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Overheard a neighbor say 'the new phone plan is only $5 more' and it made me check my own bills
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kimw574d agoMost Upvoted
That's exactly how they get you. It's never just five bucks. It's the five bucks on the phone, then the extra three on streaming, then the two dollar fee on something else. Next thing you know, you're out fifty more a month without even noticing. Checking your bills is the only way to stop it.
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kelly.patricia4d ago
But come on, is fifty bucks a month really that big of a deal in the grand scheme? That's like one less takeout meal. Most people spend more than that on coffee without blinking. If those small fees get you a service you actually use, it's not some huge scam. You gotta pick your battles.
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the_blake4d ago
Seriously, I saw a thing that called it the "subscription death by a thousand cuts." It adds up way faster than you'd guess because it's all silent and automatic. Gotta cancel something today just reading this.
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