'Subscription Creep' Is Real. Consumers Are Paying Over $1,000 Each Year, CNET Survey Finds

How much are subscriptions eating into your budget? According to an exclusive CNET survey, US adults spend an average of $91 on subscription services each month. In recent years, “subscription creep” has led to consumers paying for unwanted monthly or annual memberships. What’s more, companies increase the price of existing services on short notice or without much disclosure, sometimes in tandem with rollouts of new or expanded features. The average amount paid for recurring memberships and subscriptions is likely to keep going up. The survey asked about the different types of services…

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