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Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by ssivark »

Practical question: how the heck do people manage subscriptions for personal (not enterprise) use? Do you know all the services you subscribe to, how much you paid(whether the amount reset to a higher number after the introductory offer), whether you’re being auto-billed for something you’ve barely used, etc? Further, have you cancelled subscriptions as a result of such analysis?

I wonder how many people would pay a couple of bucks each mont for a no-hassle subscriptions management platform!?

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by zachlatta »

For those who are part of Hack Club (https://hackclub.com), we partnered with GitHub to provide speedy access to the Student Developer Pack (48 hrs vs. 2-3 weeks). Redeem at https://hack.af/pack.

More on the partnership at https://medium.com/hackclub/github-hack-club-grants-for-your...

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by CarVac »

ssivark wrote: post #2

Practical question: how the heck do people manage subscriptions for personal (not enterprise) use? Do you know all the services you subscribe to, how much you paid(whether the amount reset to a higher number after the introductory offer), whether you’re being auto-billed for something you’ve barely used, etc? Further, have you cancelled subscriptions as a result of such analysis? I wonder how many people would pay a…

I have a budget system where all recurring income and expenses are averaged out into a daily number that accumulates over time, less any incidental expenses.

The part of the spreadsheet that I use to calculate the daily net income has every subscription listed on it.

I budget conservatively so in the sheet I "pay" the full rate from the beginning even if I actually have the introductory rate.

...I don't actually have many subscriptions, so there hasn't been anything I've unsubscribed from as a result of this.

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by guessmyname »

ssivark wrote: post #2

Practical question: how the heck do people manage subscriptions for personal (not enterprise) use? Do you know all the services you subscribe to, how much you paid(whether the amount reset to a higher number after the introductory offer), whether you’re being auto-billed for something you’ve barely used, etc? Further, have you cancelled subscriptions as a result of such analysis? I wonder how many people would pay a…

I have a handful of apps that help me keep track of my finances — https://i.imgur.com/M6rzJ6i.png

One of them —“Chronicle Pro”— does exactly what you asked; the app keeps track of recurring subscriptions.

Unfortunately, most of these apps are only available in the Mac App Store, with a few exceptions, but I believe you can find quality software with the same features for Windows and Linux as well if you search the correct keywords online; try mixing the words “banking”, “finances”, “money” and “budget” in this query: “[word] app for windows”.

Here is the list of apps I use (in alphabetical order):

• https://www.iggsoftware.com/banktivity/

• https://www.jumsoft.com/money/

• https://moneywell.app/

• https://chronicleapp.com/

• https://savingsapp.com/

• https://hochgatterer.me/finances/macos/

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by QuinnWilton »

ssivark wrote: post #2

Practical question: how the heck do people manage subscriptions for personal (not enterprise) use? Do you know all the services you subscribe to, how much you paid(whether the amount reset to a higher number after the introductory offer), whether you’re being auto-billed for something you’ve barely used, etc? Further, have you cancelled subscriptions as a result of such analysis? I wonder how many people would pay a…

I put all of my subscriptions on single purpose card numbers I generate using www.privacy.com

The tool lets me set a total or per month spending limit on each card, which I can use to decline unexpected transactions -- basically either auto billing that kicks in after a trial, or price increases that I never noticed.

It also gives me a convenient place to see all of my active subscriptions.

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by sdan »

Just a heads up:

Do NOT use AWS Educate (regardless if you get it from some hackathon or Github).

The amount of pain and suffering you have to go through just to get permission to spin up a EC2 instance is unbearable. Compounded with a ton of restrictions and 60-minute sessions, it'll make you unlike AWS real-quick.

I would instead suggest to use the $300 GCP credit (since there's no restrictions for that) if you need cloud credits.

Re: GitHub Student Developer Pack

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Post by lallysingh »

ssivark wrote: post #2

Practical question: how the heck do people manage subscriptions for personal (not enterprise) use? Do you know all the services you subscribe to, how much you paid(whether the amount reset to a higher number after the introductory offer), whether you’re being auto-billed for something you’ve barely used, etc? Further, have you cancelled subscriptions as a result of such analysis? I wonder how many people would pay a…

Some bank/cards let you download statements in csv. Plain text ledger app does the rest.
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