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At a time when life has gotten so expensive thanks to inflation, the last thing you can afford to do is waste money. But a good 42% of Americans seem to be doing just that.
How so? A recent report from C+R Research found that 42% of Americans have forgotten about a recurring subscription they’ve kept paying for.
Now, imagine you signed up for a streaming service eight months ago, stopped using it, thought you canceled it, but didn’t. Meanwhile, month after month, you’ve been getting charged for that service on your credit card. That’s not good.
As such, you should definitely review your credit card statements from the past year and see what subscriptions you’re paying for that you may have forgotten about. But while you’re at it, it pays to reassess all of your expenses and make sure the things you’re paying for