Inarguably, the most important piece of the streaming puzzle is your home Internet connection. Make sure you've shopped around and found the best deal--one that provides a fast connection without costing you a ton of money. After all, the entire point of cutting the cord is to save some cash.

The second piece of the puzzle is the little box you place near your TV to give you access to the various streaming services.

And the final piece is figuring out what content you cannot live without. Let's assume you have Internet access, and we'll look at the rest of the puzzle.