I've gone without cable for over 5 years. I don't miss it at all. My college age daughters pay for internet and give me each 1/3 of the rent. My one daughter pays the gas bill each month. This is reality. Live is tough and ya just keep going the best you can. I do not miss cable or television at all...have a relic of a VCR and I just watch old movies when the urge strikes. You can find a gazillion tapes @ any thrift store in town. Soon that will go too...then it's time for something else. I love to read and so that's filling the space nicely...