Ever since the dawn of cable bundles, all we viewers have ever wanted is to pay for just the shows that we want to watch. Now that everyone and their parent company has a streaming subscription, you can sort of do that…but if you subscribe to Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, HBO Now, and all of the other ones you want, it could end up costing as much as cable.
Fortunately, there’s a solution: rotate your subscriptions.Chances are good that you already subscribe to at least one streaming service (and it’s probably Netflix), but that service doesn’t have everything you want to watch. Netflix doesn’t have Game of Thrones, HBO doesn’t have American Gods, and Starz doesn’t have The Grand Tour. By the time you add up all the subscriptions you need to watch everything you want to see, it’s almost as expensive as cable (If not moreso!).
The Basic Streaming Package
However, it doesn’t have to be. After my subscriptions started to pile up, I decided a few things needed to go. I kept Netflix ($9.99 per month) and Hulu ($11.99 per month for no commercials) for a grand total of $22 per month. I also have Amazon Prime which gives me access to shows like The Grand Tour, but I’d have Prime just for the cheaper shipping anyway, so I left that out of my budget.
Netflix and Hulu give me an entertainment foundation. If I don’t add a single other subscription service, these two will keep me entertained for a long time. They both have relatively large back catalogs of TV shows and movies to pore over. Netflix also has a pretty steady stream of original shows.
They may be hit or miss, but I can usually find something I like each month, so it’s worth paying for all year. Hulu doesn’t always have as much new content, but with access to shows from ABC, NBC, and Fox, it serves as my modern day equivalent of basic cable. Plus, I can put a temporary hold on my Hulu account for up to three months, if I want to save some money during a TV drought.The Rotating Subscriptions
On top of my foundation, I have one slot in my budget for a rotating subscription. Many of the best shows on television don’t air year round. Some only run for a couple months at a time, and a few even drop all of their episodes at once. It doesn’t make…
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