Are you still on the fence as to whether or not to cut cable or satellite out of your household budget?  I won’t lie, this can be a tough decision especially if someone in the house has a favorite television show or program.  There are some serious benefits to cutting this expense out though!

If you need a little extra push to make this call, here are 5 benefits to cutting the cord on cable:

• The money saved, of course.  This one is no surprise, but since the average cable and/or satellite tv bill is $100 per month, that is an average savings of over $1000.  What could you do with that extra money?
• More free time.  Yes, free time. I know that watching TV isn’t technically required time, but it starts to become that after a while.  It is nice to not feel tied down by it.
• You will be more active.  If you aren’t sitting around watching TV all the time, you have more time to be active and therefore more healthy!  (I love this benefit)
• More family time.  Again, when you aren’t sitting in front of the television, you have much more time for more important things, like spending time with your family.
• No more channel surfing.  Do you know what I hate? I hate sitting with a remote in hand trying to find something to watch.  It’s a never ending cycle it seems!
• Your TV time can be focused on what you want.  Instead of channel surfing, you can sit down and stream exactly what you want watch and that’s it.

If you are looking for streaming options, be sure and check out Amazon, Netflix and Hulu.  Plus, if you have a specific channel you want to watch, Amazon often offers free trials of movie channels such as HBO, Showtime, etc.