Digital subscriptions, that is....
Today, after years of conscientiously limiting myself to 15 free NY Times articles a month (when logged in to their site) I finally caved and signed up for their "basic" plan (with a promo: the first 8 weeks free and $1.88/week for a year after that; cancel anytime). Yes, I know you can Google the title of an article and view it free and clear, but frankly, I'm worn down. I just want to view articles from the convenience of Twitter/FB/any other link and not have to weigh whether or not they go toward my monthly allocation. Plus, ageing. I feel like I'm old enough to splurge and spend a little coin on some digital subscriptions.
So here's what I pay for in the digital realm, and I'd love to hear what others subscribe to:
Today, after years of conscientiously limiting myself to 15 free NY Times articles a month (when logged in to their site) I finally caved and signed up for their "basic" plan (with a promo: the first 8 weeks free and $1.88/week for a year after that; cancel anytime). Yes, I know you can Google the title of an article and view it free and clear, but frankly, I'm worn down. I just want to view articles from the convenience of Twitter/FB/any other link and not have to weigh whether or not they go toward my monthly allocation. Plus, ageing. I feel like I'm old enough to splurge and spend a little coin on some digital subscriptions.
So here's what I pay for in the digital realm, and I'd love to hear what others subscribe to:
- NY Times digital access - $1.88/week (when that kicks in)
- YouTube Red (love the lack of commercials and downloading/offline features) - $13.14/month (iOS version)
- Amazon Prime - $99/year now (right?)
- Evernote (Plus plan) - $24.99/year
- Dashlane (password app that syncs across PCs and mobile devices) - $19.99/year
- HP Ink - $3.14/month (I'm gonna count this a being in the digital realm; 50 printed pages a month, unused sheets rollover to the next month, ink shipped automatically. I have high-schoolers and am still weighing the merits of this...)
- BackBlaze (cloud backup) - $99/every two years