I would say this is typcal american life style. Subscription is the golden egg of marketing and business. You should know it without waiting to read it in a magazine, sorry.
subscription + credit card = debt.
My number 1 rule is no recurring payment, ever. Zero. Nada.
...an early but indelible lesson that anything describing itself as a “system” will come with some measure of pain......I love this sentence. My solution -a few times I have reported my credit card lost and gotten a new one to scrub out subscriptions I sometimes unknowingly have accumulated.
I just subscribed to get Fish Oil every month - because there was a discount, but I planned to cancel when the next one comes in.
I always plan to cancel and then sometimes I forget.
So easy to fall into these things. I recently did a scrub of all my subscriptions and dropped a few, not just physical ones but these days apps fall into this category. Why was I paying £3.99 a month for a calendar app I rarely used?
There is some level of irony in the subtle “subscribe to Esquire” message that appears halfway through though
Stop hoarding, unsubscribe and live clutter-free life.
In her book How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, Jenny Odell makes a compelling case for leisure time—not leisure time as “side hustle” or “monetizable” or even something that will improve the self, but as recreation for no reason.
I would say this is typcal american life style. Subscription is the golden egg of marketing and business. You should know it without waiting to read it in a magazine, sorry.
subscription + credit card = debt.
My number 1 rule is no recurring payment, ever. Zero. Nada.
Paying interest is foolish. Warren Buffet makes me smile, so do you. Rough edges are Good. Clandestine life is Bland.
...an early but indelible lesson that anything describing itself as a “system” will come with some measure of pain......I love this sentence. My solution -a few times I have reported my credit card lost and gotten a new one to scrub out subscriptions I sometimes unknowingly have accumulated.
The solution of “losing your card” is a great idea it would clean things up nicely. Nothing is essential enough to have a subscription for.
I just subscribed to get Fish Oil every month - because there was a discount, but I planned to cancel when the next one comes in. I always plan to cancel and then sometimes I forget.
So easy to fall into these things. I recently did a scrub of all my subscriptions and dropped a few, not just physical ones but these days apps fall into this category. Why was I paying £3.99 a month for a calendar app I rarely used?
There is some level of irony in the subtle “subscribe to Esquire” message that appears halfway through though
very entertaining read with a smart reminder that too much convenience can blur the joyfully rough edges of living life.
Stop hoarding, unsubscribe and live clutter-free life.