Re cable. I know I said the same thing as your mom.

I think there’s misunderstanding that cancelling cable means no watching anything. We are considering cancelling cable and tons of people already did. Cable is too expensive and you can watch absolutely everything on streaming platforms for much less. Even if you subscribe to every platform known to men it’s still cheaper than cable.

But you can start with one or two. If you don’t have smart tv, you can either watch it on other device: tablet or laptop or you could buy Amazon fire stick or Roku and hook it to tv. You’ll have plenty to watch. Get Netflix or Hulu or HBO max and if you already have Amazon prime account, prime video is free etc Then when you have a job, you can add tv channels to your streaming platforms by paying extra. In the long run it’s all cheaper than cable and I think cable is a dying beast