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US Adults Are Throwing Away Over $250 a Year on Unused Subscriptions, CNET Finds (www.cnet.com)
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[โ€“] LemmyEntertainYou@piefed.social 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

How does this happen though? I don't even pay a single subscription, I can't imagine just signing up for loads and just throwing my money away.

[โ€“] return2ozma@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago

A lot of them are set up to automatically charge monthly or renew annually.