Get Rich Slowly: Throw Away your TV and Save a Bundle.

The article primarily addresses the passive consumption model of TV viewing, and its chief recommendation is to make TV viewing intentional. If you value the entertainment you get from TV shows, by far the best way to accomplish this is to get a TiVo. You watch only what you want to watch, only when you want to watch it, and no more. And you can skip the commercials. If your spending is truly so influenced by television advertising, TiVo will pay for itself. Have cake, eat cake.