3 Ways a ‘Free’ Trial Won’t Ever Cost You Money Again
The sooner you implement these strategies, the sooner you’ll start saving.
A “free” trial can often cost much, much more if you forget you signed up for it. But there are ways to not fall victim to paying the price.
After all, it happens to the best of us: We see an online class, membership, or streaming service that we have to have — or at least try out for “free” for 30 days. Soon, it slips our mind; before we know it, that “free” trial ends up costing us hundreds of dollars.
But those days are gone. If you implement the three strategies below, you can start saving money right now and put it toward online classes, memberships, or streaming services you actually want to keep once the free trial period ends.
1. Look through your bank and credit card statements.
I know, you may be thinking that you already know where all your money goes — you’re not needlessly paying for a hidden membership. But that’s likely not true.
By skimming your last bank and credit card statements, you can look for recurring charges that come up, like that “free” gym membership you forgot about (even pre-pandemic) or that streaming service that gave you a free month…
