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2024-11-23 16:00:04

Subscriptions are a necessary evil these days. It seems like everyone wants to you to subscribe to whatever they offer and as much as I try to avoid subscriptions, I still have a huge list of them I pay for each month.

I try to take advantage of annual sales around Black Friday and so I thought now would be a good time to recap what I've subscribed to this past year and see whether or not I found value in the subscription. If anyone else makes a list like this, please let me know, I love unbiased opinions on these sorts of things.

Streaming Services Netflix - $16 per month - 👍🏻 I've been Netflix-free for a few years now, but I took advantage of the $11.99 pricing (which of course increased shortly after I subscribed) late last year to watch a few things. My wife really likes Netflix, so it's become a streaming service we keep. If it was my totally my decision, I'd probably drop it every few months and alternate it out with something else. However, I do enjoy watching shows like The Flash, Arrow, and Breaking Bad so its been a well worth it.

Paramount Plus - $20 per year - 👍🏻 For the past few years, I've gotten an entire year of Paramount Plus by utilizing a promo through the websites Sportsline. Basically, you sign up for their website for $20 and you get Paramount Plus (ad-free) for free. It's definitely the best value of any of my services. While Paramount Plus doesn't usually have the newest and most exciting shows, it has an amazing backlog of sitcoms not to mention new shows like Matlock and Star Trek that I enjoy. The only problem with this method is I have to make a reminder to cancel Sportline at the appropriate time since it's very expensive.