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Outside of the obvious (house, utilities, cars cell phone etc) things that most people pay for, what do you pay for on a monthly/quarterly/yearly/etc basis?

Spotify - $5 per month (can't stand ads)
Netflix - $25 per month (soon to be canceled)
Pandora - $36 per year (can't stand ads)
Planet Fitness - $15 per month (need to see if i can get that changed to $10)
Sirius - $0 (would pay monthly/yearly but I bought lifetime a long time ago)

10/13/2011 3:43:56 PM

wolfpackgrrr
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Just curious but why do you pay for both Spotify and Pandora? Aren't they basically the same thing?

We pay for cable but we often end up canceling after a few months and then getting it again after a few months
Other than that there's two magazines I subscribe to and that's it.

10/13/2011 4:01:59 PM

Wolfmarsh
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I had this all typed up, but decided I really didnt want to share that.

Why are you polling?

10/13/2011 4:03:02 PM

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"Why are you polling?"


Sorry meant to include that in the original post. Trying to learn what people consider important enough to pay a potentially never ending subscription/fee for. Also I was thinking we might be able to learn about other services out there...

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"Just curious but why do you pay for both Spotify and Pandora? Aren't they basically the same thing?"


Perhaps...but I haven't used Spotify's radio offering, only their playlist/on demand music. So until I learn that their radio is as good as Pandora's, I'll keep Pandora.

10/13/2011 4:09:01 PM

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blockbuster by mail (now dish) - $10/month
planet fitness - $15/month, although cancelling today
discover magazine - $20/year
amazon prime - $79/year
--with ^that, i do the subscribe & save thing for dog food via amazon. delivered once a month. saves me $9 per bag.

10/13/2011 4:22:46 PM

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Netflix
Dish Network
Internet

10/13/2011 4:36:22 PM

bottombaby
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Netflix (streaming only)
Hulu Plus
DSL

10/13/2011 6:08:18 PM

EMCE
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Sirius - yearly
Credit monitoring - $10/mo
xboxlive

10/13/2011 8:26:41 PM

Hiro
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Netflix (streaming only)
Xbox Live- Price varies on what kind of deal I can get. Currently have membership until August 2013.

TWC Roadrunner (just internet)
Two Smartphone lines with unlimited data and 1000 texts/each

I thought about paying for Pandora since I listen to about 80hrs a week. Tcomputer is limited to 40hrs/week of listening, but then Pandora decided to give me unlimited listening for free. I don't mind the ads that much.

[Edited on October 13, 2011 at 8:49 PM. Reason : .]

10/13/2011 8:32:59 PM

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damn, y'all have some cheap gym memberships...

mine is $90/mo, but i get access to the squash courts included with that.

10/13/2011 8:58:03 PM

wolfpackgrrr
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Where's there a gym with squash courts?

10/13/2011 9:21:37 PM

begonias
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I honestly can't think of anything

*work at a gym so I have a free membership there
*use bf's sister's Netflix
*2 free magazine subscriptions (Fitness and Glamour) for taking coke product caps from everywhere I go

10/13/2011 9:38:59 PM

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Pandora
XM radio
Democratic Party
Cooks Illustrated [both online and magazine]
Economist Magazine
Amazon Premium
United States Chess Federation

10/14/2011 1:03:21 AM

aimorris
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-Netflix instant and Xbox Live
-Entertainment Weekly - it was only $10/yr. I'll renew it if I can get it around that price.
-I pay around $5 for one of those credit monitoring services where you can get your credit report whenever you want and a score and it alerts you if there's any changes.

I'm thinking about paying for a monthly music service after using the free Spotify so much but I haven't researched enough on which service to get. I'm also considering Amazon prime.

10/14/2011 9:04:43 AM

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U-Verse
Sirius (though i need to call and complain for a better rate)
NRA

10/14/2011 9:08:48 AM

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netflix/la fitness

i get money/golf digest/nat geo/time/ent weekly/economist magazines from frequent flyer miles.

it's overload already. i end up just skimming things and often issues get thrown away without even being opened.

i can't even keep up with just the economist

[Edited on October 14, 2011 at 11:32 AM. Reason : e]

10/14/2011 11:28:53 AM

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UVerse
Xbox Live Gold
World of Warcraft
ZunePass
I was on HuluPlus but I get enough streaming video from Uverse (HBOGo, Showtime, etc). I'll reactivate it from time to time when I want to watch Clerks.

10/14/2011 12:01:15 PM

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"I'm also considering Amazon prime."


I'm considering this as well. The amount I order from there it'd probably be worth it.

10/14/2011 2:50:11 PM

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Utilities - 110
Cell Phone -135
Car insurance - 35
Rent - 665

thats it!!!!!!!!!!

10/14/2011 3:38:49 PM

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Netflix
Traditional Home Magazine (wife)
Decor Magazine (wife)
Internet/Cable (for now, but I wouldnt' cry over killing the cable, it just comes with our current place)

I thought about HuluPlus, but found it lacking during the trial.
Seriously considered Pandora as well, but I don't use it as much anymore since I don't drive around as much.

Also considering subscriptions to GQ and Garden & Gun magazines.

10/14/2011 5:56:41 PM

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Nothing

Free TV channels
Free gym
Free internet
Free TWW

10/14/2011 6:19:34 PM

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Netflix
Hulu Plus
Audible
Real Simple (magazine)
NSGC

[Edited on October 15, 2011 at 12:05 AM. Reason : .]

10/15/2011 12:05:36 AM

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Petsmart wellness plans ; 2 puppies $23 each/month, and an older dog $~40/ month
BJ's $50/year


Got rid of Cable, Netflix and Hulu Plus this year. Just paying for internet and local channels, $50/month. I was using a HD antenna instead of paying the $13 for TWC local chanels but had too many issues with my location and getting a good consistent reception on all the channels. Anything not on local channels I get off the internet.

[Edited on October 15, 2011 at 10:46 AM. Reason : n]

10/15/2011 10:42:36 AM

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Xbox Live - $50 annually (I think)
NHL Gamecenter - $19.99 a month (October through May)
Web hosting - $50 bi-annually
Currently have Amazon Prime free and I'm not sure I will want to pay for it when it ends

10/15/2011 11:32:55 AM

jbrick83
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I think it's just Netflix. Just got rid of the gym membership.

10/15/2011 1:43:44 PM

Sleik
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Just credit monitoring. About to add a gym membership soon. I shouldn't weigh 230 lbs

[Edited on October 18, 2011 at 3:02 PM. Reason : didn't list required bills]

10/18/2011 3:02:10 PM

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Netflix - $9
Gamefly - ~$15
soon to have TOR - $15

10/19/2011 11:11:51 AM

wdprice3
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mozy (well, until my current plan expires, then i'll be switching to something else since mozy is texa$ now)
tww
asce
asabe
nra
guns & ammo magazine
amazon prime (need to get to using this)

the typical:
truck loan
rent
vzw
twc
water
power
health insurance
life insurance
disability insurance
auto insurance
renter's insurance

would like onstar and xm, but I don't current drive enough to justify paying for either. it would be awesome to ditch tv service and go with hulu, etc., but until sports are legitimately streamed, i'll be stuck paying for tv service.

10/19/2011 8:23:20 PM

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"Pandora - $36 per year (can't stand ads)"



Firefox - ad-block

10/20/2011 1:38:58 PM

ncsuGALxcPaC
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Blockbuster by mail

WeightWatchers Online (it works yo!)

Amazon Prime

TWC - Internet, Cable, Whole house DVR... I am researching Hulu Plus or Uverse though.

AAA (my mom pays it)

BJ's (his mom pays it)





[That's what she said!]

10/20/2011 1:50:16 PM

Skack
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Cable/Internet/DVRs/HBO - $140 split two ways.
Smartphone Celly - $74
Planet Fitness - $10

10/20/2011 5:28:43 PM

Grandmaster
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Spotify - $10
Usenet - $10

Men's Health/GQ/Fortune/Time/Rolling Stone from slickdeals.

10/20/2011 5:37:42 PM

Smath74
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too many damn bills
netflix streaming
mortgage

10/21/2011 2:38:38 AM

PimpinHonda
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Amazon Prime
Netflix (Just reduced to DVD Only, stream from Amazon which is included above)
U-Verse
Insurance's
Rent
Utilities
Xbox Live Gold
Costco Membership
Mens Health/GQ/Car & Driver/Golf/Golf Digest from Slickdeal offers, most were $4 a year

10/21/2011 11:19:53 AM

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Other than utilities (power, internet, cell, garbage, ...)

- Netflix
- Sirius
- Letting remaining magazine subscriptions expire except National Geographic


Damn, thought there would have been more

10/24/2011 1:51:10 AM

Jrb599
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costco
amazon prime

10/24/2011 7:28:02 AM

RedGuard
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In addition to the usual cable, Internet, cell phone, mortgage, etc.:

The Economist
The Week
Foreign Affairs
Game Informer
CostCo
Credit Monitoring
Gym Membership ($25/mo)

10/26/2011 1:15:35 PM

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"Credit monitoring - $10/mo"


Good call, EMCE. I'm kind of anal about my credit score now after fucking up a bit 8 and 9 years ago... I think that is something that is a very good $10 to spend for EVERYONE. Never know when something incorrect will pop-up on there and lower your score.

10/26/2011 1:31:10 PM

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for those of you with credit monitoring:

what service do you use?
what credit agencies does it track (all 3)?
does it give you anytime access to scores & reports?
what's the general way it works?

10/26/2011 9:42:05 PM

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we use the free service through experian. It freezes your credit unless you call with a PIN and authorize a specific company to obtain your credit. It stays open for 24 hours and then closes again. http://www.experian.com/consumer/help/states/nc.html

11/18/2011 2:01:25 PM

ShinAntonio
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Xbox Live (should really cancel that, I can't remember the last time I played a game online)
Netflix - 7.99/month (I think)
Hulu Plus - 7.99/month
Home security - 43.99/month
TWC Internet - 57.95/month

11/19/2011 12:27:54 PM

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