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I Keep Track of My Subscriptions — Simple Finance Advice

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Hazel Paradise
3 min readJan 27, 2024
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Keep an eye on your subscriptions — especially entertainment platforms.

I was having too many subscriptions on various platforms. It looks okay at the start. Like a few dollars per month for each subscription.

But when those numbers add up, I am pretty sure it goes beyond the budget for many people.

Now, it has become necessary for me to keep track of my subscriptions. Not only for my financial growth but to increase my productivity as well.

Having subscriptions on entertainment platforms seems harmless. But now (after 3 months) I see my cousins spending the whole day watching series on OTT channels.

OTT platforms make money. On the other hand, we lose not only our money but our precious time as well.

Every series end up with a mystery and now you are forced to watch the next to find out what’s behind it.

Track all your subscriptions in one place — Subscription Tracker

I remove unwanted subscriptions for better productivity

  1. I now have fewer subscriptions for better productivity — The number one reason I wanted to remove unwanted subscriptions was that it was taking my time which could be utilized for better purposes. Just like previously, I cleaned my Chrome Bookmarks.
  2. I save more money — Although the money per month will be less if you see per year that’s sometimes even more than your grocery shopping. Here is an All-in-one Budget tracker in case you need one.
  3. My productivity increased — Now I don’t have any useless subscriptions, I pretty much give time to my work and spend time learning new things like cooking and flute classes. I suggest keeping track of your daily routine using a Productivity Tracker for better productivity.
  4. I have better sleep — I used to watch a lot of series on OTT channels with my brother. The result was that instead of thinking about work, my mind was filled with scenes from the movie.
  5. I have more free time — Now, I can give time and energy to those things that truly matter to me.

Conclusion

I used to spend the whole day watching Netflix series with my brother. He has a subscription to it. I never like to pay for entertainment. We have enough free ways to entertain ourselves.

Not to blame them because we started to see some documentaries and real-life cases. we used to watch only during our lunch time but that time slowly increased without us knowing.

Result? We used to watch the series (series are made for that purpose only) from afternoon till dinner time.

Wastage of the whole day. Plus all those dialogues and scenes get dumped in our brains. I was not even having better sleep than I used to before.

Now, I have more time. More energy.

Time to divert it onto the right path!

Subscription Tracker [Google Sheet]

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Hazel Paradise

Top Writer On Medium. Writer of 90+ books under multiple pen names. Yes, I make money writing ebooks.