Comments on: How California Changed Our Budget

By: Link Love - Home and Money Edition « Saving Money Ideas

Link Love - Home and Money Edition « Saving Money Ideas — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:41:55 +0000

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By: Ace

Ace — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:39:58 +0000

I imagine Hulu and other TV streaming websites will be much more popular as this digital transition continues. The government just doesn’t realize that digital signals don’t go as far as analog signals. With analog you get some kind of picture, with digital, it’s all or nothing.

By: Workin' from Home

Workin' from Home — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:40:44 +0000

No need to limit yourself to the computer speakers. You can also buy a cable to go from the headphone output of your computer to the audio in on your TV. Vive la Hulu!

By: Monroe on a Budget » A former Detroiter now living and blogging in Califorian

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:59:06 +0000

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By: Patrice

Patrice — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:14:25 +0000

I moved from Pasadena, CA last year and although I miss the beaches and wonderful weather, moving away has been extremely more cost effective. I live in New Orleans now and I love that there is sooo much family stuff to do. Just yesterday we went to a Jazz Festival at the zoo! Only $13 for adult tixx, free parking and relatively cheap food. My friend and I were joking that in CA, parking would have been at least $20!

My hubby’s part-time job also turned into a full time side job since his primary job is contract based. We don’t get free movies, but great healthcare!

Good Luck out there!

By: steven

steven — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:15:38 +0000

stop by the getty when you’re on the way to the beach. minimal costs with student ids. try summers at the hollywood bowl; $1 tickets to the orchestra with the option of ’sneaking’ forward at intermission. register with goldstar.com for rush ticket pricing and 1/2 events, too.

By: The weakonomist

The weakonomist — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:21:29 +0000

I might also suggest an Apple TV. You can buy your favorite shows on iTunes and stream them straight to your TV. It isn’t cheap but if you don’t watch a lot of tv it’s a great solution.

By: Craig Frasa

Craig Frasa — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:30:29 +0000

I would like to disagree with the author. While I’m glad your happy in Southern California I think its unfair to say there is nothing to do in Michigan especially when you describe your activities in California as going for walks and going to the pool both of which can be done just about anywhere.

I like the financial advice but not the condescending tone.

By: Stephanie PTY

Stephanie PTY — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:09:33 +0000

Oh yes, I remember the painful expenses of living in LA a few summers ago. We didn’t have cable either, although the HD antenna we bought did work well, but we only watched this one music channel with it. It was great – lots of music videos, all the time, with barely any commercials. Just music videos of all types! I also watched a lot of LOST on abc.com and DVDs of Buffy. It pretty much broke any habit I may have had regarding live television. Now I watch nearly everything either on DVR or Hulu.

By: SJ

SJ — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:30:42 +0000

Haha… I read the “Shock to the Pocket” and I totally agree.

I recently relocated to UC Berkeley for grad school and it’s insanely more expensive than the midwest. I remember spending sub-300 rent.. and now i’m paying more than double that.
The best part is there isn’t really a real cost of living increase for grad schools lol
You should see if you can get an AV converter cord to go from headphones to the AV cords, then if you have nice speakers you can use them too =)