Quote from: Fortify on Today at 04:52:46 PM

Quote from: kotajikikox on July 29, 2025, 12:14:31 PM

Third, subscriptions are usually in bundles. There is no real transparency and you are not really getting a real breakdown of the costs. But we pay anyway. Are they actually worth it or we just do not have a choice anymore in a world where everything has to be subscribed to?

It's good practice to actively manage your finances, because they can easily end up on autopilot and just accrue more subscriptions without thinking. I actively try to avoid getting subscriptions for any of the disposable services out there unless it is for a specific purpose, like turning on netflix for a few months to catch up on the latest series or use it if I am travelling for a while and then turn it back off again. Otherwise your finances just end up facing death by a thousand cuts, with little amounts seeping away which collectively over a year add up to thousands. If you haven't checked in 3 or 6 months all the services taking money from your account, it's worth a review and take action to cancel.

As the number of subscriptions increases, the amount paid also increases. This may seem normal when we initially pay small amounts, but as the number of subscriptions increases, the amount we pay increases, and this requires planning. There are many different subscription types, and none of them offer access to everything we want. When this happens, multiple subscriptions are required, and these subscription prices are high.

In fact, many people I know complain about this situation. Accessing many things we want requires multiple subscriptions. This leads to unnecessary spending. There needs to be some regulation on this issue. For example, in football, each league has a different broadcaster, and watching these matches requires multiple subscriptions. This needs to be addressed.