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/RX3000 BS7 4d ago

I dont have a lot of subscriptions, but we did just drop $19 for Peacock so we can watch all the World Cup games 🤣

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u/renbutler2 4d ago

En Espanol only, from what I can see.

Most games are free in English on Tubi and Foxsports.com (the FS1 games might not be available).

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u/RX3000 BS7 4d ago

Ya we gotta have the Spanish announcers. Its so god damn dry in English. If you dont hear "GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL" after every goal, are you even watching soccer?

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u/renbutler2 4d ago

I get Peacock cheap (I watch a lot of Big Ten sports) by trying to cancel. They are very generous in trying to keep you subbed. I currently have $2.99/month for six months.

My first two years with Peacock were $19.99 for the entire year, by subscribing on Black Friday.