The Bible tells us to redeem the time (Ephesians 5:15-17), so I'm going to be posting tips every Tuesday on things you can do to save time. Unlike most resources, we all get the same amount of time, but we have to decide how we're going to spend it. If you have anything that you do to save time that you'd like to share, just let me know and I'll add them to the list.
Another great way to save time on your TV watching is watching shows online. There are several websites that allow you to watch TV (every network offers this service for most of their shows), but the biggest by far is Hulu (http://www.hulu.com/).
Hulu is a website owned and run by the networks NBC and Fox, and just recently added Disney (they own ESPN and ABC also), so they have 3 of the 4 major TV networks on Hulu (CBS is the lone hold-out at this point).
Hulu will list a program the day after it airs in most cases (the show House, for example, is posted 8 days after it airs). Hulu then only shows one commercial per commercial break instead of the regular slew. That saves you time, but watching online also can save you money. If you only have a show or two that you really want to watch from cable TV, check to see if Hulu offers it. We cancelled our cable subscription when we discovered we could watch our shows on Hulu for free (we purchased a program called PlayOn that lets you stream Hulu shows to an Xbox 360).
Hulu also offers a selection of movies and documentaries. Most of the movies are mainstream (and most of those are older movies), but they do have some indies and foreign films. A few weeks back I watched Ghostbusters again for free thanks to Hulu.
So, check out Hulu and see how it can save you both time AND money.
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We canceled cable as well when we found we could watch shows with little or no commercials on the net for practically free, anytime we wanted. We recently picked up Netflix for old movies you can't get anywhere (e.g. Apple Dumpling Gang, Marx Brothers) and found that the streaming option is an excellent alternative as well, especially for the little ones, as they have to be logged into Dad's account to watch it (no more flipping on the broadcast television as well and seeing objectionable material thanks to the advent of dtv).
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