Rentlar@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 years agoIn what ways are people today being convinced to spend money beyond their means?message-squaremessage-square87linkfedilinkarrow-up1150arrow-down12
arrow-up1148arrow-down1message-squareIn what ways are people today being convinced to spend money beyond their means?Rentlar@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square87linkfedilink
minus-squareSendMePhotos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up42·2 years agoSubscriptions everywhere. Video, credit, energy bills (subscription for repairs/maintenance), music, news sites, YouTubers, CARS, etc. I can’t fucking escape this hell!
minus-squareRGB3x3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 years agoEnergy bills aren’t really subscriptions like the others though. You pay for the energy you use. Whereas with the others, you’re paying the same price every month regardless of how much you use.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoYours doesn’t come with a delivery fee that you’d have to pay every month regardless of any usage?
minus-squareSendMePhotos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoOh yeah. Does that count as a subscription too?
minus-squareSendMePhotos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years agoThe maintenance plan is in addition to the gas usage
minus-squareRentlar@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoOther than energy bills, you’ll just have to dodge the rest of the subscriptions as best you can.
minus-squareCameri@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoI’ve done pretty well so far. Only subscription I have is for Spotify and 1Password.
Subscriptions everywhere. Video, credit, energy bills (subscription for repairs/maintenance), music, news sites, YouTubers, CARS, etc. I can’t fucking escape this hell!
Energy bills aren’t really subscriptions like the others though. You pay for the energy you use.
Whereas with the others, you’re paying the same price every month regardless of how much you use.
Yours doesn’t come with a delivery fee that you’d have to pay every month regardless of any usage?
Oh yeah. Does that count as a subscription too?
The maintenance plan is in addition to the gas usage
Other than energy bills, you’ll just have to dodge the rest of the subscriptions as best you can.
I am doing my okayest.
I’ve done pretty well so far. Only subscription I have is for Spotify and 1Password.