Subj : Re: Subscriptions in 2o23
To   : Adept
From : paulie420
Date : Wed Jun 07 2023 21:06:10

 Ad> Agreed, wholeheartedly, and yet the amount of subscriptions I have to
 Ad> things is much higher than it was not terribly long ago.

You know what I started doing? It's almost stupid and certainly isn't convenient - but I use prepaid VISA cards for my subscriptions - think Netflix, Apple whatever, etc etc... this way at least I see them month to month and have to physically fund the card for them to continue.

I feel like it helps me decide which ones are really needed and which ones are just fluff that I shouldn't be spending on. I use a GreenDot and like the feedback it gives me... even if I feel like a hillbilly having to reload it at times. :P

 Ad> Though I guess there's a difference between paying for servers,
 Ad> magazines, supporting creators, streaming services, etc. than
 Ad> half-buying a car.

I dunno - with vehicle prices being what they are today, leases aren't *always* a bad thing... its all relative to the price of the vehicle [Which now can be closer to 100,000 than the other way around!] and the price of the lease vs. any end-of-lease fees [mileage overage costs, etc]... 

I think leases might be a decent way to pay for a car, especially as we start switching over to electric vehicles since we don't -really- know how long batteries will last and other factors. 

Main point - these vehicles cost too damn much!!



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