At the moment: $0
Funny thing I noticed when I got into higher level IT and started purchasing.
Two different companies, both very different in business practices. BOTH hated the idea of subscriptions.
“Yo, boss, check this requisition for $30/mo.”
No.
“Yo, boss, check this requisition for a onetime $3,000.”
Signed having barely looked at it.
Having said that, our AWS spend is stunning. $6M/yr. for ALL our software needs. But still, they’re hesitant to add more and my mission now is to dial it in.
Already do…
What is a piracy subscription?
Yeah, I do, I’m spending zero. When a site pops up a ‘SUBSCRIBE’, I click on my site-block extension. It’s like a filter for all the bogus crap out there.
I know it’s the title but I dislike clickbait.
I know it’s not just me who is suddenly living life as a smooth-brained subscriber. The average consumer spends $273 per month on subscriptions, according to a 2021 poll of 2,500 by digital services firm West Monroe, which found this spending was up 15 percent from 2018. Not a single person polled knew what his actual monthly spending was.I only spend $17.38 a month on subscriptions. But that’s because I share many family plans.
I have rent, utility bills and stuff which total about C$2250 (1650 US) a month, then add food. The only other thing I have is Amazon for C$5.64/month (4.10 US) which I’m watching closely for them to raise the price on me. Everything else I pre-pay for between 6 to 24 months and never set to autopay. I used to have Mullvad VPN but I’ve let it lapse these last few months for now.
Idk if the article only considers the latter (5-20 dollars a month type of) subscriptions, or if it includes the subscriptions to keep me from being hungry, jobless and homeless, hahaha…
