I've paid for cable about 1 year in my 20 years of home ownership. And no, I'm not getting it for free. I just don't think there's that much worth watching. I COULD totally get into sports watching (I've watched tons more football with the HD over the air streaming into our 47" VIZIO) but in the end, I have alot of other interests that are worth more than watching TV.
People complain about being broke, but almost everyone I hear say that has a dish on their roof.
$75/month can pay for:
1. going out to eat at a decent restaurant a couple times a month
or
2. Sponsoring 2-3 children at the charity of your choice
or
3. A $900 guitar (with one year of savings) or axe of your choice.
or
4. a couple of iPads (with one year of savings)
or
5. 1 iPad and all the music apps you would have time to have fun with for a year and more
or
6. A halfway decent PA system to gig with
or
well you get the point.
I think cable and DirecTV are THE biggest money pit that the western world has sunk their clams into.