Getting rid of bills

@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)

• United States

18 Sep 21

You're right. One thing I don't like is how places give you the flat fee without considering the taxes you have to pay. Like "just $10 / month" ends up being $11 when things are said and done. The only thing I am keeping (for now) is my spotify for music as I like to tell my speaker to play things and have no commercials whilst doing so.

Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (46962)

• India

18 Sep 21

I have sometimes done so. I once had an additional Heath Insurance which I did not want to renew. I got close to 10-12 calls for getting it renewed, but I resisted. I even had to block a few numbers using an App. Sounds harsh, but we have to take tough measures at times. I hope that you would get rid of the unwanted expenses timely.

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Ptrikha_2

@ptrikha_2 (46962)

• India

18 Sep 21

@ScribbledAdNauseum Yes and they keep on calling even with Official policy of "Do not distrub". Perhaps its a world wide issue!

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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)

• United States

18 Sep 21

Thank You! Yes, I had to get rid of health insurance a few years ago. I should have gotten rid of it earlier but instead ended up paying for a few more months and running up my credit card bill. I am still trying to pay that down. I do not like how these places incessantly call.

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@ShyBear88 (59347)

• Sterling, Virginia

18 Sep 21

Yes, at least once a year or every few months we will talk about JD we still need this or that. Mostly we need to keep internet, electricity, and water at all. The other things are as we see if an can afford.

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@ShyBear88 (59347)

• Sterling, Virginia

19 Sep 21

@ScribbledAdNauseum same we don’t make enough for a lot of things. We still have to pick and choice bills, this week I didn’t pay for Hulu because we need the $125 to pay for the remainder of the water bill or they would turn it off so we choice the water.

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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)

• United States

19 Sep 21

@ShyBear88 I get that. Honestly while the subscription services are good, there is still not one subscription service to replace all that cable offers. Even though Hulu now bundles with Disney + and ESPN, it's just not the same. I think that if I ever do get a subscription service again I am going to do it from a gift card. I know that there used to be earning sites out there where you could redeem for netflix. Not sure if you still can.

@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)

• United States

18 Sep 21

That's about the same for me. I'm still paying down a credit card that I should have paid off but I just don't make enough income to pay more than a few dollars over the minimum.

@DaddyEvil (137259)

• United States

19 Sep 21

We don't start recurring bills unless they're something we need...

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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)

• United States

19 Sep 21

That is something I need to do to be honest. I will get subscription services and use them so temporarily. I've decided to just use my library card for e-books. Haven't felt much like reading lately anyway.

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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)

• United States

19 Sep 21

@DaddyEvil I haven't checked it. I probably will end up checking it but I'm browsing the e-library catalog for my county now.

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@DaddyEvil (137259)

• United States

19 Sep 21

@ScribbledAdNauseum You didn't like the site I gave you for ebooks? They're free there...

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (44549)

• Staten Island, New York

18 Sep 21

Good idea. Some people hardly use their subscription services and still pay for it every month. Like my husband. We use Netflix rarely these days and yet he still keeps it. I think he now pays $13.99 for it every month. Unless it's $12.99. Don't remember.

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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)

• United States

20 Sep 21

@lovebuglena Right. I think the last time I regularly watched netflix was three or four years ago.

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (44549)

• Staten Island, New York

20 Sep 21

@ScribbledAdNauseum if you regularly watch Netflix maybe that is a good price. But hardly using it, paying that much seems like a waste of money.

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Lena Kovadlo

@lovebuglena (44549)

• Staten Island, New York

20 Sep 21

@ScribbledAdNauseum I hate this streaming service thing. It's like to watch all the shows I wanna watch I have to subscribe to many streaming services.

Ain't gonna do that.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

19 Sep 21

I stay on top of those things, and the recurring charges are the most important. You can forget about those.

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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)

• United States

19 Sep 21

Even $3 adds up after awhile.

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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)

• United States

19 Sep 21

@CarolDM Starz wants me to subscribe to them for $3 for 3 months. I just don't see the point / use in doing so.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203422)

• Nashville, Tennessee

19 Sep 21

@ScribbledAdNauseum That is true.

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Marlina

@marlina (154131)

• Canada

18 Sep 21

No point paying for something you do not use,

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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104628)

• United States

18 Sep 21

My thoughts exactly! Especially as some of these subscription services are just going up in price.

Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (61155)

• Centralia, Washington

18 Sep 21

I wish I could. The darned garbage company insists I pay them and not just when I am in the mood.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (61155)

• Centralia, Washington

18 Sep 21

@ScribbledAdNauseum Somebody has to pay for the huge garbage trucks, the cans, the folks who deal with the garbage. I don't see how it can be a free service.

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