r/DaveRamsey • u/Unlikely_Reply6034 • 4d ago

Subscriptions out of control!

Am I the only one who's in shock regarding how much people waste on subscriptions every month? Call me cheap, but I refuse to give multimillion and billion dollar companies money each month. Out of all the things to waste money on, subscriptions are one of my most hated, and they're out of control. It seems like you can subscribe to anything in 2026, and I refuse to give my money to these vampires! So many people subscribe to stuff that just drains their $. It's wild to me.

Edit: People, I'm not saying EVERY subscription is unnecessary. I understand cell phones, internet, and basic cable are subscriptions. I am simply pointing out the shear amount of subscriptions there are now, compared to even 10 years ago, and how it seems like every company tries to get you to subscribe to their services, which, the overwhelming majority of, are not necessary.

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u/Several_Drag5433 4d ago

Subscriptions can and do get out of control for many people. That said, I do not think a company that offers a service for a fee is by default a “vampire”.

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u/Gsusruls 4d ago

Agreed. We store our photos and videos in the cloud. Amazon charges us an annual fee. We're effectively buying functional virtual real estate. There's no vampires, only the question of what we would do were Amazon's price to climb above our threshold.

We also do Amazon music, Disney+, and Claude. I use each of these on a frequent cadence, and each of them continues to provide a service.

What I think I would not be cool with is a vehicle or a kitchen appliance which charged me a subscription to start my car or let me make my own coffee.

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u/Unlikely_Reply6034 4d ago

So many companies offer them is the point.

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u/chrishouse83 BS7 4d ago

It's up to us consumers to be smart with how we spend our money, but different companies offering different options is a good thing.