The Dollar Rule

The Dollar Rule vs. Cable TV

As the U.S. economy continues to degrade, many people are increasingly becoming aware that the much beloved cable (or satellite) TV really does take a chunk out of your budget each month. $70-90/month might not seem like a lot (especially when gas is $50 a tank), but it easily adds up to over $1000 at $90/mo (equivalent to a new laptop or large plasma TV each year for that). Even the most basic cable packages are usually $45-50 a month.

So let's apply the Dollar Rule to a $70/mo cable bill. $70 per month means we'd have to use the cable service for around 70 person-hours a month, or 2.3 person-hours per day on average, to reach the break-even DRR of 1.0. Using your cable for several hours a day probably isn't much of a stretch for most families, especially if you have kids. Even for single folks, a couple one-hour TV episodes would cover that relatively easily.

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• cable
• money
• monthly costs
• time
• TV

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