Netflix prices are increasing per the email I received today. Specifically for the service we use, unlimited streaming and unlimited mailed dvd (two at a time) it is increasing by about $4.
It seems everything is increasing these days. My life insurance went up. Food prices are increasing. And of course, fuel is higher than last year or even earlier this year.
In light of the Netflix increase, I may cut back to one video out at a time...or cut it out all together. I've noticed we have rented at Redbox recently when the movie wasn't available right away through Netflix.
I've also thought about cancelling our newspaper subscription. We definitely get a lot of use out of it. Or most days. We receive it everyday and pay almost $18 a month. It doesn't save much just to go to weekends or Sundays since most of the cost is the Sunday paper, which come with coupons. However, I think I could get the coupons online for most things I use them for. The girls would miss reading the comic strips.
It's small amounts of money, but we all know those add up pretty quickly. Are you canceling or changing services as fees increase?
Netflix Increase
July 13th, 2011 at 03:22 am
July 13th, 2011 at 11:25 am 1310552743
Well, I don't have Netflix anymore, and as of this Friday, I won't have basic cable either. I cancelled it. Can't justify the expense.
I'm really afraid of how difficult it will be to go cold turkey, but that's the way it's going to be.
A few months ago I got a year's subscription to a local paper for $10 (Sundays only), mainly becus i thought the coupons would pretty much pay for the paper. Most of the coupons are for higher-priced name brands for things I buy generic, so there's really not much of a cost savings. Sometimes I'll see a good deal, even a free one, for 1 or 2 items each week at Walgreens but honestly, it doesn't make sense to me to go driving around to stores like that just to save $1 to $2 on 1 or 2 items. So many people do that,and I'm sure it makes them feel good, but i doubt it's really saving them much money.
July 13th, 2011 at 01:43 pm 1310560993
I got the Netflix announcement, and I switched from unlimited streaming and one DVD at a time, to just streaming. I can always rent much-wanted DVD's at Redbox or the library. So instead of an increase, I have a decrease from 9.99 to 7.99.
July 13th, 2011 at 02:21 pm 1310563284
I wonder what my BF is going to do with his plan (Streaming and 3 DVD's), he is currently at Annual Training so I am not sure what he will do with his account.
Quite a while back I also cancelled my newspaper subscription, I only had the weekend edition because it was $8 per month. I loved the coupons BUT I find I buy alot of generics OR if I have to have a certain name brand then I often can find higher value coupons on the companies website. Between that and the four or five internet printing sites I not miss my newspaper at all.
July 13th, 2011 at 03:02 pm 1310565720
July 13th, 2011 at 04:17 pm 1310570246
Food prices are what is really concerning to me right now. It seems it is harder and harder to find good deals and coupons are not as plentiful as they were a year ago.
July 13th, 2011 at 04:27 pm 1310570854
There are some things only available by mail, but we can try to borrow from other people, or buy for cheap and then resell on eBay, or something.
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July 28th, 2011 at 02:50 am 1311817804
For comics, you can see most comics online - so your kids could still get their dose of comics. On a daily basis even.
http://www.gocomics.com/