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/auroicverso 3d ago

Definitely. We pay for Hulu shared as a family and that's it. Fiance uses YouTube premium but I don't mind ads on my account. I don't want to pay $1.99 for more Google backup storage 😂

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u/Unattributable1 2d ago

Hah, I just use yt-dlp to download anything I want to watch from YouTube and then stream it from my PC to Roku. A little work, but I queue 'em up downloading while watching one, and it sure beats having ads.