Subscriptions & Spending

We could be free of Rocket Money’s fake standup ads by Spring.

Where did all the new shows go?...

Streaming companies will let you watch ad-free, but it will cost you....

The number of “serial churners,” or cost-savvy customers who hop between streaming services, is on the rise.

Costs have gone way up and there are so many options — but we are here to help. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans suggests some streaming strategy best practices and looks carefully at the major providers.

Amazon has something in abundance that its rivals don’t: customer data

Despite higher prices, people aren’t canceling their streaming subscriptions.

Netflix has been working hard to find a way to crack down on password sharing outside of an account’s primary household. Its ability to stop password sharing is rooted in the economic concept known as excludability.

Walt Disney Co edged past Netflix Inc with a total of 221 million streaming customers and announced it will increase prices for customers who want to watch Disney+ or Hulu without commercials.

The exercise bike company improbably has Spotify and Apple Music beat when it comes to cashing out artists.

Blockbuster stores over 30 years: https://t.co/rDfiO07525

From saving to budgeting to investing, here's what to teach your kids about money at every stage.

Hoarder? Splasher? Understanding your financial psychology could save you money

We all want to save more money -- but overall, people today are doing less and less of it. Behavioral scientist Wendy De La Rosa studies how everyday people make decisions to improve their financial well-being. What she's found can help you painlessly make the commitment to save more and spend less.

There's more to Costco's membership fees than meets the eye.

MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe said Monday that it will now limit members to only three movies a month.

Answer: 229 times Here are the figures for the top music sites: Questions: Given their average payout for stream of $0.004 per song for Spotify, how many music streams would you have to listen to in order to cover a $9.95 monthly subscription?   Why do you think that the streaming services have such different payouts per stream?  Your friend says "I can make a good living just putting my music up on YouTube." Agree or disagree with him using the data provided above.  Do you think the payouts per stream will increase or decrease in the future?  Click here for the rea...

Answer: YouTube Here's the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom. Questions: Where do you go most frequently? Why? Five years ago, what would your answer have been?  Compare these services from a cost perspective.

Instead of intentionally hiding the ‘unsubscribe’ button, let customers leave gracefully. They might just come back.