I Spend $14.86/Month on My Subscriptions and Mooch Others From Family

HBO Max, Netflix or neither?

Obligatory cat photo by Author. You’ll understand why shortly.

In this day and age, it’s rare to find someone who doesn’t pay for multiple subscription services. Subscriptions make life easier.

If you forget to turn off expensive services when you’re not using them, subscriptions can make your life harder, too. It’s a delicate balance.

Entertainment subscriptions are 100% mooched from my parents, who own a home theater business (build theaters in very rich people’s homes) and need to have every streaming service known to man in order to recommend services and products to clients.

They also need Amazon Prime for the speedy shipping. (Win!)

I pay for subscriptions that help my business, my mind, my health, and my cat. Without further ado, here’s what I pay for every month.

#1. Medium: $5/month

Self-explanatory. Even before I started earning upwards of $100/month consistently here, Medium was a must-have. People give amazing advice.

I love reading about other people’s experiences and taking their advice. Out of everything I’ve purchased in the last two years, my Medium membership has been the most noteworthy.

It allowed me to pursue freelance writing as a side hustle, and then as a full-time career. I’ll forever preach the value of a paid Medium membership. The free one just doesn’t give you enough reading material.

If you really want to make it as a writer, a Medium subscription is a must-have in my book. It allows you to enjoy the writing of other writers and learn what people love to read. It’s non-negotiable.

[If you like reading my work, you can sign up for a Medium membership here. It costs $5/month for access to every single article on Medium, including articles by thousands of different writers. I’ll receive a commission at no additional cost to you if you sign up via my link]

#2. Quip Toothbrush: $1.67/month

I bought a really sleek electric toothbrush. It has a copper-colored metal casing, and it’s a work of art. I figured if I’m using something 2x a day, it should bring me some…