I Think I Will Finally Call Them Next Week

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I think we are officially done. With cable that is. I sort of got the final go ahead from the wife last night and so next week I will probably finally call AT&T U-verse and tell them I will keep the Internet but kill the cable. We get enough programming between the Netflix, Prime and Hulu we currently pay for and the free ones like the Roku Channel and Freevee. I hardly watch any TV at all, so for me it doesn't really matter. She's the TV wonk. So, if it is okay with her I am definitely fine with it. Especially if it saves us a ton of money, which it should. Our Internet portion of our total bill accounts for about $60. The rest is the cable and our total bill is $240 a month, so cutting the cable out should save us around $180 a month, although I am sure we won't get off that easy. The actual savings will probably be $150-$160 a month but I will still take it. For us it is not an issue of "can we afford it," but the wifey says there's just nothing ever on it. We are getting what we want out of the streaming services and the only thing she might miss is the news. So, we will see how that goes and make some adjustments if needed in the future. But for now, I think I will finally call them next week and just tell them to cancel our cable services. Incidentally, I will still pay the bill amount. The amount we don't have to pay to the cable company will go directly into our investment accounts.