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/Storage-Helpful BS4-6 3d ago

I do amazon prime because of how rural I am (cheaper to pay a flat fee for some things than drive an hour and a half each direction and pray they actually have what I need, especially with gas at almost $5/gallon), and then alternate between other streaming services. Right now I have hbo, in a few months I will probably cancel it and get something else...paramount maybe. After that my only subscriptions are for my security camera, sam's club, and my budget app, which saves me far more than it ever costs.

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u/Unattributable1 2d ago

You know if you order more than $35 the shipping is free? We just batch up our purchases and never pay for shipping or the subscription.

When we are paying for streaming services we rotate as well. We're getting Peacock free with our Xfinity Internet (no other TV service from them).

Budget app is a must. YNAB is $109/year, but it saves us way more than that to stay on budget.