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Practical guides to finding, tracking, cutting and cancelling subscriptions, bills and free trials.

Guides

How to Track All Your Subscriptions in One Place

How to track subscriptions in one list: find every charge, pick a method, record the right details, set reminders and review it all in 10 minutes a month.

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Free Alternatives to Paid Subscriptions Worth Trying

Free alternatives to subscriptions: free tiers, library apps, built-in phone apps, open-source software and shared plans, with honest trade-offs for each.

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How to Cancel Amazon Prime (Website, App and Trials)

How to cancel Amazon Prime on the website or app, get past the retention screens, end a free trial, and stop Prime Video channels billed separately.

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How to Cancel ChatGPT Plus on Web, iPhone and Android

How to cancel ChatGPT Plus on the website, through the iPhone App Store or Google Play, plus what happens to your chats and access after you cancel.

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How to Cancel Netflix (and Keep Your Profile for Later)

How to cancel Netflix on the website, phone, TV or through Apple, Google Play or your carrier, plus what happens to your profile and how to come back later.

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How to Cancel Spotify Premium (Web, iPhone, Android)

How to cancel Spotify Premium on the account page, why the iPhone app can't do it, and what to do if Apple, Google Play or a partner bills you instead.

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How to Cancel YouTube Premium on Web, Android and iPhone

How to cancel YouTube Premium on the web, Android or iPhone, whether Apple or Google bills you, plus family plans and what happens to downloads afterwards.

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How to Share Subscriptions With Apple Family Sharing

How family sharing subscriptions work on iPhone: set up a family group, share eligible subscriptions, who pays, Ask to Buy for kids, and how to stop sharing.

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How to Stop Recurring Payments on PayPal

Stop recurring payments on PayPal by cancelling automatic payments on the website or app, then cancel with the service so it can't bill you another way.

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How to Track Software Subscriptions for Your Business

Track software subscriptions for your business: list every tool, seat and account owner, choose monthly or annual, keep receipts and set renewal reminders.

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Merging Subscriptions as a Couple Without the Awkwardness

A practical guide to couples subscriptions: list both sets, cancel duplicates, decide what's shared or personal, split costs fairly and plan for a breakup.

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Subscription Cancellation Email: 5 Templates That Work

Write a subscription cancellation email that gets results: what to include, five copy-and-paste templates, and what to do if the company doesn't reply.

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Subscription Card Expired? What Happens to Your Plans

Subscription card expired or replaced? See why some charges continue, what happens when a payment fails, and how to update Apple, Google Play and PayPal.

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Subscriptions on a Student Budget: Keep, Cut and Discounts

How to manage student subscriptions on a tight budget: decide what to keep or cut, check for student pricing, use free campus resources and pause over summer.

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The Subscription Detox: A 30-Day Reset

A subscription detox is a 30-day reset: pause or cancel everything non-essential, notice what you miss, then add back only what earns its place.

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Unknown Subscription Charge? How to Identify and Stop It

Found an unknown subscription charge on your card? Learn how to identify the merchant, cancel it, ask for a refund and when to call your card issuer.

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Apps & tools

Best Subscription Tracker App: 9 Things That Matter

Looking for the best subscription tracker app? Use these 9 criteria, from privacy and reminders to free trials, widgets, sharing and price, to choose well.

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How Much Are You Really Spending on Subscriptions?

How much do you spend on subscriptions? Convert every weekly, quarterly and yearly plan to monthly, add them up and see your true yearly total.

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How to Avoid Getting Charged After a Free Trial

Stop surprise charges when a free trial ends: note the end date, set a free trial reminder two days early, and cancel early when access continues.

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How to Budget for Subscriptions and Keep What You Love

Build a subscription budget that keeps the services you love: set a monthly limit, rank by value, use one-in-one-out, and plan for yearly renewals.

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How to Cancel a Gym Membership (and Other Tricky Plans)

How to cancel a gym membership or hard-to-cancel plan: check the contract, give written notice, keep records and watch for charges. Letter template inside.

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How to Cancel Subscriptions on Android and Google Play

Cancel a subscription on Google Play from the Play Store app or the web, check every Google account, and find subscriptions billed outside Google Play.

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How to Cancel Subscriptions on iPhone (Step by Step)

Cancel a subscription on iPhone in under a minute: Settings, the App Store or a direct link. Plus free trials, missing subscriptions and what to do if it fails.

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How to Find Every Subscription You're Paying For

How to find subscriptions you're paying for: check Apple, Google Play, PayPal, Amazon, bank statements, email and your phone bill, step by step.

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How to Get a Refund for an App Store Subscription

Request an App Store subscription refund at reportaproblem.apple.com: the exact steps, what to write, what to do if it's denied, and how to avoid it next time.

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How to Get Reminded Before Every Subscription Renews

Set a subscription renewal reminder for every plan using Calendar, Reminders or a tracker app, plus how many days ahead to set it for trials and yearly plans.

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How to Keep Track of Recurring Bills and Never Pay Late

How to track recurring bills: list every bill and due date, plan for variable amounts, build a bill calendar and set reminders so you never pay late.

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How to Share and Split Subscription Costs With Family

How to split subscription cost fairly with family: check family plan rules, choose an equal or usage-based split, collect payments and keep one shared list.

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How to Spot and Handle Subscription Price Increases

Catch a subscription price increase early: check notices and statements against what you signed up for, then accept, downgrade, switch to yearly or cancel.

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How to Track Subscriptions Without Linking Your Bank

You can use a subscription tracker without a bank account login. Compare the trade-offs, build a complete manual list in 20 minutes and catch what you missed.

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Monthly vs Yearly Subscriptions: Which Saves Money?

Monthly vs annual subscription: divide the yearly price by the monthly price to find your break-even point, then pick yearly only if you'll use it longer.

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Paying for Several AI Subscriptions? Decide What to Keep

Paying for several AI subscriptions? Use a simple framework to decide what to keep by use case and cost, trial new tools safely, and stop paying twice.

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Streaming Rotation: Pay for One Service at a Time

Rotate streaming services to pay for one at a time: plan a 12-month schedule, cancel right after a billing date, and keep a watchlist to save hundreds.

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Apps & tools

Subscription Tracker Spreadsheet: Free Template

Get a free subscription tracker spreadsheet template with formulas for monthly and yearly cost, due-soon highlights, and signs it's time to switch to an app.

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The 30-Minute Subscription Audit (Checklist)

A step-by-step subscription audit you can finish in 30 minutes: gather charges, list them, decide keep, downgrade, pause or cancel, then set reminders.

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