Tip Tuesday — Subscription Savior

Wait, what’s this? Your weekly newsletter has two issues in a week?

Welcome to Tip Tuesday, something new that I want to take for a spin. Going forward, it’ll be a post with a single tip, and it’ll arrive in your Inbox on a Tuesday. Simple enough, right?

The tips will stick to the usual Pixel Fun categories, so think tech, mobile, and gaming. That sort of thing.

I did say that I was going to test some new ideas out — welcome to the first.

Never forget to cancel an app trial again

If you’re anything like me, you probably install a ton of apps. And whether you’re installing them on your phone, tablet, or computer, there’s a good chance that a sizable number of them require a subscription of some sort. Most of those apps probably also offer a trial to whet your appetite, too.

Again, if you’re like me, you probably have a history of signing up for an app subscription and then instantly forgetting about it. Add kids with phones and tablets to the mix, and these little memory lapses can soon cost real money. But I’m here to tell you that it doesn’t have to be this way.

What a lot of people don’t realize is that you can sign up for a new app subscription via the App Store and then immediately cancel it without canceling the trial itself.

The result? You still get to try your new app or service out for free without having to worry about canceling the trial before you get charged — you already did it. Go you!

It’s a simple tip, no doubt. But it also has the potential to save you some big sums, too.

Until next time…

I’m already pondering ideas for this weekend’s Pixel Fun, so keep your eyes peeled for that. Early contenders for topics include talk of games getting ever more expensive and a little bit about how I’m using Discord, of all things, to deal with my (inattentive) ADHD and costly procrastination.

Pixel Fun #4 will hit your Inbox this weekend. See you then!

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