I found a new hobby. I love a good scroll on Facebook Marketplace or a trip to Once Upon a Child (secondhand children's store). Now I've found a way to use my money saving skills for clients. 

My mom always tells me “if only we'd been born rich instead of beautiful”. 

 

I like shopping.

 

I loved a back-to-school shopping trip at Limited Too. I loved the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale. 

 

But after I entered my stay-at-home (now work from home!) mom era, I had to reevaluate my hobby. 

 

I have a cute little budget spreadsheet and I know where every dollar goes. 
 

Part of figuring out where each dollar goes was really looking at what we were regularly paying for. 

I have tracked down every $3.99 charge from Apple (WHY are they all separate charges?!). 

I know exactly what subscriptions we have and I found a few to cancel or pause. 

 

In a subscription based world, it's so easy to sign up for something then forget to cancel. Almost like they do that on purpose 🙃

 

 

You get shiny system syndrome and try a new project management tool. 

 

Maybe there's a 30 day trial then you're automatically charged. 

 

The email that your trial is about to end gets buried in your inbox. 

 

Your card is charged and now you have yet another subscription. 

 

Or you sign up for some kind of software, your business changes and you never cancel. 

 

This happened to one of my clients. She has collected subscriptions like it's her hobby.

 

And my hobby has been to figure out what she's actually using then cancel the others. 

 

I just did some loose math and I've gotten her $540 in refunds from subscriptions in the past three months.

 

That doesn't include the monthly charges we've also cancelled.

 

So I've traded my shopping hobby for hunting down sneaky subscriptions. 🕵🏻‍♀️

 

 

I know. This sounds like a big task. 

 

You don't have to do it all at once (but you can if you're feeling motivated!)

 

Start with business or personal subscriptions.

 

Monthly subscription charges are much easier to find than the ones where you pay in full for a year. 

 

Look over your bank or credit card statements for the last 60 days. 

 

Do you see anything you're not using? 

 

Go to your phone app subscriptions. (directions for iPhone) Is there anything you're no longer using?

 

Are there any softwares you've tried before then abandoned? Log in to your account and see if your subscription is still active!

 

Or maybe this is the nudge you need to finally export your data from Airtable and stop paying for it when you're not using it anymore. (yes, I did this for a client)

 

Don't pay for something because it used to serve you. Figure out how to get your data and stop giving them money! 

 

🌻 Bonus tip: ask for a refund if you paid in full for a year!

 

Not all companies will do this. But it doesn't hurt to ask. 

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Anyone else go in to Libby and tag books so you're notified when your library adds them? I recently did that when I couldn't sleep and they all were added this week  😅

I'm going to start with Anatomy of an Alibi by Ashley Elston. Her first book was amazing.

 

We started The ‘Burbs. When you google it, it’s labeled a comedy. I assumed it would be a silly show about an HOA and I live for neighborhood drama. Dear Reader, we're on episode 4 and it's kind of scary? I'm v confused that the internet claims it's a comedy. Plus the main character keeps walking her infant ALONE and at night?! 

 

EEK! I ordered a custom cross stitch project on Etsy. It's an image of one of my new logos. I cannot wait to get crafty with it. 

 

Lots of podcast editing! My client who does weekly podcasts is a rockstar and already did all her guest episodes for March. I edited them and so we have 4/5 episodes for March scheduled! 

P.S. My new website is going to launch next week. I cannot wait to share it with you!