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What subscriptions have you kept paying for during lockdown?
8 points by louisblythe 2148 days ago
7 comments
runawaybottle 2147 days ago
Sadly, WeWork. They make you have to call in to cancel your subscription (I have the cheapest possible one to squat a office every now and then).

Wish they’d just put a simple ‘Cancel’ button, being a ‘tech’ company and all.

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joe_the_user 2148 days ago
I haven't changed my meetup.com subscription. Meetup is a fantastic site for in-person events and I really want to see the service survive the Covid events even though all my meetups are on hiatus.
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mortivore 2147 days ago
Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Spotify, Crunchyroll, HBO Now(considering dropping this), Audible(picked this back up for long walks during pandemic)
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ZinnZirconium 2148 days ago
I opened a new bank account specifically to pay Scaleway even though they announced during lockdown that ARM servers are discontinued.
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muzani 2148 days ago
VPN, Netflix, Spotify, Pluralsight, Jetbrains.
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deanmoriarty 2148 days ago
I have no subscriptions at all, so nothing changed for me. My only recurring monthly expenses are rent and utilities.
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muzani 2148 days ago
Is this because you don't have anything to subscribe to or to conserve money in some way?
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deanmoriarty 2148 days ago
I am a pretty frugal person, but the real reason is that I don’t have anything to subscribe, I find the free options good enough for my needs.
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giantg2 2147 days ago
Similar here. Netflix is my only subscription and I'm considering dropping that in favor a regular TV (antenna) and free services like Popcorn Flix and Crackle.
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popeathlete 2148 days ago
Not him but I don't feel the need to have a subscription. I could subscribe to one service, but it has an alternative superior to it which is mostly free.
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scarface74 2148 days ago
Netflix ($5 through T-mobile), R#, Hulu Live Tv (mostly for my wife), Disney+ (for my son), Amazon Prime and BackBlaze.

I get free

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