You’ll free up some money in next year’s budget, and you might score a BFCM deal on one of the services you’ve cancelled.
It can be a bit of a chore to find all these charges, though. Many software subscriptions require a credit card before they’ll give you a free trial, and default to automatic renewal. It feels SO BAD when you get walloped for a few hundred dollars because you signed up for something a year ago, or (damn you, Google Ads!) you started an ad campaign as an “experiment” and forgot about it.
Friday Goody Bag to the rescue! Here’s a printable checklist. Download it and spend your Saturday afternoon slashing next year’s budget: The Autopay Audit Checklist
Rocket Money will cancel unwanted subscriptions and even negotiate bills down for you. The downside is they’ll take a percentage of the savings, billed up front, but it’s still a worthwhile deal if you’re too busy to handle this yourself. If you do decide to sign up, I heard about it on the Jordan Harbinger Show. Use rocketmoney.com/jordan.
Grab FGB's The Autopay Audit Checklist (PDF, 1mb)