The Price of Freedom Isn't Money. It's Time.
Leaving cable saves you cash, but it costs you something else first. As a veteran cord-cutter, I am here to tell you the investment is worth it. I have been a cord-cutter since early 2011. In the tech world, that is ancient history. For over a decade, I have saved thousands of dollars while watching exactly what I want, when I want, often in better quality than cable ever provided. Because I have been immersed in this for so long -- building home servers, testing high-gain outdoor antennae , and juggling services -- I sometimes forget what it feels like at the starting line. A recent conversation brought this home to me. A friend asked for some basic computer advice. As a Network Systems Administrator by trade, I immediately dove into the technical weeds, explaining hardware nuances and performance specs. I could almost hear their eyes glaze over. They didn't want a lecture on computing power; they were looking for confirmation from a friend that they were making a decent choi...
