If you’re ready to cut the cord on cable, you will be among the many Americans, who already have. Just look at the numbers: AT&T, the world’s largest telecommunication company, has reportedly lost millions of customers in just one business quarter alone.
There is a reason for this churn of customers, too, and it boils down to streaming subscription services. Easily accessible with plenty of streamable video content, these services have dominated the entertainment market over the past five years. Before you sign-up or add another one to your repertoire, check out these tips on better managing them.
Be realistic about what you’ll watch and how often. Some services offer dozens of channels, shows, or movies to watch. If you’re like most of us, there’s way more content available on any one service than you’ll ever watch in a lifetime. So, create a list of programming you and others in your household are likely to watch and stick with the streaming network that offers most of your favorite choice.
If you’re going to bundle up, do the math first. Many streaming services offer add-ons for premium content from networks. like Showtime, HBO, or Starz. If having access to these networks is important to you, adding a premium streaming service could potentially save you money, compared to purchasing subscriptions to those services separately. Just be sure to do the math, first, once you narrow down the content you want.
Pay for your subscription with a credit card that offers extra cash back or points on streaming. Multiple credit cards that offer extra rewards for streaming subscriptions. For example, the American Express Blue Cash Preferred card offers six percent cash back on subscriptions to Prime Video, HBO Now, Hulu, Netflix, and more. Not too bad, if we do say so ourselves!
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