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Debt & Housing

Cable Cord-Cutting

Cable bills creep up every year with fees you never agreed to. Compare your current TV bill against a streaming lineup to see what cutting the cord saves.
Annual Savings From Cutting The Cord
$0
Internet stays the same, so it is excluded
Monthly Savings
$0
Cable minus your streaming lineup
New Streaming Total
$0
Replacements plus live TV
Monthly Cost: Cable Versus Streaming Lineup
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Estimates only. Internet service is assumed to stay the same and is excluded from both sides. Add a live TV streaming service only if you need cable style channels.
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Cable Cord-Cutting Calculators

Cable bills are famous for creeping upward. A promotional rate expires, equipment rental fees appear, regional sports surcharges get tacked on, and a bill that started around eighty dollars quietly climbs past one hundred and thirty. Streaming changed the math by letting you assemble only the channels and shows you actually watch, usually for a fraction of a full cable package. This calculator compares your current cable and TV bill against a streaming lineup you build yourself, so the savings stop being a guess.

The key to an honest comparison is leaving internet out of both sides. You need a connection either way, so the cost that does not change should not muddy the result. What you are really comparing is the cost of television delivery: a bundled cable package against a mix of on demand streaming services plus, if you still want live channels, a live TV streaming add on. Subtract the streaming lineup from the cable bill and the difference is your true monthly saving from cutting the cord.

Because television is a fixed monthly expense, even a moderate monthly saving compounds into a serious annual number. Dropping from one hundred and thirty dollars of cable to a forty five dollar streaming lineup saves more than a thousand dollars a year, every year you stay switched. The calculator shows both the monthly and annual figures alongside your new streaming total, so you can see exactly how lean your lineup is and whether adding a live TV service is worth the cost.