Beat Inflation With These Streaming TV Bargains

Amid record inflation, soaring gas and food prices here's how cord-cutters can fight back

With the price of everything increasing at a record pace, consumers are doing everything they can to cut costs and make their money stretch further. The streaming TV subscription model is getting hit hard as many are dumping expensive monthly options like Netflix. After several price increases in recent years, a monthly 4K subscription is now approaching $20 a month.

Much of the content from top studios is now gone from Netflix in favor of their own streaming TV packages. This has had record number of subscribers canceling their subsriptions and has forced Netflix to layoff hundreds of employees. The company is also currently in the process of coming out with a less expensive ad-supported tier as well to try and stop the mass exodus of its subscribers.

Netflix is not alone, the Leichtman Research Group, Inc. has found the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S. – representing about 93% of the market – lost about 1,955,000 net video subscribers in 1Q 2022... Read more

Streaming TV Bargains Still Exist to Watch Great Programming for Even Less

Here are our favorite money-saving streaming TV services

AppleTV+ - For a paltry $5/month you can subscribe to Apple TV+. There is now some award winning content on Apple's platform and 4K content is included at no extra charge. If you want to cut down on your television entertainment budget and save some money, you owe it to yourself to give this streaming service a try. Even if you only subcribe for a few months a year and catch up on your favorite shows. This is a bargain compared to Netflix.

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Frndly - If you still enjoy watching live TV, there is no better deal available today then Frendly. Unless you use a web based live TV site like USTVNow. Frndly TV now offers 40+ channels, and their price starts at $6.99/month for SD. The HD version is $2 more a month.

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Paramount+ - Another often overlooked bargain in the streaming world. With many seasons of great TV Shows, movies and local news. Paramount+ is another great streaming TV channels to subscribe to. They feature thousands of movies from Paramount Pictures. Their ad-free plan starts at just $4.99/month and students can qualify for a 25% discount.

Upgrade to Premium for $9.99/month. This gives you 4K content, eliminates extra ads except on live TV & a few shows, lets you download content for offline viewing, and gives you access to live TV on your local CBS affiliate. Currently, they are offering a $10/month special bundle which includes their base plan along with Showtime. A great way to watch even more content for less money than Netflix.

Try a Free 7/Day Trial

Watch Adult TV Streams for Less

If you subscribe to adult TV channels like Playboy and other X-Rated channels on Cable, you can save an enormous amount of cash each month by subscribing to online streaming adult sites directly.

Check out this list of Adult Streaming Channels you can cast to Roku or stream on Android from a browser.

To save even more money Join the Adult TV Streams subreddit. And find weekly discounts and bargains on top Adult streaming sites.

FREE Channels

These 100% Free channels offer some of the best opportunities for saving money on your Cable TV bill. These channels offer a lot of great content and are supported with ads. Three popular Free channels include The Roku Channel, Pluto TV and Tubi TV.