How Canceling 5 Subscriptions Changed My Life

I was paying $147 per month for subscriptions I barely used. A streaming service I opened twice. A fitness app I downloaded and forgot. A news subscription I never read. Cloud storage for files I already had locally.

The process was simple. I listed every recurring charge on my credit card. For each one, I asked: have I used this in the last 30 days? If the answer was no, I canceled it.

In one afternoon, I canceled five subscriptions and saved $89 per month. That is $1,068 per year — for about 45 minutes of work.

The spending tracker in MINIMAL.diy makes this automatic. Add your expenses, mark the recurring ones, and review them monthly. The savings add up fast.