For the frugal entertainment enthusiast, a Netflix subscription is a great tool. A monthly subscription typically costs a little more than it would cost for a couple to go to a movie theater at night. If you watch frequently, you can often end up spending around a dollar per disc. Netflix really helps cheap people stretch their entertainment dollars.
But there is a downside. If you're frugal, you always want to get your money's worth. That means you watch movies and TV shows on DVD all the time. You feel constant pressure to watch the disc and get it sent off so that you can get the next disc. That means a lot of lazy spectating, and a lot of time devoted to watching that could be spent doing other things (playing games, reading, exercising, or things less productive or healthy). You also end up with a lot of movies that you really aren't all that excited to watch, and often you'll spend an evening watching a particular movie or show not because you want to, but because you feel you have to.
For the Pacifist Viking/Possible Flurries/Fox/Sue Ellen Mischke household, no more. We've broken free and cancelled our Netflix subscription. I already feel liberated. Now I can spend hours online looking at nothing.
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