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in debt and dont no where to start

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  • JCL
    JCL Posts: 574 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    What do you watch on TV?

    Freeview is pretty useless for you if most of your viewing is for example Sky One or your hubby likes British Eurosport.

    Do you live in a cable area? Could you switch to ntl and combine TV, broadband and phone?

    For example you could get NTL's base pack TV (includes Sky One, E4 and British Eurosport, phone line rental and 1mb broadband for £37.49 a month. Quite a saving on the

    I'm a season ticket holder at Ibrox so it pains me to say this but if your husband doesn't watch Rangers TV then do away with it.

    Alternatively, you could do away with TV altogether and use your broadband to watch live football and get the TV programmes you want to see. This would avoid the subscription and the worst one of all - the TV tax (aka the licence fee). Don't need to pay the TV tax if you're just using your TV for watching DVDs, videos and playing games.
    MFW 2015 #41 = £20,515/£20,515
    MFW 2014 #41 = £26,100/£25,000
    MFW 2013 #41 = £10,000/£10,000
    Original MF date = May 2036 - MF achieved on 15 June 2015
  • JasonW_2
    JasonW_2 Posts: 705 Forumite
    And Telwest are doing a 3 for £30 promotion just now - ie, 256k broadbank, digital TV and phoneline, giving unlimited local and national weekend calls. If you are in a telewest area obviously :)
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