Comments on: 5 Reasons to Abandon Television http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/5-reasons-to-abandon-television/ Wise Choices. Improved Finances. A Better Life. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:20:26 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Wreck Your Retirement | The Wisdom Journal http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/5-reasons-to-abandon-television/comment-page-1/#comment-3051 Wreck Your Retirement | The Wisdom Journal Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:02:43 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/5-reasons-to-abandon-television/#comment-3051 [...] such as dinners out, super extravagant vacations, designer clothing, and ever larger flat screen televisions can help insure that you live out your golden years in public housing, dependent on your grown [...] [...] such as dinners out, super extravagant vacations, designer clothing, and ever larger flat screen televisions can help insure that you live out your golden years in public housing, dependent on your grown [...]

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]]> By: 10 Weeks as a Blogger with Over 400 Feed Readers: What I've Learned | The Wisdom Journal http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/5-reasons-to-abandon-television/comment-page-1/#comment-860 10 Weeks as a Blogger with Over 400 Feed Readers: What I've Learned | The Wisdom Journal Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:03:27 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/5-reasons-to-abandon-television/#comment-860 [...] a lot about myself. I’ve rediscovered my love of writing. I’ve found that some things (like television) are not as important as I thought. If you were to judge what someone thought was important by the [...] [...] a lot about myself. I’ve rediscovered my love of writing. I’ve found that some things (like television) are not as important as I thought. If you were to judge what someone thought was important by the [...]

]]> By: Ron http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/5-reasons-to-abandon-television/comment-page-1/#comment-716 Ron Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:51:58 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/5-reasons-to-abandon-television/#comment-716 @Gary Evans Thanks Gary. TV has become our entertainer, our babysitter, our burglar deterrent, our lullaby, our distraction, and the consumer of our minds. I'm tired of the nonsense that it shows. TV does nothing to change anything in my life personally. I find it a complete waste of time. It's like an immersion blender on your brain cells. @Gary Evans
Thanks Gary. TV has become our entertainer, our babysitter, our burglar deterrent, our lullaby, our distraction, and the consumer of our minds. I’m tired of the nonsense that it shows.

TV does nothing to change anything in my life personally. I find it a complete waste of time. It’s like an immersion blender on your brain cells.

]]> By: Gary Evans http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/5-reasons-to-abandon-television/comment-page-1/#comment-714 Gary Evans Mon, 03 Mar 2008 16:20:45 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/5-reasons-to-abandon-television/#comment-714 It's great to read posts like this! Although as you point out, not all shows are "bad" or negative, I am 100% with you on this decision. TV just eats up our time and our minds. The daily news shows simply rile my blood. I cannot actually stay in the same room with the news on these days. Unless I'm forced to stay, I will purposely remove myself from the room. I heard a few weeks back that the average American spends 7hours PER DAY watching television. s-e-v-e-n HOURS! Oh my word! I hope many more people will make blog posts like this one in the next few months and years. Gary It’s great to read posts like this!

Although as you point out, not all shows are “bad” or negative, I am 100% with you on this decision. TV just eats up our time and our minds.

The daily news shows simply rile my blood. I cannot actually stay in the same room with the news on these days. Unless I’m forced to stay, I will purposely remove myself from the room.

I heard a few weeks back that the average American spends 7hours PER DAY watching television. s-e-v-e-n HOURS! Oh my word!

I hope many more people will make blog posts like this one in the next few months and years.

Gary

]]> By: Ron http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/5-reasons-to-abandon-television/comment-page-1/#comment-666 Ron Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:12:54 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/5-reasons-to-abandon-television/#comment-666 @Lynnae @ Being Frugal.net I know what you mean. It already monopolizes my time. I've spent the last 5 weeks on the road and haven't watched a bit of TV in my hotel rooms. It's all blog time for me! @Lynnae @ Being Frugal.net
I know what you mean. It already monopolizes my time. I’ve spent the last 5 weeks on the road and haven’t watched a bit of TV in my hotel rooms. It’s all blog time for me!

]]> By: Lynnae @ Being Frugal.net http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/5-reasons-to-abandon-television/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Lynnae @ Being Frugal.net Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:52:33 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/5-reasons-to-abandon-television/#comment-663 Excellent post! There really isn't anything worthwhile on TV anymore. My kids watch a little PBS, and we watch sports sometimes, but we haven't been watching much TV at all in the evenings. But the computer....that could monopolize my time. :) Excellent post! There really isn’t anything worthwhile on TV anymore. My kids watch a little PBS, and we watch sports sometimes, but we haven’t been watching much TV at all in the evenings.

But the computer….that could monopolize my time. :)

]]> By: Ron http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/5-reasons-to-abandon-television/comment-page-1/#comment-628 Ron Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:30:55 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/5-reasons-to-abandon-television/#comment-628 @Becky@FamilyandFinances That's not my department! Just kidding. I spend a lot (too much) time out of town but my wife does limit TV for the kids. It's not anything set in stone, but she insists that everyone retire to their rooms and read. Our kids don't have TV's, video games, computers, phones, or cell phones in their rooms, but they do have lots of books. We have an old clunker of a TV upstairs in our bonus room that doesn't receive any signals, but does have a VCR hooked up to it. They can watch old movies up there and do any homework on the computer up there. My wife is a fantastic mom who doesn't think the kids should have minds made of mush from TV. I support her fully! 8) @Becky@FamilyandFinances
That’s not my department! Just kidding. I spend a lot (too much) time out of town but my wife does limit TV for the kids. It’s not anything set in stone, but she insists that everyone retire to their rooms and read. Our kids don’t have TV’s, video games, computers, phones, or cell phones in their rooms, but they do have lots of books. We have an old clunker of a TV upstairs in our bonus room that doesn’t receive any signals, but does have a VCR hooked up to it. They can watch old movies up there and do any homework on the computer up there.

My wife is a fantastic mom who doesn’t think the kids should have minds made of mush from TV. I support her fully! 8)

]]> By: Ron http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/5-reasons-to-abandon-television/comment-page-1/#comment-624 Ron Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:44:25 +0000 http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/5-reasons-to-abandon-television/#comment-624 @Frugal Dad Yeah, I read and linked to your post on it. I'm finding I have so much more time to do other things than waste away in front of the tube. We didn't have cable for years. We actually got better reception over the airwaves. Then when we moved a couple of states away, there was only one channel (ABC) we could receive locally and that just didn't cut it. I need my SEC football! @Frugal Dad
Yeah, I read and linked to your post on it. I’m finding I have so much more time to do other things than waste away in front of the tube.
We didn’t have cable for years. We actually got better reception over the airwaves. Then when we moved a couple of states away, there was only one channel (ABC) we could receive locally and that just didn’t cut it. I need my SEC football!

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