Low budget entertainment
I first subscribed to Sirius satellite radio a little over 3 years ago
and thought it was the best thing since sliced bread. I was doing a
fair amount of traveling at the time and it filled an empty place I was
having from the deletion of television from my entertainment diet. 
In addition to commercial free music Sirius has a nice selection of
talk radio choices that allow the listener to participate in national
discusions that sometimes involve callers from other countries. In my
opinion the problem with these stations is the high level of
commercials in between your entertainment.
The real end of my love affair with satellite radio was when we got high
speed DSL internet back in the spring. It took me a couple of months to
discover the magic of cyber radio, but once I did I was listening to
the little Sirius box less and less until one day I decided it just was
not worth 13 bucks a month. What really pushed me over the edge was
when a friend told me about PublicRadioFan.com.
This site takes most of the guess work out of choosing between the many
different shows. What I find especially convenient about this method of
delivery is the multiple time zone choices.
The real hero of my low budget entertainment world is the
good people at Netflix. We spend 14 dollars and some change each month
for the 2 movies unlimited option which usually works out to about 2 or
3 films per week. What I like most about their service is the easy to
use website and impressive selection of titles. They have a new
on demand feature that lets you watch movies instantly over the
internet. It works pretty good, but it only works with Windows XP or
Vista and then you are required to use the Explorer web browser. I've
heard they are working on a Mac option, but I wouldn't hold your breath.
Everybody knows how cheap your local library is, except when you rack up excessive late fees.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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