As part of our Less is More effort to spend less, give more, and save more, we recently made the difficult decision to cancel our cable TV. We enjoyed having cable, especially after not having it for so many years in the apartment and house, but decided it was a luxury we should give up to achieve our financial goals for next year.

However, all is not lost in TV Land. Our uber-techie friend Joel told us about a site called Hulu.com that lets you watch a huge variety of TV shows through the internet for free. I tried it tonight and watched part of this week’s Simpsons episode. It’s like watching Tivo only better in a way – I don’t have to remember to set up the recording ahead of time. I assume they pay for the service through the commercials that run during the shows, just like watching live TV. If I can figure out how to do it, I might be able to watch shows on the “real” TV through Hulu.