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View Poll Results: How much is your average monthly cost for TV, landline, cellphones and internet?
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$0 - $50
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2.07% |
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$51 - $100
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15.86% |
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$101 - $150
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15.86% |
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$151 - $200
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20.00% |
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$201 - $250
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17.93% |
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over $250
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28.28% |
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11-29-2018, 05:36 PM
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#81
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2014
Posts: 3,088
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YoutubeTV $35
OTA antenna $0
4G Internet for low income $10
Cell phone for low income $0
MagicJack $1.67
Total $46.67
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11-29-2018, 05:50 PM
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#82
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 1,862
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Comcast Cable, Internet, VOIP landline & Netflix - $185
2 cell phones - AT&T and Comcast - $62 (will drop to $25 next year when we're both on Comcast).
Total $247.
We spend very little else on entertainment and we both enjoy watching TV, both together and on our own as needed.
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FIRE Class of 2018 @ 61
Old men and women sit in the shade of trees they planted long ago
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11-29-2018, 07:23 PM
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#83
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Sep 2018
Posts: 270
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TV cable..... cut the cord in 2015.
Landline... cut the cord in 2015.
Internet.... $74/mo.
Mobiles..... $70/mo. AT & T For DH and myself.
Amazon ....$8/mo
Total $152
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11-29-2018, 10:25 PM
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#84
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,011
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$269..........
$131.00 (4) phones unlimited everything. Internet / Data etc.
Keep the adult kids on as it's such a great / grandfathered deal.
138.00
Cox cable .. 2 TV's + DVR
Cox high speed internet (Can't live without it)
Cox landline (Bundled, price would not drop if I lost the land line) So I keep it...
Don't really mind, as the phones and home internet get so much use.
Would be lost without it. lol lol But will cut the cord when something better comes along in my area.
Bills that bug me now are Elect & H2O.......... Over $100 ea........
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"I couldn't wait for success, so I went ahead without it." Ret. 2013 @ 51.
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11-30-2018, 03:01 AM
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#85
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Twin Cities
Posts: 523
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TV - Rabbit Ears, Sling TV, Netflix - $34
Internet - $65
Cell - $70 for 2 for Sprint Unlimited but add in all the taxes/fees - $95
$194/mo or so
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11-30-2018, 03:19 AM
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#86
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,985
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Comcast bundle - Cable, internet, landline - $161
Consumers Cellular (3 phones) - $60
Total - $221
Not bad by my estimation. 35 years ago our landline phone bill alone was about $150 / month.
While not a fan of Comcast pricing structure and periodic calls to change plans for a deal, they provide great service in my area. It all works and if there is a problem, inside or outside they've been flawless. The couple extra bucks I pay to rent their equipment and for inside the house coverage is well worth it to me.
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Took SS at 62 and hope I live long enough to regret the decision.
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11-30-2018, 06:10 AM
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#87
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Nov 2017
Posts: 137
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Family of 4 in single house in NE:
Cellphone: $60 for 2 metropcs
Internet : $65 (optimum)
Netflix and Amazon for TV $20
Ooma $5
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11-30-2018, 08:12 AM
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#88
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 6,698
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Single person.
TV: $84
Internet: $53
Land Line Phone: $34
Cell Phone: $5 (pay-per-minute, rarely used)
Total: $176
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Retired in late 2008 at age 45. Cashed in company stock, bought a lot of shares in a big bond fund and am living nicely off its dividends. IRA, SS, and a pension await me at age 60 and later. No kids, no debts.
"I want my money working for me instead of me working for my money!"
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11-30-2018, 11:39 AM
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#89
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2017
Location: Western NC
Posts: 4,633
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WAY too much.
Cricket for cells @$100/month.
Triple-play via the local cable company (Spectrum) - $175/month.
Will be whittling down the latter via switching to antenna for TV, Ooma for phone, and will be testing AT&T's $29.99 vehicle plan (using a MiFi-type device) as a replacement for cable internet.
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11-30-2018, 04:52 PM
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#90
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2013
Location: ATL --> Flyover Country
Posts: 6,649
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Internet (Cox Cable 300mbps): $99
Cell Phone (Republic 1GB): $20
TV (DirectvNow, Sling, Amazon, Netflix, Hulu Plus): $59 (we split w/ SIL on all services listed here except Amazon)
TOTAL: $178
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11-30-2018, 07:54 PM
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#91
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Limerick
Posts: 5,655
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Too much. But we get everything at a high speed, and a security system.
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12-01-2018, 05:15 AM
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#92
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NC
Posts: 21,305
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XFinity Internet - $50
PlayStation Vue & PBS Passport TV - $50 & $5 (was $96/mo w Dish TV good riddance  )
Verizon 4GB cell for two - $43/each, total $86 (DW draws the line here for now, has to have an iPhone and big name service)
Landline - $0 for more than 10 years.
Total (take your pick): - $191/mo total,
- $148/mo if it was just one of us halving cell phone?,
- $95.50/pp splitting all.
Wasn’t sure how to vote...
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Retired Jun 2011 at age 57
Target AA: 50% equity funds / 45% bonds / 5% cash
Target WR: Approx 1.5% Approx 20% SI (secure income, SS only)
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12-01-2018, 05:20 AM
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#93
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Des Moines
Posts: 1,389
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$360 total, we still keep a landline.
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Retired in 2013 and we are living the dream!
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12-01-2018, 06:12 AM
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#94
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Huntsville, AL/Helen, GA
Posts: 6,002
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There are many thrifty people on here.
TV........... $115 on Dish. We're too far from the tower to get great signals.
Landline... $3.25 Magic Jack
Internet.... $49 on Comcast. Don't want to deal with AT&T--a poor quality company.
Mobiles..... $0 After buying dozens of phones they have been broken and stolen, screw it. I talked enough at work to last 3 lifetimes. Now, I only talk very seldom on the phone.
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12-01-2018, 07:31 AM
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#95
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sarasota, FL & Vermont
Posts: 36,374
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 Quote:
Originally Posted by Midpack
XFinity Internet - $50
PlayStation Vue & PBS Passport TV - $50 & $5 (was $96/mo w Dish TV good riddance )
Verizon 4GB cell for two - $43/each, total $86 (DW draws the line here for now, has to have an iPhone and big name service)
Landline - $0 for more than 10 years.
Total (take your pick): - $191/mo total,
- $148/mo if it was just one of us halving cell phone?,
- $95.50/pp splitting all.
Wasn’t sure how to vote... |
Yeah, I struggled how to frame that in the poll and OP... and decided to try to target the result for one home with one person to try to keep the responses consistent... big fail I suspect, but it is what it is.
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Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Retired Jan 2012 at age 56
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12-01-2018, 07:42 AM
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#96
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: NC
Posts: 21,305
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pb4uski
Yeah, I struggled how to frame that in the poll and OP... and decided to try to target the result for one home with one person to try to keep the responses consistent... big fail I suspect, but it is what it is.
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No problem. I've started quite a few polls here, and WAY more of mine have had issues than not. This one is fine!
I learned two things. I thought we were doing pretty good, but many here are saving way more. And there are still more folks paying $200 and up than I would have imagined, especially in this audience.
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No one agrees with other people's opinions; they merely agree with their own opinions -- expressed by somebody else. Sydney Tremayne
Retired Jun 2011 at age 57
Target AA: 50% equity funds / 45% bonds / 5% cash
Target WR: Approx 1.5% Approx 20% SI (secure income, SS only)
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12-01-2018, 10:19 PM
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#97
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 124
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Family of seven - three who are in college
TV - $0
internet - $35/month for so so speeds but only internet available where we live (except for Hughes satellite, and they are expensive and have not heard too many good things about them)
cell - $140 (six lines through cricket, unlimited talk/text and 5 GB high speed data per month)
Netflix - $10/month
Landline - $35/month (required for wife's part time job)
Total = $210
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12-02-2018, 05:50 AM
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#98
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Pacific latitude 20/49
Posts: 7,677
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pb4uski
Yeah, I struggled how to frame that in the poll and OP... and decided to try to target the result for one home with one person to try to keep the responses consistent... big fail I suspect, but it is what it is.
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Yes that is why I qualified my response as 2 people for 2 residences. Divide by 4 to match the poll: $81/mo
Or course, if it was just me, it would be more than that.
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For the fun of it...Keith
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12-02-2018, 06:03 AM
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#99
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Sarasota, FL & Vermont
Posts: 36,374
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kcowan
Yes that is why I qualified my response as 2 people for 2 residences. Divide by 4 to match the poll: $81/mo
Or course, if it was just me, it would be more than that.
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I think it is divide by two... you have 2 residences and 2 cellphones in your monthly total so you divide by 2, not 4.... right?
If so, then your wish has come true.
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If something cannot endure laughter.... it cannot endure.
Patience is the art of concealing your impatience.
Slow and steady wins the race.
Retired Jan 2012 at age 56
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12-02-2018, 06:15 AM
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#100
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 1,788
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About $70.
TV: nothing
Internet: $50
Land line: $13
Cell phone: $7
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