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Online Subscription Overhaul: Which Services Made the Cut and Which Ones Didn’t

The subscription decisions that saved me money and improved my life

Michael D. Callaghan
9 min readDec 9, 2022
A brick wall lit by a neon sign that says “Subscribe”
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In this article, we will take a look at some of the recurring subscriptions that I have been using, including popular services like Amazon Prime and Netflix, as well as smaller subscriptions like Kindle Unlimited.

From streaming services and software subscriptions to meal delivery and fitness apps, there are countless subscription-based services available today, and it can be easy to accumulate a long list of subscriptions without even realizing it. In this article, I will share my experiences with different subscriptions and explain which ones I have decided to keep and which ones I have decided to let go of in order to save money and declutter my digital life.

Subscriptions I am Definitely Keeping

If I could remove all paid subscriptions from my life, that would be great. Alas, that is not the world in which we live. Here the ones that did make the cut, however.

YouTube TV — $64.99/mo

YouTube TV replaced DISH Network, which was costing me more than double what I’m paying now. At first, I was a little disappointed that some of the…

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Michael D. Callaghan
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