Rossen Reports: Save on streaming without missing your favorite show
Rossen Reports: Save on streaming without missing your favorite show
Hi. Yeah, if you wanted to subscribe to Netflix, Disney Plus and Hulu five years ago, guess what it would have cost you around $32 *** month, guess what it would cost you now for those three, around $48 *** month. And those are just the standard plans without including the add ons and better tiers. So Kelsey wrote to me saying I'm sick of paying so much money every month for streaming services, but I don't wanna lose any of them any advice. I do first check your add ons. If you bought *** sports add on package, like on Hulu for football season, the season's over, cancel it for now and check which tier you have some services offer *** cheaper option that includes commercials. Do the same with the subscriptions themselves. Focus on the ones you wanna watch the most. Cancel the others. When you run out of *** show there, then you can always right on the moment. Oh, there's *** show I like there. Bring it right back when I'm done. Binge watching *** show on one and I don't, there's nothing else I wanna watch. I just cancel it for *** little while, another tip if you're paying for live TV, on *** streaming service, try just getting an antenna and watching local TV. Like this station, you can get me for free. You don't gotta pay for me. I'm free. You can buy an antenna from *** local big box retailer. Usually for 20 or 50 bucks. Hook it up, you get local channels and even more free. Also test out the free streaming apps to be Pluto TV. Uh, Sony's crackle all free options. Yes, there are ads but it's not *** deal breaker. Right. And don't forget, very local. That's our streaming app gives you original programming. True crime food stuff and some news. And finally, I've told you about this app before. It's called Rocket Money. It monitors your subscriptions. Lets you know when the prices are increasing. So you can decide whether to cancel or not right there. It'll come right to your inbox. If you got *** question or problem, you'd like me to answer. I want you to reach out to me right here. Rawson responds. I'm Rawson. I respond. So we thought it would be *** smart email address. Rawson responds at hurst.com hea rst.com. That's all for today. Back to you.
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Rossen Reports: Save on streaming without missing your favorite show
In the last few months, we’ve seen price hikes for a ton of the popular streaming services.Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Apple TV – the list goes on and on. And we've all noticed. How can you save money and cut down on those costs? Check which tier you have. Some services offer a cheaper option that includes commercials.Check your add-ons. If you bought a sports add-on package, like on Hulu, for football season, for example, cancel it for now since the season is over.Do the same with the subscriptions themselves. Focus on the ones you watch the most and cancel the others until you're bored of the ones you have. After I'm done binge-watching a show on Netflix, I cancel it!If you're paying for live TV on a streaming service, try just getting an antenna and watching local TV, like this station, "over the air" – it's free. You can buy an antenna from a local big-box retailer usually for $20 to $50. Hook it up and you get local channels and more. Test out the free streaming apps. Tubi, Pluto TV and Sony's Crackle are all free options. Yes, there are ads, but that's not a dealbreaker for everyone.Download our free app Very Local. It's Hearst's streaming app, which gives you original programming and news.Use the app Rocket Money. It monitors your subscriptions and lets you know when the prices are increasing, so you can decide whether to cancel.Have a question for Jeff Rossen? He's answering your consumer questions every Friday in the new segment "Rossen Responds." Email your questions to him at RossenResponds@hearst.com.
In the last few months, we’ve seen price hikes for a ton of the popular streaming services.
Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Apple TV – the list goes on and on. And we've all noticed. How can you save money and cut down on those costs?
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- Check which tier you have. Some services offer a cheaper option that includes commercials.
- Check your add-ons. If you bought a sports add-on package, like on Hulu, for football season, for example, cancel it for now since the season is over.
- Do the same with the subscriptions themselves. Focus on the ones you watch the most and cancel the others until you're bored of the ones you have. After I'm done binge-watching a show on Netflix, I cancel it!
- If you're paying for live TV on a streaming service, try just getting an antenna and watching local TV, like this station, "over the air" – it's free. You can buy an antenna from a local big-box retailer usually for $20 to $50. Hook it up and you get local channels and more.
- Test out the free streaming apps. Tubi, Pluto TV and Sony's Crackle are all free options. Yes, there are ads, but that's not a dealbreaker for everyone.
- . It's Hearst's streaming app, which gives you original programming and news.
- It monitors your subscriptions and lets you know when the prices are increasing, so you can decide whether to cancel.
Have a question for Jeff Rossen? He's answering your consumer questions every Friday in the new segment "Rossen Responds." Email your questions to him at RossenResponds@hearst.com.