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SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE KEEPING YOU POOR!

March 13, 2026 / 02:58

This episode discusses subscription management, budgeting, and saving money. Key topics include how to manage subscriptions effectively, the potential savings from canceling unused services, and the impact of redirecting funds into investments.

The hosts share personal experiences with subscription services, revealing that one host has 26 subscriptions but only uses three. They discuss the financial implications of unused subscriptions, estimating that individuals could save hundreds of dollars each month.

Listeners are advised to manage subscriptions through platforms like Apple, which allows for easy cancellation. The hosts suggest that canceling subscriptions can lead to better deals upon renewal.

The conversation highlights the importance of redirecting saved money into investments, emphasizing that even small amounts can grow significantly over time.

This episode aims to help listeners identify and eliminate unnecessary expenses, ultimately encouraging better financial habits.

TLDR

Learn how to manage subscriptions and redirect savings into investments for better financial health.

Episode

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I've clicked on the button subscriptions. I have 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 [laughter]
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12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 I have 26 subscriptions. >> Wow.
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>> Of which [laughter] three of them I would keep. >> What do you think you're spending a
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month on things you don't use? about dollars. Is there simple ways, apps, tools, websites we can use to go through
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all of our subscriptions and turn them all off? >> Yes, there are. So, let me tell you the
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easiest way. Number one, only do your subscriptions inside of Apple. In an ideal world, don't pay anybody directly.
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Do it all through Apple. >> Why? Because if you go to the bottom of your phone and you don't know how to do
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this and you put subscriptions, up will pop everything that you've signed up for and you can go click click
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click and turn them all off. Another thing I will tell you is that when you sign up for anything, let's say it's a
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one month trial subscription, the moment you sign up for it, shut it off. The moment you shut it off, when
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the time comes for it [music] to renew, they will offer you a better deal to renew.
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>> Mhm. But you have people right now who are listening to us and they're spending
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2, three, four, $500 a month. In many cases, they're spending money on stuff
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they don't use. >> Okay. So, I've opened up my iPhone. I've gone to the settings. I've clicked on my
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name in the settings. And then I've clicked on the button subscriptions. I have 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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[clears throat] 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 I have 26 subscriptions.
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>> Wow. >> Of which [laughter] three of them I would keep. And it's because I used an
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app one time and it signed me up to some kind of free trial and I just totally forgot to cancel it.
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>> So, oh my god, some of them are massive. >> Okay. So, so, so how much money do you
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think is there that of that you had 23 and there's only three you're using?
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What do you think you're spending a month on things that you don't use? about $400 of app subscriptions, which
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is pretty crazy because I was um you know, playing out some of the things you've said,
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if I put that money into an index fund or something, probably would be >> millions of dollars by the end of my
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life, which I could give to my kids or someone else. >> But you could go chat GBT, what is $500
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a month at 10% [music] worth in 40 years? Total interest earned is about $3 million. [music]
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>> This one exercise, my guess is there are many, many people listening that could
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find $50, $100, $200 a month that they could shut off and redirect that money to saving and investing and that could
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change their life.

Episode Highlights

  • Subscription Shock
    Discover how many subscriptions people forget about and the money wasted on unused services.
    “I have 26 subscriptions, of which three I would keep.”
    @ 01m 55s
    March 13, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • Wow.
    SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE KEEPING YOU POOR!
  • This one exercise could change their life.
    SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE KEEPING YOU POOR!

Key Moments

  • Subscription Count00:15
  • Money Wasted02:10
  • Life-Changing Savings02:56

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