DirecTv Rates going up

[ray1970]

I don?t care what anyone chooses to spend their own money on. To each their own. I was just curious if there was a percentage that might be considered reasonable or normal. Maybe there isn?t.

I did see some google results that said the average person spends $1300 or so a year on television. Not sure if they specifically meant each person or if it was for the household but let?s assume household for the sake of conversation.

The average household income in the United States is roughly $63K.

I guess that means the average spent on television is roughly 2%.

Although in total dollars I spend more than the average person, the percentage of my income spent is actually below the average.

Just food for thought.

[DenverGP]

I don?t care what anyone chooses to spend their own money on. To each their own. I was just curious if there was a percentage that might be considered reasonable or normal. Maybe there isn?t.

A couple years back, I had centurylink DSL, and directv. The internet was slow, and unreliable. We finally switched to comcast, for much faster and more stable internet. Went with comcast's highest package, total cost was almost identical to what we were paying directv plus centurylink. I guess a couple deals fell off, so our price bumped up to about $225 over the last year, but it's still worth it to me.... the full comcast package keeps the wife happy, and the fast internet keeps me happy since I work from home. Our cost is also higher because we've got 4 tvs, so the extra boxes add onto the price.