About a year ago, I wrote about how I was using Peerflix instead of Netflix to save money.  What I liked about it was that there was no monthly fee and I could keep a DVD for as long as I liked.  I felt it was better than Netflix in that regard, since on a couple of different occasions I signed up for Netflix, paid the monthly fees, but never got around to watching most of the movies.

Now, however, I find that I almost never use Peerflix anymore.  The problem is that demand for my DVD’s has been so low, that I almost never get requests for them, so I can’t earn any trade cash.  At first, I thought it was just my selection, but I’ve been reading that others have had the same problem.

I wouldn’t recommend trying them anymore, it’s just not worth the hassle, unless your focus is on new releases and watching them quickly so that you can sell them before the demand drops off.  In that case, though, you’re better off just using Netflix or Blockbuster.  For someone like me, who doesn’t watch multiple movies a month, Peerflix just isn’t useful anymore.

I realize that I’ve now had to change two of the 25 Ways I Save Money (the other one was realizing that I don’t really save money by shopping at Costco) from a year ago.  Looks like I’ll have to update the list soon.