Rossen Reports: How to track and cancel those unused subscriptions

Hi. Yeah, guess what? We spend about $219 on subscriptions every month and it's easy for that number to get even higher. How many of us have signed up for *** free trial or an auto renewal? I'll cancel it later in five days and you just forget. So, how do you figure out what subscriptions you're paying for? And the ones you don't need here are some easy tricks. First monitor your credit card statements. Right. Yeah. Next, you can check on the ones you renew through your phone. This is really easy. I'm gonna go through the iphone and the Android. Let's start with the iphone. I want you to go to settings then tap on your profile right over here at the top. Then click on subscriptions. It'll tell you which subscriptions are active and when they automatically renew, you can also cancel by clicking on each one on an Android. Go to the Google Play Store. Tap on the profile icon over here, followed by payments and subscriptions, tap on subscriptions and then again, you can cancel each one individually if you want. Finally, there are apps that'll track your subscriptions for you. Now, if you use Mint the Mint app to track your stuff, it's shutting down January 1st. So you're gonna have to move over to another one. Here are some alternatives. The app, Rocket Money, it's free, but there's an option to upgrade for *** little money. The upgrade costs anywhere from 3 to $12 *** month. The Pocket Guard app again free, but there's *** $7.99 *** month upgrade to *** premium version. It'll track your subscriptions no matter what. But the upgraded version recommends subscriptions you should cancel and then gives you directions how to do it. If you're Chase card holder, the app is free. It'll monitor those recurring payments and even tell you if one of the subscription prices changes and capital one, the capital one card. If you have one of those, the app is free. It also tracks subscriptions. Let you know if one changes, I'm gonna post links, easy, quick links to all of these at Rawson reports.com. So you can sign up for yourself and take *** look back to you.

Looking for ways to cut costs this holiday season? One of the biggest ways money is being sucked from your wallet is with subscriptions. Our forgetfulness when it comes to subscriptions can boost companies' revenues by up to 200%, according to economists at Stanford and Texas A&M.It's easy for us to pay hundreds of dollars a month for subscriptions we never use when you consider how many times we’ve signed up for a free trial or an auto-renewal and forgot to cancel.So how can you figure out what subscriptions you’re paying for? Here are some easy tricks.Go through your statements: Every month, go through your credit and debit card statements to identify the recurring payments. If you don’t know what it is, type it into a search engine.Your phone: Look at the subscriptions you've purchased through your phone.iPhones: Go to "Settings" and tap on your profile at the top, then click on "Subscriptions." It will tell you which subscriptions are active and when they automatically renew. You can cancel by clicking on each one.Android: Go to the Google Play store, tap on the profile icon followed by "Payments and Subscriptions." Tap on "Subscriptions" and then again, you can cancel each one individually if you want.Track subscriptions with apps: It's important to note, if you use the Mint app to track your stuff; it's shutting down Jan. 1.Rocket Money: It's free with an option to upgrade. The upgrade costs anywhere from $3 to $12 a month. You track subscriptions and the app helps with hard-to-cancel subscriptions as well.Pocket Guard: The app is free but there's a $7.99 a month upgrade to a premium version. It will track your subscriptions no matter what but the upgraded version recommends subscriptions you should cancel and directions on how to do it.Chase: Cardholders who have the free app can monitor those recurring payments and it will even tell you if one of the subscription prices changes.Capital One: Cardholders who have the free app can track subscriptions and it will also you know if one changes.

It's easy for us to pay hundreds of dollars a month for subscriptions we never use when you consider how many times we’ve signed up for a free trial or an auto-renewal and forgot to cancel.

So how can you figure out what subscriptions you’re paying for? Here are some easy tricks.

Go through your statements: Every month, go through your credit and debit card statements to identify the recurring payments. If you don’t know what it is, type it into a search engine.

Your phone: Look at the subscriptions you've purchased through your phone.

iPhones: Go to "Settings" and tap on your profile at the top, then click on "Subscriptions." It will tell you which subscriptions are active and when they automatically renew. You can cancel by clicking on each one.
Android: Go to the Google Play store, tap on the profile icon followed by "Payments and Subscriptions." Tap on "Subscriptions" and then again, you can cancel each one individually if you want.

Track subscriptions with apps: It's important to note, if you use the Mint app to track your stuff; it's shutting down Jan. 1.

Rocket Money: It's free with an option to upgrade. The upgrade costs anywhere from $3 to $12 a month. You track subscriptions and the app helps with hard-to-cancel subscriptions as well.
Pocket Guard: The app is free but there's a $7.99 a month upgrade to a premium version. It will track your subscriptions no matter what but the upgraded version recommends subscriptions you should cancel and directions on how to do it.
Chase: Cardholders who have the free app can monitor those recurring payments and it will even tell you if one of the subscription prices changes.
Capital One: Cardholders who have the free app can track subscriptions and it will also you know if one changes.

Rossen Reports: How to track and cancel those unused subscriptions

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