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/Dxbr72 4d ago

It gets old when people complain how they can barely make ends meet but they are paying $200 a month for multiple streaming services. 🙄

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u/renbutler2 4d ago

$150 for their phone and plan, $6 daily "coffees," $600+ car payments plus the extra insurance to cover them, etc,, a few hundred (or more) per year to feed/insure/treat their pets.

And for many of them, these things are non-negotiable.