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Free-ish TV

 Something that always drops my jaw when talking with patrons is how much they spend each month on their cable television. Some spend as much as a car payment on TV. You need to have an honest discussion with your budget about the cost of television. Is it worth paying $100 each month for those images on the screen? $200? $300? The highest I think I've heard somebody paying is over $300 all-in with their Internet, phone and television. Absolutely crazy to throw away that much money every month on what amounts to nothing at all. Especially for seniors on tight, fixed incomes. Getting an antenna and trying to pick up a local signal is an option for some but not for anyone around where I live. There are no broadcasts within range. Before going any further understand that how you access TV and what is available to you will be drastically different from how it all works when you're paying $100 or more a month for cable. What's more important to you, saving hundreds of dollars a...