Boost Your Savings: February’s 30 Minute Win

Does this sound familiar? You sign up for a streaming service just to watch that one new show everyone’s talking about, or tried the free trial of a new app, and then… life happened. Today, those subscriptions are like “ghost expenses”, quietly draining money away every month.

This month, your “Just One Thing” is a two step win: Clean up your subscriptions and redirect the money you free up into your savings.

This month, take 30 minutes to look for autopay charges and subscriptions. You can see all of your spending in your BrightDime Budget, or check your credit card statements directly. Most of us vastly underestimate how much we spend on subscriptions, so this may be a shock. Then be honest with yourself: what do you not use (or what had you completely forgotten about)? Remember, you can always re-subscribe so just go ahead and trim the fat.

Now the bonus step. Take that cancelled amount and set up an automated transfer to your savings account. The money that was quietly disappearing every month is now building your safety net. And you probably won’t even notice.

Click START to check this win off your list!