# How many subscription services do you pay for each month **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 19, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158 "2016-05-19T14:51:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/1 "2016-05-19T14:51:18Z")
I’ll define subscription services as any of the various streaming video or audio services, video games, print publications, any of the many “crates” (collectibles, razors, food, clothing). I’ve probably left some out but basically reoccurring monthly payments that are not mortgage/rent, utilities, cables, etc. Mommypants and I normally have three. Google Play Music family plan Hulu Plus Big Fish Games Netflix will get started again in September. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/2 "2016-05-19T14:56:00Z")
Two. HBO and Savage Love Magnum edition. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/3 "2016-05-19T15:06:44Z")
Netflix. ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/4 "2016-05-19T15:13:41Z")
Netflix, Spotify. Does Amazon Prime count? ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/5 "2016-05-19T15:23:13Z")
Monthly Payments: Barkbox (dog toys & treats) Seeso (comedy-centric media site) Yearly payments: Wired Magazine Rolling Stone Magazine Amazon Prime ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/6 "2016-05-19T15:30:41Z")
PC Gamer Playstation Plus erm… That’s it. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/7 "2016-05-19T15:34:32Z")
Streaming / digital content stuff: - Netflix - Amazon Prime Magazines: - Rolling Stone - Runner’s World - Archaeology (this one’s my wife’s) MMORPGs: - Star Wars: The Old Republic - Champions Online ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/8 "2016-05-19T15:53:33Z")
Netflix Amazon Prime Hulu Sling TV Sports Illustrated, but that’s a yearly subscription ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/9 "2016-05-19T16:00:55Z")
Monthly: Netflix Spotify Annual: Amazon Prime MLB NHL Print: The Atlantic GQ The New Yorker Foreign Affairs ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/10 "2016-05-19T16:16:17Z")
Dollar Shave Club, a whopping $6 per month. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/11 "2016-05-19T16:16:57Z")
Sirius/XM (paid annually) DirecTV ([probably excluded by terms of OP) Netflix (I think-- we have access so somebody in the family must be paying) SDMB (paid annually) MLB app. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/12 "2016-05-19T16:17:06Z")
TV: Netflix Acorn Print: NY Times Mercury News New Yorker And a technical society membership ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/13 "2016-05-19T16:19:53Z")
Netflix Hulu The Atlantic Binah Hamodia Amazon Prime ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/14 "2016-05-19T16:30:35Z")
Netflix and Sirius radio ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/15 "2016-05-19T16:38:03Z")
Netflix Hulu Amazon Prime HBO NOW I’ve considered Acorn, but I don’t watch a ton of tv, so why add something that will increase my tv time? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/16 "2016-05-19T16:46:39Z")
> [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](#): > > Netflix and Sirius radio Oops, that reminds me – I forgot to list my Sirius subscription. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/17 "2016-05-19T16:47:49Z")
Netflix Amazon Prime > **[Ancestry® | Family Tree, Genealogy & Family History Records](https://www.ancestry.com/)** > > Ancestry® helps you understand your genealogy. A family tree takes you back generations—the world's largest collection of online family history records makes it easy to trace your lineage. NYT website Sunset magazine AARP magazine The Oregonian (newspaper) Straight Dope There are probably others I can’t think of. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/18 "2016-05-19T16:56:04Z")
LOTRO (Lord of the Rings online) BTSport (UK Internet TV channel) ---
**Author:** ![dracoi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@dracoi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dracoi)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/19 "2016-05-19T17:09:37Z")
Very few are monthly. Usually I prepay a year, like all of my wife’s magazines and most of my business services (things like DropBox and Office 365 Exchange) On the personal side, I think NetFlix is the only monthly non-insurance non-utility item. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158/20 "2016-05-19T17:53:39Z")
I’m glad this thread was started. I realized that I haven’t used Ancestry for quite some time and cancelled my subscription. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-subscription-services-do-you-pay-for-each-month/755158.md?page=2)