One thing I love every weekend is a movie. Only rarely do we go to the theatre, but watching a movie at home is a regular feature. To pick up a movie at the local rental store is at least 4 dollars, even if you only want it for one day. I have enjoyed going there, visiting with staff and customers, and getting ideas. But the time for the weekly visit is just too expensive to continue. So recently, I switched to the on-line DVD rental from Netflix. I just got the one-video-at-a-time program for $8.99 a month. We can watch at least 4 movies a month, that’s one per weekend, for 7 dollars less per month. That may not seem like much, but consider that I don’t have to watch the movie the day I get it, and I don’t have to pay extra if I keep it longer. Every time I send the movie in, they send me the next one on my list. Unlike the store, the on-line rental selection is huge and not limited to the latest releases. This is starting to sound like a commercial, but I’ve tried it for awhile and it is working much better… and for less money. One particularly good benefit is that many movies are available to play on-line at no extra charge. I thought I would really miss the in-store chats and looking-around time, but I can look around much easier on Netflix and my family has more ideas for movies than anyone at the video store.