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In what ways are people today being convinced to spend money beyond their means? (lemmy.ca)

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[-] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

Energy bills aren't really subscriptions like the others though. You pay for the energy you use.

Whereas with the others, you're paying the same price every month regardless of how much you use.

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Yours doesn't come with a delivery fee that you'd have to pay every month regardless of any usage?

[-] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Oh yeah. Does that count as a subscription too?

[-] Zorg@lemmings.world 1 points 9 months ago

I have seen plans where you pay a fixed price/kWh; almost seemed like a decent deal, until I read the fine print - the regular fees & transportation/kWh is on top of the fixed cost.

[-] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

The maintenance plan is in addition to the gas usage

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