1. DVD clutter - there is netflix canada for only $8/month and although it doesn't have the selection of the USA counter part it does offer a lot of movies and tv shows for this price. Eliminating the need for collecting and buying lots of dvds.

2. Books - eBooks make it a lot easier to not buy. There is the kindle/nook and many others available to use to download books to read.I do admit I still loving smelling the pages of books though. This one is hard for me but convenience over rules in this case.

3. Cable TV - There are so many products on the market to replace cable tv it is not funny. I know for us we use the Boxee Box and it has a lot of Canadian Content and besides the expense of buying the unit and paying for internet you already have that is all it takes. Works like a charm for us but there are others also: apple tv, google tv and western digital TV Live also.

4. Landline phone - There are a few options here in canada to replace this that doesn't cost a lot of money and you only pay for it yearly. We are looking at the options currently.

5. CDs - Ipod/mp3 player helps keep the cost down for CD's if you go onto itunes to download your favourite music. Yes I know you are still paying to download but you do not have the clutter of the CDs around your house.