Here's how I cut my streaming bill in half (without losing the shows I love)
Published on: 2025-06-14 01:30:17
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Cord-cutting was supposed to be the smart way to free yourself from exorbitant cable bills.
Then you started to be seduced by all the buzzworthy shows, each one delivered by a separate network. Add a Netflix here, a Paramount+ there, toss in some Hulu, Max, Apple TV+, and your favorite sports network, and pretty soon you're paying $100 or more every month. That's not even counting the never-ending "Can you top that?" competition as the streaming services ratchet prices up ever higher.
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That was me a few years ago. Today, my total cost of video services is half of what it was then, and I never run out of entertaining stuff to watch.
Also: I changed 6 settings on my Roku TV to instantly improve the user experience
In this post, I'll show you how I did it -- and how you can do the same.
How to cut your video streaming bill
1. Cancel or suspend any service you're not
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