirt cheap first year price, but then after that, man, 307 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:23,200 Speaker 1: all bets are off, and that contract price after that 308 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:26,480 Speaker 1: first year is sky high. It's astronomical. So make sure 309 00:14:26,480 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 1: that you read the fine print and so you know 310 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 1: specifically that promotional period and when it ends. Yeah, And 311 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:34,120 Speaker 1: I think one good rule of thumb right now is 312 00:14:34,160 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 1: to not make a multi year commitment in particular. I mean, 313 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 1: we would suggest getting away from cable satellite phone companies 314 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:44,960 Speaker 1: and their bundle offerings altogether. But the biggest thing is 315 00:14:45,000 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 1: to not make a multi year commitment to lock yourself 316 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:51,360 Speaker 1: into a contract, because this space is just changing so quickly, 317 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: and if you lock yourself into something long term as 318 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 1: innovation is happening, you're just setting yourself up to pay 319 00:14:57,440 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 1: more than you want to or should be. And I 320 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: think another really important thing to mention is that pay 321 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: TV users have some of the worst experiences and to 322 00:15:06,720 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 1: have some of the worst things to say about the 323 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:11,520 Speaker 1: companies that they do business with. When you look at 324 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 1: consumer reports and JD Power ratings, they always perform poorly. 325 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 1: So why are you paying money to companies that don't 326 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: treat you well? Why are you paying exorbitant amounts of 327 00:15:22,080 --> 00:15:25,640 Speaker 1: money to companies that don't care about you and play 328 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 1: a lot of gotcha's? I think there are better companies 329 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 1: that you should be doing business with, and so why 330 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:33,040 Speaker 1: not give them your your hard earned money as opposed 331 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:36,640 Speaker 1: to companies that consistently treat customers poorly. Yeah, and those 332 00:15:36,640 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 1: companies that we should give our money to, that's who 333 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: we're gonna talk about. After the break, we're gonna talk 334 00:15:40,240 --> 00:15:42,160 Speaker 1: about the different streaming companies. We're gonna talk about some 335 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 1: of the different streaming platforms as well. To stick around. 336 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 1: All right, So we're back, and before we talk about 337 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 1: the paid streaming services, let's talk about some freeways to 338 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 1: get streaming entertainment. I want you to talk about this, man, 339 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,120 Speaker 1: because you guys, you and your wife, you'll do this 340 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 1: a lot. Specifically, the library, tell it. Tell us how 341 00:16:08,200 --> 00:16:10,120 Speaker 1: you can get some of that free content through the library. 342 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 1: First off, you can get DVDs at the library if 343 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:14,720 Speaker 1: you're old school, if you got that DVD players still. Yeah, 344 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 1: if you're up for that and and actually going in 345 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 1: and picking out DVDs and tossing them in a machine 346 00:16:20,200 --> 00:16:22,680 Speaker 1: that reads them and plays them under TV, go for that. 347 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 1: And yeah, there are also great streaming services that that 348 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: work in conjunction with your local library membership. And I 349 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: think the best one is called Canopy with a K 350 00:16:34,440 --> 00:16:37,360 Speaker 1: K A N O P Y. It's really really awesome. 351 00:16:37,480 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: And if your library has partnered with Canopy, which sadly 352 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: ours here in Atlanta has not. It has not been 353 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:45,560 Speaker 1: with the game Bolton County, which, by the way, did 354 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 1: you did you click the button to fill out your 355 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:50,840 Speaker 1: information and send them a message? Yeah? Because I did too, good, 356 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 1: So hopefully they will hear our cries for help. What 357 00:16:53,000 --> 00:16:54,440 Speaker 1: did you say in the comment as far as why 358 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:56,960 Speaker 1: you wanted it? Uh, get this now because it's awesome. Yeah, 359 00:16:57,320 --> 00:17:00,400 Speaker 1: because it's awesome. Yeah. So Canopy is really great. It's 360 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 1: got awesome streaming options for kids and for adults. And honestly, Matt, 361 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 1: I kind of compared it to the Netflix lineup and 362 00:17:07,720 --> 00:17:10,560 Speaker 1: it seemed just as good, if not potentially better than 363 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:12,440 Speaker 1: a lot of the stuff I was finding on Netflix. 364 00:17:12,840 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 1: So newsflash, I canceled my our Netflix membership even though 365 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: we don't have candop be available. I just realized that 366 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:22,200 Speaker 1: I don't need Netflix in my life, like I need 367 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 1: fewer streaming options. We'll talk about that later on in 368 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 1: the show. So yeah, if you're looking for good streaming content, 369 00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: don't forget about the resources that are available from your 370 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 1: local library. And aside from that, there are some non 371 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: library free resources as well. Specifically, make sure to check 372 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: out Crackle that's by Sony and Pluto as well as 373 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:43,919 Speaker 1: another one and Roku has a free channel of content 374 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 1: as well. Specifically, Pluto has an option where it kind 375 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 1: of looks like live TV, which I was kind of 376 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 1: bashing on the guide thing, where you like click guide 377 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: and it shows like the time every thirty minutes and 378 00:17:53,560 --> 00:17:55,760 Speaker 1: it shows the programs running. But if you're kind of 379 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:57,440 Speaker 1: into that, maybe check out Pluto because they kind of 380 00:17:57,480 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 1: got that going on. But they also have the option 381 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 1: and free to stream movies and TV just like Crackle does. 382 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 1: And we'll get into this in a little bit, but 383 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:07,680 Speaker 1: those apps are also on Amazon, Fire, Roku, Apple TV. 384 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 1: These are all platforms that you can actually watch this 385 00:18:11,119 --> 00:18:14,400 Speaker 1: content on your TV in your living room or wherever 386 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:17,120 Speaker 1: you have your TV. Yeah, and don't forget YouTube. There's 387 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:20,320 Speaker 1: a ton of content on there. Often the movies and 388 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 1: stuff that are on YouTube you have to pay for, 389 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 1: but there's just so much good content on YouTube, and 390 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 1: in particular, man, there's even podcasts of people having just 391 00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 1: really awesome long form conversations. That's usually what I use 392 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:34,959 Speaker 1: YouTube force to listen to those. It's it's not all 393 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: just like crummy cat videos or just jankie user generated stuff. 394 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 1: Like there's some really good stuff living on YouTube. So 395 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:44,440 Speaker 1: I just want to recommend that folks too. One word 396 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 1: of caution is is to not download movies via torrent sites. 397 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:51,959 Speaker 1: It is illegal and you could be setting yourself up 398 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:54,920 Speaker 1: for for downloading viruses. I think that torrent sites have 399 00:18:55,040 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 1: kind of subsided in in large part because streaming sites 400 00:18:58,440 --> 00:19:01,720 Speaker 1: have become so good, so easy, so easy, why do 401 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: you even deal with the hassle of it? Right right? Yeah, 402 00:19:03,800 --> 00:19:06,200 Speaker 1: and and pretty inexpensive at the same time. And I 403 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:08,200 Speaker 1: just wanted to throw that out there that downloading torrents 404 00:19:08,240 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 1: could be a bad idea for multiple reasons. Yeah, and 405 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:14,160 Speaker 1: there's some actual, like quote unquote legal torrent sites as well, 406 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:17,080 Speaker 1: but even those are super sketchy, so just stay away. 407 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:20,440 Speaker 1: And also don't forget digital antennas that will allow you 408 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:23,679 Speaker 1: to watch content over the air and it looks amazing 409 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 1: for free because they're broadcasting now and HD. You know, 410 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,080 Speaker 1: you pop that up on your TV, maybe you've got 411 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:30,320 Speaker 1: a four K and it upscales it to to look 412 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 1: fantastic on your nice TV. It's just a fantastic option. 413 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:36,240 Speaker 1: And those antennas, I mean they hardly cost anything. You 414 00:19:36,280 --> 00:19:38,880 Speaker 1: can spend twenty bucks maybe thirty for like a really 415 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 1: nice one that's supposedly like the eighty mile range one, right, 416 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:44,600 Speaker 1: like it's it's broken down by like range, like how 417 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 1: far it can receive signal. But you know, you spend 418 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:48,880 Speaker 1: twenty or thirty bucks and you've got all the major 419 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 1: local channels. We actually use that maybe once or twice 420 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:53,480 Speaker 1: a year because my wife will want to watch the 421 00:19:53,560 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 1: award shows like the Grammys are the Oscars, and she 422 00:19:56,840 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 1: always wants to watch those live because she likes it. Yeah, 423 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 1: it's great for yeah football lots of times and other 424 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: just local TV programming. Is talking about American football or 425 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:09,040 Speaker 1: are you talking soccer both man? It depends right soccer 426 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 1: love and co host. Yeah, I mean whatever is airing 427 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:14,480 Speaker 1: at the time. But I think people think that digital 428 00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 1: antennas are not going to offer as good of a 429 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:20,400 Speaker 1: picture as cable, but it's actually the opposite. It's fantastic. 430 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 1: It's amazing. Cable compresses the signal, but what you're getting 431 00:20:24,359 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 1: over the air via your antenna, it's actually a better picture. 432 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:30,720 Speaker 1: So yeah, antennas are pretty awesome. Another really cool site 433 00:20:30,880 --> 00:20:33,359 Speaker 1: that's kind of up and coming is called low cast 434 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 1: l O c A s T dot org, and you 435 00:20:35,920 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 1: can watch local broadcast TV for free in about a 436 00:20:39,960 --> 00:20:41,720 Speaker 1: third of the country right now, So you can go 437 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: there and check and see if it's available. But basically 438 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:47,680 Speaker 1: they're taking your local television and streaming it to you 439 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 1: through low cast, and it's a donation supported website, which 440 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:55,119 Speaker 1: is kind of cool. So that prevents them kind of 441 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:59,080 Speaker 1: from being sued for from the TV operators. But yeah, 442 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:01,200 Speaker 1: so low cast dot work is really cool. If they're 443 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:03,159 Speaker 1: available in your area, I would say check it out. 444 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:06,159 Speaker 1: If you want streaming local TV, that's another option that 445 00:21:06,359 --> 00:21:08,400 Speaker 1: is not available to you and me here in Atlanta, 446 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:11,560 Speaker 1: I know, sadly. So moving on to streaming content, right, 447 00:21:11,600 --> 00:21:14,120 Speaker 1: if you want to get non cable video on your TV, 448 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: you have to get a platform. A lot of times 449 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:19,840 Speaker 1: smart TVs will come with an OS built into them. 450 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,400 Speaker 1: I've noticed a lot of TVs actually have Roku, which 451 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:24,440 Speaker 1: is one of the better ones, actually built in and 452 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 1: that's their native operating system instead of you know, like 453 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:30,320 Speaker 1: the basic Samsung platform. I don't know what the other 454 00:21:30,359 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: ones are, but they're oftentimes not that great because it's 455 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 1: almost like an afterthought, right, Like you've got the TV 456 00:21:35,600 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: manufacturer and they're just putting something together and it's kind 457 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 1: of clunky and it's slow. Yeah, a few years ago 458 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 1: I would have told somebody just to get a regular 459 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:46,239 Speaker 1: non smart television that that was really nice, and then 460 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 1: get your aftermarket smart addition, right, a firestick or a 461 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:52,399 Speaker 1: Roku and use it that way. But most of the 462 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:55,440 Speaker 1: TV's coming out today are smart TVs. But yeah, just 463 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 1: shop accordingly and and find one that works for you. 464 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: And I don't know about you, Matt, but I really 465 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:02,720 Speaker 1: like the firestick and the Roku the best. Yeah, the 466 00:22:02,840 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 1: Roku is crazy affordable fire sticks it's fantastic as well. 467 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:07,920 Speaker 1: But but I mean, it doesn't hurt to start with 468 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:11,440 Speaker 1: the native application on the TV now, because you know what, 469 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 1: you might like that, and it might last you a 470 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: year or two before it starts feeling really slow, and 471 00:22:16,640 --> 00:22:19,119 Speaker 1: maybe then you can buy the next version of whatever 472 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 1: streaming platform you want. Obviously, there's the Apple TV as well. 473 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:24,800 Speaker 1: It's supposed to be the best. Actually, haven't had one 474 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:26,879 Speaker 1: of those in years, and that's mostly because they're so 475 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:30,400 Speaker 1: freaking expensive, crazy expense. It's like like three times the price. Yeah, 476 00:22:30,880 --> 00:22:33,440 Speaker 1: at least we're talking I think like forty to sixty 477 00:22:33,520 --> 00:22:36,000 Speaker 1: bucks for a Roku or a fire stick, depending on 478 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:38,040 Speaker 1: if you're gonna get the four K version. Those fire 479 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:40,199 Speaker 1: sticks go down like twenty or twenty bucks sometimes if 480 00:22:40,200 --> 00:22:41,679 Speaker 1: you get them on say, oh yeah, but the new 481 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 1: Apple TV is more like hundred and eighty bucks. Gosh, 482 00:22:44,119 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 1: and Granted, you get the beautiful design and it works 483 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 1: the best, but nominally it works nominally better in my opinion. Yeah, 484 00:22:51,359 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 1: who cares how good the design is because, like on 485 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:54,960 Speaker 1: a firestick, you don't even see it. It's plugged into 486 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:57,280 Speaker 1: the back of my TV and it's not even visible. 487 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,160 Speaker 1: I mean, like the os like you're kind of clicking 488 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 1: through it, and you know, the shapes look better. Okay, 489 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:04,320 Speaker 1: it's not worth my money, but that's what we're talking about. 490 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 1: Essentially with these are like the little dongles or the 491 00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:09,200 Speaker 1: little boxes that plug in via HD m I into 492 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 1: your TV and through that device and the software that's 493 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 1: that's how you're able to stream your content via the 494 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:17,800 Speaker 1: different content providers. Yeah, so let's talk about that now. 495 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 1: The different content providers. We talked about some of the 496 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:22,960 Speaker 1: ones provided by the library. We talked about some of 497 00:23:23,040 --> 00:23:26,120 Speaker 1: the free streaming resources. Let's talk about the paid ones 498 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:28,159 Speaker 1: and kind of go over some of the ones that 499 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 1: we think are the best at this point in time. 500 00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:32,920 Speaker 1: They're kind of divided up into two categories. There are 501 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: some streaming services that offer you access to live TV, 502 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:40,359 Speaker 1: and then there are other streaming services that offer you 503 00:23:40,560 --> 00:23:44,399 Speaker 1: access to a catalog of TV and movies that you 504 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 1: can watch anytime you want, and those are obviously cheaper 505 00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 1: because they don't have the live TV built into their services. 506 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 1: You're looking at about twelve to thirteen dollars a month 507 00:23:54,520 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 1: for both of those services. And it's worth it to 508 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 1: look at the catalog, although they're ever changing, but some 509 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 1: of their original shows and to see what they offer 510 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:05,680 Speaker 1: to see if one of those makes sense for you. 511 00:24:06,240 --> 00:24:08,480 Speaker 1: But Matt, let's get into some of the live TV 512 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: options and discuss kind of what they offer and what 513 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: makes them different from one another. Yeah, well, interestingly, you 514 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 1: didn't mention Hulu, and that's because well Hulu does have 515 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:18,600 Speaker 1: their Hulu Plus which is a paid option, but they 516 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:21,600 Speaker 1: now have Hulu Plus Live. But now they transition to 517 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 1: live content. They've got sports, but with that comes a 518 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:27,120 Speaker 1: higher price tag, and that's one of the bigger differentiators 519 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: between the sort of standard catalog of TV and movies 520 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:34,399 Speaker 1: versus a provider who also provides live TV. So we 521 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:36,679 Speaker 1: just mentioned Hulu Plus Live TV. Make sure to check 522 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:39,879 Speaker 1: them out, but also Sling is a fantastic option. They 523 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: offer two different live TV bundles. They offer an orange 524 00:24:43,119 --> 00:24:45,280 Speaker 1: one and a blue one that's just how they decided 525 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:47,600 Speaker 1: to slice it up. But one you can get for 526 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:49,720 Speaker 1: twenty five bucks, or you can get both for forty 527 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:51,960 Speaker 1: I personally have never actually used Sling. Have you ever 528 00:24:52,040 --> 00:24:53,680 Speaker 1: used before Joint? I have. Yeah, I've checked it out, 529 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 1: and it's one of my favorites actually, and in particular, 530 00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:58,680 Speaker 1: I love the way that Sling has given you the 531 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:01,880 Speaker 1: ability to pay less and to grab viewer channels because, 532 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 1: like we said, a lot of people have access to 533 00:25:03,720 --> 00:25:06,840 Speaker 1: hundreds of channels, but watch typically on average, about eight 534 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:09,400 Speaker 1: That's what the statistics bear out that most people don't 535 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: watch that many channels, and Sling kind of narrows down 536 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 1: their packages a little bit more, and most of these 537 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:17,480 Speaker 1: streaming providers don't. They kind of try to throw in 538 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:19,919 Speaker 1: everything like you would have gotten with cable, and they 539 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 1: bump the price point up closer to fifty bucks. So 540 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 1: if you can be content with one of the packages 541 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 1: from Sling, you can pay you know, half that every month, uh, 542 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:30,919 Speaker 1: and get the streaming content that you that you desire. 543 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 1: You're watching live TV, your favorite channels, but you're doing 544 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 1: it at a fraction of the price of cable. And 545 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:38,119 Speaker 1: so yeah, that's what I like about Sling. Yeah, and 546 00:25:38,280 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 1: was sling you can watch on your cell phone. Man, 547 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 1: I know, I go to a lot of weddings, and 548 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 1: a lot of times they're on Saturdays, And you would 549 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:47,800 Speaker 1: be surprised how many folks might have their phone kind 550 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:50,960 Speaker 1: of secretly hidden during a wedding reception because they want 551 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 1: to be able to catch the last few minutes of 552 00:25:52,840 --> 00:25:55,960 Speaker 1: their beloved football team. But you know, if you're into that, 553 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 1: know that Sling is an option for you to be 554 00:25:58,040 --> 00:26:00,520 Speaker 1: able to watch live sports. Yeah, and you Tube tv 555 00:26:00,720 --> 00:26:03,080 Speaker 1: is another one. This is different than regular YouTube. This 556 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 1: is a fifty dollar a month service where you get 557 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:08,600 Speaker 1: access to a bunch of channels that you can stream live. 558 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:11,560 Speaker 1: It gets the highest praise of any live TV streaming 559 00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:14,720 Speaker 1: service that I've seen. You can dv our stuff with 560 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:17,600 Speaker 1: their service. Up to six people at a time can 561 00:26:17,720 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 1: stream on your YouTube tv account. Yeah. So it is 562 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: one of the most robust services available. And especially you know, 563 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:27,520 Speaker 1: if you give up to six available people streaming, you 564 00:26:27,560 --> 00:26:30,120 Speaker 1: could split that with somebody else and maybe half your cost. 565 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 1: But that's just another one that you want to look into. 566 00:26:32,160 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: And and and any time you're assessing these providers, you're 567 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:38,160 Speaker 1: gonna want to specifically look at the package are offering, 568 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:40,600 Speaker 1: what channels are involved, and to see what works for you. 569 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:42,800 Speaker 1: You mentioned DVR. That actually reminds me there's a lot 570 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: of TVs as well that are building DVR that are 571 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:48,200 Speaker 1: built into the actual smart TV, and so they have 572 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:50,639 Speaker 1: an option sometimes to have like a USB port and 573 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:53,280 Speaker 1: you can just plug in USB storage device and they'll 574 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:56,439 Speaker 1: allow you to record a certain amount of recorded content 575 00:26:56,760 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: over the air. So if you have a digital antenna, 576 00:26:59,080 --> 00:27:02,119 Speaker 1: you can DVR are over the air directly to your 577 00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:04,560 Speaker 1: own TV without having to use any sort of platform 578 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 1: or streaming device, which I thought was pretty cool. Yeah, 579 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:09,120 Speaker 1: it's pretty slick, and so if you're not into sports 580 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,199 Speaker 1: at all, be sure to check out Filo. That might 581 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:14,640 Speaker 1: be your best option. At twenty a month for fifty 582 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:17,560 Speaker 1: eight channels, that's a really solid offering. They're more of 583 00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:19,639 Speaker 1: a new startup, they're they're kind of new on the 584 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:22,560 Speaker 1: scene of streaming content, but make sure that you do 585 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 1: not overlook them. Yeah, there are even more streaming services 586 00:27:26,160 --> 00:27:28,160 Speaker 1: that you could consider rolling to those in the show 587 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 1: notes as well. But ultimately, with this choice overload, figuring 588 00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:35,720 Speaker 1: out what is right for you can become kind of difficult, 589 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:37,840 Speaker 1: and so we will help you figure out how to 590 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 1: make that choice and how to do it in true 591 00:27:40,520 --> 00:27:53,400 Speaker 1: budget format. Right after the break, Okay, Jeel, we're back 592 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:55,359 Speaker 1: from the break, and now we're gonna talk about some 593 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 1: specific steps that our listeners can take when they are 594 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:02,080 Speaker 1: trying to decide which streaming service and what streaming platforms 595 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:04,360 Speaker 1: to go with. The first thing that we're gonna recommend 596 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:08,160 Speaker 1: is to basically make a list of the different channels, 597 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:10,560 Speaker 1: your favorite channels that you watch, the ones that you 598 00:28:10,600 --> 00:28:14,280 Speaker 1: can't live without, and make sure that the different providers 599 00:28:14,320 --> 00:28:17,320 Speaker 1: that you're looking at include those channels. In particularly when 600 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:19,120 Speaker 1: it comes to live TV, you want to make sure Okay, 601 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 1: I want to make sure I've got Fox or FS one, 602 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:23,520 Speaker 1: or I want to make sure I've got ESPN. But 603 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:25,520 Speaker 1: aside from that, if you're not into sports, maybe there's 604 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:27,960 Speaker 1: just one particular show that you're really into. Well, guess what, 605 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:30,560 Speaker 1: you don't need an entire channel for that one show. 606 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: Maybe Hulu or maybe Amazon Video has that in their catalog. 607 00:28:34,600 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 1: That is one way to really cut back on the 608 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: costs that you're going to spend on cable. Yeah, if 609 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 1: you can buy specific episodes as the release of the 610 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 1: show that you like, don't buy a whole streaming package 611 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:46,920 Speaker 1: just to get that one show. There are other ways 612 00:28:46,960 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: to access that. But yeah, I love that idea of 613 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:51,800 Speaker 1: making that list of your favorite channels, and then you 614 00:28:52,160 --> 00:28:55,280 Speaker 1: need to dissect the top streaming options that might work 615 00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:57,479 Speaker 1: for you, Like we said, well list those all out 616 00:28:57,520 --> 00:29:00,240 Speaker 1: in the show notes, seeing what they have available bole 617 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:03,360 Speaker 1: and specifically choosing the one that best fits your needs 618 00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 1: at the lowest price point is totally the way to go. 619 00:29:06,360 --> 00:29:09,200 Speaker 1: And I will say, if your list of favorite channels 620 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:12,000 Speaker 1: is let's say, let's say it's ten channels, and you're 621 00:29:12,040 --> 00:29:15,800 Speaker 1: looking around and none of these streaming services offer all 622 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: ten and you feel like you need to do too 623 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:20,880 Speaker 1: to combine it to get that, my suggestion would be 624 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:24,440 Speaker 1: to forego a couple of channels and try to go 625 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:28,200 Speaker 1: with the streaming service that best represents most of your 626 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 1: TV viewing. Yeah, you know, Joel, you mentioned this earlier, right, 627 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:33,600 Speaker 1: but some people will cancel cable and then grab like 628 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:37,760 Speaker 1: multiple different streaming plans, and you know, really that might 629 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:39,800 Speaker 1: not save you much in the end. If you end 630 00:29:39,880 --> 00:29:41,920 Speaker 1: up going this routes like it's not going to be 631 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:44,360 Speaker 1: worth it. And so we do think it's incredibly valuable 632 00:29:44,400 --> 00:29:47,800 Speaker 1: to reassess what you're actually watching and maybe even challenge yourself. Well, 633 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:49,440 Speaker 1: maybe I can just stick with this one provider and 634 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 1: just see all the content that they provide. But we 635 00:29:52,440 --> 00:29:56,320 Speaker 1: would recommend for you to regularly reassess the TV that 636 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:58,160 Speaker 1: you're watching to make sure that you don't have an 637 00:29:58,320 --> 00:30:01,240 Speaker 1: entire streaming service just for one show. Yeah, just like 638 00:30:01,520 --> 00:30:04,239 Speaker 1: Marie Kondo asks, if it's sparks Joy, you know, when 639 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:06,760 Speaker 1: you're getting rid of clothes, and if you haven't worn 640 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:08,960 Speaker 1: it in the past six months or past year or whatever, 641 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:10,720 Speaker 1: that's when you're supposed to get rid of it. Well, 642 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:13,320 Speaker 1: same thing with your streaming service. If you haven't watched 643 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:16,120 Speaker 1: something in the past month, maybe it makes sense to 644 00:30:16,400 --> 00:30:19,400 Speaker 1: to ditch that streaming service altogether. And so Matt I 645 00:30:19,520 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 1: mentioned briefly earlier that we're canceling Netflix, and it's just 646 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,760 Speaker 1: because that thirteen dollars a month, I didn't feel like 647 00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:28,200 Speaker 1: I was getting my money's worth anymore. I just wasn't 648 00:30:28,320 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 1: really watching much on Netflix. There are other ways for 649 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:34,400 Speaker 1: my kids to to get the small amounts of TV 650 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:37,600 Speaker 1: that that they want to watch, in with Amazon Prime 651 00:30:37,640 --> 00:30:39,720 Speaker 1: that we already have, right, And so I just felt 652 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:41,960 Speaker 1: like it was unnecessary, and so it just made a 653 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:45,120 Speaker 1: lot of sense after thinking about it rationally, that Netflix 654 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 1: was a goner. And so, yeah, I think reassessing your 655 00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:50,400 Speaker 1: viewing habits, seeing what you're actually gravitating towards where you're 656 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:53,360 Speaker 1: actually streaming your content from, and then cutting those other 657 00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:54,880 Speaker 1: things out of your life is kind of a good 658 00:30:54,920 --> 00:30:57,480 Speaker 1: way to go to. Yeah, ask yourself the question, does 659 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:01,840 Speaker 1: this TV spark joy? Toss entire TV out, no streaming 660 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 1: services at all. You know what sparked joy for me 661 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 1: when I was a little kid. The Weather Channel. I 662 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 1: was gonna say apple juice, but I know that's not 663 00:31:07,880 --> 00:31:10,040 Speaker 1: true because you didn't have access to it. Apple juice 664 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 1: and the weather channel I was. I was a dull kid, 665 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:15,440 Speaker 1: but not like the fancy weather channel that we know. 666 00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:18,760 Speaker 1: I'm talking about, like the red, green, and blue bars 667 00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:20,600 Speaker 1: that used to go. You know I'm talking about. This 668 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 1: is like super old school local on the eights, Uh 669 00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 1: weather General in the morning, because I love to know 670 00:31:27,160 --> 00:31:29,200 Speaker 1: what the weather was going to be that day. And 671 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:32,840 Speaker 1: that's just another little peak into my childhood. Don't judge 672 00:31:32,960 --> 00:31:35,400 Speaker 1: an odd childhood it was, that's for sure. Yeah, and 673 00:31:35,480 --> 00:31:38,120 Speaker 1: whatever you choose whether you want to stick it out 674 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:42,280 Speaker 1: with your cable company because you like having access to 675 00:31:42,920 --> 00:31:45,680 Speaker 1: an insane amount of channels, or whether you decide that 676 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:48,960 Speaker 1: streaming is best for you and you're ready to kind 677 00:31:48,960 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 1: of line these services up against each other and pick 678 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:54,200 Speaker 1: the one that works best for you. Well, it's important 679 00:31:54,240 --> 00:31:56,680 Speaker 1: wherever you come down to be a shrewd negotiator. So 680 00:31:56,840 --> 00:31:59,080 Speaker 1: if you if you stick with cable, negotiating that cable 681 00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:02,920 Speaker 1: and internet built together is important to saving money. Not 682 00:32:03,040 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 1: signing a long term contract like we mentioned, and threatening 683 00:32:05,880 --> 00:32:09,120 Speaker 1: to leave firmly and politely could be a huge boon 684 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:12,720 Speaker 1: to saving money on that pay TV bill that you have. 685 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 1: And even if you're going with a streaming provider, you're 686 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:19,680 Speaker 1: still gonna have to get internet service through that cable 687 00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:22,560 Speaker 1: or phone company, and it's important to know and negotiate 688 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:25,200 Speaker 1: your options when it comes to internet service as well. Yeah, 689 00:32:25,240 --> 00:32:27,280 Speaker 1: that's right, man, And you know you just joked about 690 00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:30,240 Speaker 1: this about tossing the TV out altogether, But ultimately I 691 00:32:30,360 --> 00:32:32,680 Speaker 1: think it's a good challenge for us to challenge ourselves 692 00:32:32,760 --> 00:32:36,520 Speaker 1: to watch less television. Fear channels might mean more time 693 00:32:36,560 --> 00:32:39,040 Speaker 1: for us to to read and for other you know, 694 00:32:39,160 --> 00:32:43,800 Speaker 1: relational family, even side hustles that we're considering. There's just 695 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 1: different things that we want to achieve where we don't 696 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:48,560 Speaker 1: feel that we have the time to do that. But 697 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:51,800 Speaker 1: oftentimes we do set aside time here and there to 698 00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:54,520 Speaker 1: watch TV. Yeah, I'll say for me, I found it 699 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:58,480 Speaker 1: fulfilling to to listen to more audio books as opposed 700 00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:01,320 Speaker 1: to watching more TV. I still set aside sometime during 701 00:33:01,360 --> 00:33:04,240 Speaker 1: the week to watch one of my favorite shows on Hulu. 702 00:33:04,320 --> 00:33:07,600 Speaker 1: I'm watching Baskets right now, Zach Galafanakis show. It's a 703 00:33:07,680 --> 00:33:10,120 Speaker 1: dark comedy, it's pretty sweet. It's good. That's really good. 704 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:12,920 Speaker 1: But truly setting aside more time for audio books, it's 705 00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:15,280 Speaker 1: still kind of feels like something I'm passively doing as 706 00:33:15,320 --> 00:33:17,560 Speaker 1: opposed to actually putting a book in front of my face. 707 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:19,280 Speaker 1: But I feel like I'm learning more and it's more 708 00:33:19,360 --> 00:33:22,240 Speaker 1: productive and then than just turning on a TV show 709 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:25,560 Speaker 1: and staring blankly at it. So I'm not hating on TV. 710 00:33:25,880 --> 00:33:29,400 Speaker 1: I really like watching TV sometimes, but watching a little 711 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:31,320 Speaker 1: bit less TV it really couldn't hurt. It couldn't. It 712 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:33,920 Speaker 1: definitely couldn't hurt. It's save us money, makes us a 713 00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:36,600 Speaker 1: better person in general, and something else too I'm thinking 714 00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:39,200 Speaker 1: of is just the communal aspect of watching TV together. 715 00:33:39,320 --> 00:33:41,240 Speaker 1: This is not something we've really touched on yet. But 716 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:44,880 Speaker 1: if you don't have a sports package, right, what that 717 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:46,600 Speaker 1: might force you to do is maybe go to your 718 00:33:46,640 --> 00:33:49,160 Speaker 1: local bar where that plays those games or matches, or 719 00:33:49,240 --> 00:33:51,360 Speaker 1: maybe it encourages you to get in touch with a 720 00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:53,320 Speaker 1: friend who you know, it does, have access to the 721 00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:56,080 Speaker 1: you know, streaming live sports like that, and you're strengthening 722 00:33:56,080 --> 00:33:59,160 Speaker 1: your community, you know, watching sports together, you know, with 723 00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:00,880 Speaker 1: your friends who are so really into it. It's just 724 00:34:00,920 --> 00:34:02,520 Speaker 1: so much more fun. That's something Joel, that you and 725 00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 1: I have done more recently, and I have had so 726 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:07,800 Speaker 1: much more fun doing that than just sitting at home, 727 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:10,520 Speaker 1: you know, by myself watching a match. I do love 728 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:15,239 Speaker 1: the community building side effects right of being cheap essentially. Yeah, no, 729 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:18,200 Speaker 1: I totally agree, watching like a sport with friends is 730 00:34:18,239 --> 00:34:20,239 Speaker 1: so much better than watching it alone. So do you 731 00:34:20,280 --> 00:34:21,880 Speaker 1: want to come over tomorrow and I and watch Baskets 732 00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:23,400 Speaker 1: with me? I guess is my question? Well, is that 733 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:25,360 Speaker 1: a sport? No, it's not a sport, but it's a 734 00:34:25,360 --> 00:34:27,719 Speaker 1: good show. Okay, all right, maybe think about it. I'll 735 00:34:27,719 --> 00:34:30,400 Speaker 1: think about it. And one last thing that it's important 736 00:34:30,440 --> 00:34:32,560 Speaker 1: to to think about is to take advantage of the 737 00:34:32,640 --> 00:34:35,640 Speaker 1: free trials. Pretty much all of these streaming services offer 738 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:38,399 Speaker 1: a five to seven day trial period, and so give 739 00:34:38,480 --> 00:34:40,480 Speaker 1: him a shot and see if there's enough content that 740 00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:43,439 Speaker 1: interests you that makes it worthwhile for you to sign 741 00:34:43,520 --> 00:34:45,880 Speaker 1: up for that service. I even found to Matt that 742 00:34:46,000 --> 00:34:48,240 Speaker 1: when I was looking for things to watch on Netflix, 743 00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:50,480 Speaker 1: sometimes I would spend and I don't think I'm the 744 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:53,319 Speaker 1: only person, ten fifteen minutes just to find the thing 745 00:34:53,360 --> 00:34:54,719 Speaker 1: that I wanted to watch, and it felt like a 746 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,200 Speaker 1: complete waste of my time. It just made me annoyed 747 00:34:57,239 --> 00:34:59,359 Speaker 1: with the service in general. And so what I would 748 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:01,920 Speaker 1: do is I would find articles from sites that I 749 00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:05,320 Speaker 1: trusted their opinion about what was good to watch on Netflix, 750 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:07,719 Speaker 1: and I would scour those articles and it would help 751 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:10,320 Speaker 1: me know what was good and what was buried that 752 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:13,000 Speaker 1: was a really good movie or a great TV show 753 00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:15,600 Speaker 1: maybe that existed on the service that I didn't even 754 00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:18,040 Speaker 1: know was there. And so, yeah, finding those sites that 755 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:21,239 Speaker 1: tell you what's good that can be helpful in in 756 00:35:21,400 --> 00:35:24,319 Speaker 1: utilizing these streaming service as well. All right, buddy, let's 757 00:35:24,360 --> 00:35:26,399 Speaker 1: kick it back to the beer. This episode, we had 758 00:35:26,960 --> 00:35:30,640 Speaker 1: stays on the below. This is by Side Project and 759 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:33,239 Speaker 1: was donated to the show by pronunciation was on point, 760 00:35:33,280 --> 00:35:35,400 Speaker 1: but yeah, I know, you're so good. And that was 761 00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:38,479 Speaker 1: donated to the show by our buddy David. So David 762 00:35:38,520 --> 00:35:40,680 Speaker 1: thinks so much for this beer, Joel, what were your thoughts? 763 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:44,839 Speaker 1: Oh man, this is so good. Side Project is kind 764 00:35:44,840 --> 00:35:48,040 Speaker 1: of one of those renowned breweries, and it's one of 765 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:50,200 Speaker 1: those that's it's hard to get your hands on some 766 00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,800 Speaker 1: of their awesome beers. So when David texted me that 767 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:56,560 Speaker 1: he was in Missouri at the brewery, which beers do 768 00:35:56,600 --> 00:35:58,480 Speaker 1: you want? I was like, Oh my gosh, it feels 769 00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:01,520 Speaker 1: like Christmas morning dream come true. Yeah, this beer was 770 00:36:01,680 --> 00:36:05,120 Speaker 1: really really good. It was weedy, it was tart, and 771 00:36:05,239 --> 00:36:08,719 Speaker 1: it had this refined funkiness, which to people that don't 772 00:36:09,000 --> 00:36:11,680 Speaker 1: normally drink craft beer, that's gonna sound really weird. But 773 00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:15,800 Speaker 1: certain beers have a really good kind of farmhouse funky 774 00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:18,799 Speaker 1: quality to them, and I think even my explanation there 775 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:22,600 Speaker 1: might sound weirder. But as you grow to like beers 776 00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:25,759 Speaker 1: like this, it's a really appetizing flavor, Like it's it 777 00:36:25,880 --> 00:36:28,479 Speaker 1: tastes really good. It's so good, and and this beer 778 00:36:28,760 --> 00:36:32,000 Speaker 1: to me, like it hits those notes, those mild funky 779 00:36:32,080 --> 00:36:34,520 Speaker 1: notes that make it really interesting and provide a lot 780 00:36:34,560 --> 00:36:37,440 Speaker 1: of complexity to to the beer overall. So I mean, 781 00:36:37,600 --> 00:36:40,279 Speaker 1: I really really enjoyed this one. And yeah, David, let 782 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:42,640 Speaker 1: me know when you're going back to St. Louis. Yeah. Man, 783 00:36:42,680 --> 00:36:44,960 Speaker 1: that's what's so great about sour beers, right, Like the 784 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:48,520 Speaker 1: complexity that they bring sometimes can almost be overwhelming to 785 00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:51,000 Speaker 1: the palette, Like it's just such this avalanche of flavor. 786 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:54,640 Speaker 1: But guess what doesn't get overloaded is your stomach, Like 787 00:36:54,800 --> 00:36:56,720 Speaker 1: you're not drinking this and you you don't feel weighed 788 00:36:56,760 --> 00:36:59,239 Speaker 1: down by all the flavor, which is typically the case 789 00:36:59,320 --> 00:37:01,200 Speaker 1: when it comes to a really big beer with a 790 00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:04,200 Speaker 1: higher A b V, with something maybe that's barrel aged. 791 00:37:04,520 --> 00:37:06,200 Speaker 1: There are only so many of those types of beers 792 00:37:06,239 --> 00:37:10,319 Speaker 1: that I'm able to drink, whereas with sours, there's almost, right, 793 00:37:10,680 --> 00:37:13,560 Speaker 1: almost no limits to the amount of sour beer that 794 00:37:13,640 --> 00:37:15,759 Speaker 1: I can drink. A lot of times they are a 795 00:37:15,960 --> 00:37:18,440 Speaker 1: lower A b V and it makes it easier for 796 00:37:18,480 --> 00:37:19,800 Speaker 1: you and me to share a bottle like this. This 797 00:37:19,960 --> 00:37:22,680 Speaker 1: is a seven fifty milli Leader format, which is a 798 00:37:22,719 --> 00:37:24,560 Speaker 1: lot of fun to share with your best friend and 799 00:37:24,600 --> 00:37:27,520 Speaker 1: certainly lends itself to enjoying when it's warmer outside. Yeah, 800 00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:30,560 Speaker 1: and we are in those dog days of summer here 801 00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:33,640 Speaker 1: in Atlanta. And yeah, this beer had those perfect, complex, 802 00:37:33,880 --> 00:37:37,120 Speaker 1: yet refreshing qualities that I really love in a beer 803 00:37:37,520 --> 00:37:40,160 Speaker 1: that I'm drinking, especially this time of year. All right, Matt, 804 00:37:40,160 --> 00:37:42,800 Speaker 1: So let's get onto our final thoughts for this episode. 805 00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:45,800 Speaker 1: And it's really important for folks to beware of the bundle. 806 00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:48,600 Speaker 1: As more people cut the cord, the old guard pay 807 00:37:48,680 --> 00:37:51,759 Speaker 1: TV services are jacking up their rates, and so it's 808 00:37:51,800 --> 00:37:54,600 Speaker 1: even more important for folks that still do pay for 809 00:37:54,719 --> 00:37:58,640 Speaker 1: cable to consider leaving because the options are plentiful and 810 00:37:58,719 --> 00:38:01,839 Speaker 1: staying put is going to continue to ensure that you're 811 00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:04,960 Speaker 1: paying an exorbitant rate for the TV that you're watching. 812 00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:07,000 Speaker 1: And if you're really looking to save some money, man, 813 00:38:07,080 --> 00:38:09,880 Speaker 1: make sure that you check out Crackle, check out Pluto 814 00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:13,600 Speaker 1: and Roku's free channel as well. There like Legit, there 815 00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:16,160 Speaker 1: is some really good content up there, some legit recent 816 00:38:16,239 --> 00:38:18,880 Speaker 1: movies and shows, and you can get those on your 817 00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:22,840 Speaker 1: actual streaming platforms that you might already have hooked up 818 00:38:22,840 --> 00:38:25,120 Speaker 1: to your TV. Remember to search their first Yeah, and 819 00:38:25,120 --> 00:38:28,480 Speaker 1: don't forget the library also has Canopy, which is another 820 00:38:28,920 --> 00:38:31,120 Speaker 1: suite free streaming service. You're really excited about that thing. 821 00:38:31,239 --> 00:38:33,040 Speaker 1: I like it and I wish I had it. And also, 822 00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:36,320 Speaker 1: if you're a sports lover, there are awesome options for 823 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:38,840 Speaker 1: you in the streaming realm now when it comes to 824 00:38:38,920 --> 00:38:41,200 Speaker 1: sports and that that just didn't used to be the case. 825 00:38:41,520 --> 00:38:43,799 Speaker 1: So make sure to check those options out as well, 826 00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:46,760 Speaker 1: because you could save a lot of money by cutting 827 00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:49,560 Speaker 1: the cord and signing up for a streaming service that 828 00:38:50,040 --> 00:38:52,520 Speaker 1: offers great access to the sports you like to watch 829 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:54,520 Speaker 1: and to the players right now who are doing a 830 00:38:54,600 --> 00:38:57,480 Speaker 1: great job. They're crushing it. Sling as well as YouTube tv, 831 00:38:58,040 --> 00:38:59,640 Speaker 1: but you know, and on the show notes will put 832 00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:01,800 Speaker 1: link to some of the other providers as well, like 833 00:39:01,920 --> 00:39:04,080 Speaker 1: direct tv, a t T. There's a lot of options 834 00:39:04,120 --> 00:39:05,919 Speaker 1: out there for you, but go to how to money 835 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:08,080 Speaker 1: dot com and check out the show notes. Yeah, and 836 00:39:08,160 --> 00:39:10,880 Speaker 1: if you like this podcast and you have found it helpful, well, 837 00:39:10,920 --> 00:39:13,200 Speaker 1: we'd appreciate it if you'd leave us a kind review 838 00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:16,040 Speaker 1: on Apple Podcasts. Another awesome way you could support us 839 00:39:16,160 --> 00:39:18,040 Speaker 1: is to tell a friend about the show. We'd appreciate 840 00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:20,040 Speaker 1: that too. Maybe your best friend I would tell my 841 00:39:20,120 --> 00:39:22,200 Speaker 1: best friend about the show, but he's sitting across with 842 00:39:22,280 --> 00:39:26,359 Speaker 1: me right now. Oh shucks, you already know about the show. 843 00:39:26,480 --> 00:39:28,759 Speaker 1: Telling your friend is like the analog TV version of 844 00:39:28,880 --> 00:39:31,800 Speaker 1: leaving a review. It totally is all right, man. I 845 00:39:31,840 --> 00:39:34,239 Speaker 1: think that's gonna be it. So until next time, best 846 00:39:34,320 --> 00:39:35,440 Speaker 1: friends out, Best friends Out,