Subscriptions Everywhere! Clean Up Those Forgotten Monthly Fees | WSJ

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  • @snapperjw
    @snapperjw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +613

    Great idea. I’m off to cancel my Wall Street Journal subscription. Money saved 🤣👍🏻

    • @DFandV
      @DFandV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      A lot of money wasted my friend.

    • @shahbaz__bilal
      @shahbaz__bilal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      lol damnit :D

    • @jorgearmandorodriguezrodri1740
      @jorgearmandorodriguezrodri1740 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Waste of time and money 🤣

    • @Nosekname
      @Nosekname 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Like is so hard to cancel subscriptions from the Journal... sometimes I think what I subscribe for? I just feel that only an exclusive amount of people are subscribed to WJS that makes me prognosticate to cancel.
      But if you manage to cancel just let me know, how you did it
      Thank you

  • @lindalei168
    @lindalei168 5 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    Ironically, Wall Street Journal also has a monthly subscription model where I cannot cancel online. I tried to cancel the subscription from the online menu, but it keeps saying that it cannot find my account. I heard that I have to call the WSJ customer service to cancel. Can you reflect this issue back to your company and ask them to fix this?

    • @frang340
      @frang340 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      The irony!

    • @sunnohh
      @sunnohh 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol, doubtful

    • @swallowedinthesea11
      @swallowedinthesea11 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shame. Shame. . Shame!

    • @Gocast2
      @Gocast2 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm having this exact same problem 😂...I think you have to actually call

    • @yunkexiao5974
      @yunkexiao5974 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Change your billing address to an available CA address and the cancel link will appear at the bottom in the subscription management section. It works for me.

  • @NelsonNGray
    @NelsonNGray 5 ปีที่แล้ว +135

    Wall Street Journal makes it so difficult to cancel.... Kind of funny how the most recent subscription I cancelled a month ago was their newspaper.

  • @JILOP
    @JILOP 5 ปีที่แล้ว +358

    I had to cancel WSJ. Seriously.

  • @thomascooke109
    @thomascooke109 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    You can just tell it’s gonna be a Joanna Stern video 😂

  • @redwizard2471
    @redwizard2471 5 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    That vacuum effect was smooth af

  • @Chickenhunter9
    @Chickenhunter9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    That reminds me, I need to cancel my WSJ subscription.

    • @rohansarin1706
      @rohansarin1706 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good luck trying to do that! See my comment on this video for details.

    • @dion7288
      @dion7288 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why tf would you pay for WSJ

    • @Chickenhunter9
      @Chickenhunter9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dion7288 Sometimes they have pieces that lead me to ask more questions about a company so I can make more money or an article gives me a memento of the day a trade panned out.
      Lately it has been low quality.

  • @JustinY.
    @JustinY. 5 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    Oh boy I can't wait to pay a monthly subscription for access to my Wifi connected shoes in the future

    • @gus473
      @gus473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Good to see you! 👍😎

    • @oquendo0021
      @oquendo0021 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Self tying laces would be great

    • @LightYagami-wt1jw
      @LightYagami-wt1jw 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Stupid joke Justin and I thought you were ded or sumthing?

    • @whitemailprivilege2830
      @whitemailprivilege2830 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Justin Y. You won’t have to wait long

    • @Squintis
      @Squintis 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bruh, those are already out.

  • @BasharZapen
    @BasharZapen 5 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    I like Joanna's videos. They're always creative!

    • @cp-kt9hd
      @cp-kt9hd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Creative, but I strongly dislike her after her galaxy fold review. I hope she has come back to see the amount of dislike she has received.

    • @glipk
      @glipk 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      She's awesome

  • @Bjaldes
    @Bjaldes 5 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    How much cash do you have to make, to not know what subscriptions you have?

    • @matthew8153
      @matthew8153 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      MysteryNoone
      However much it takes for someone to never get rich because they waste their money.

    • @Luis-kh7ic
      @Luis-kh7ic 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I don’t make much and I forgot I was paying for Spotify. I usually get the premium at the start of the school semester and cancel it at the end. I completely forgot to cancel it last semester and paid for two months.

    • @mstrsandhu4950
      @mstrsandhu4950 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Luis-kh7ic use audiomac u will like it

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Louis, this still means you have a lot of disposable income and you can't be bothered. if you were skint, you'd pay attention. ain't no such a thing as " oh.. my bad i forgot" .

  • @qncsc
    @qncsc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    *real question* how do i cancel the governments subscription ...
    i never opted-in. yet every month government keeps taking taking taking taking taking ...
    and i see NO results from all the money they take every month
    yet every month they keep taking -- and for what --- more wars, roads already paid for, bureaucrats

  • @pathan_hs
    @pathan_hs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    No money was lost or harmed in making of the video....😂😂😂
    Creativity = Joanna Stern👏👏👏

  • @pyrex516
    @pyrex516 5 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    How tf do people forget what they are paying for and then complain about not having money?

    • @hereiamrakshith
      @hereiamrakshith 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Automated deduction from bank account.

    • @matthew8153
      @matthew8153 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      GCU ht
      You can be broke at $100k per year income, or rich at $35k. It all depends on whether or not you’re stupid.

  • @lancegordon5492
    @lancegordon5492 5 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Just saying, WSJ is difficult to unsubscribe to 👀 👀 👀

  • @immcguyver07
    @immcguyver07 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Journalist: Step 1, Make a list of subscriptions you have.
    Step 2, Cancel the subscriptions you dont use enough...
    Readers: Cancel our subscriptions to Wall Street Journal....
    HR Office: Journalist is offered a few months pay for severance next week.

  • @theshivelyfamily
    @theshivelyfamily 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the Ring doorbell sound. Our dog Groot loves it and ran to the door welcoming our virtual visitors. Great video, as usual. 👍

  • @romankolosovskiy8726
    @romankolosovskiy8726 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What is really ironic is that @WSJ makes the cancellation process the hardest possible by requiring a subscriber calling a 1-800 number to cancel. Yet at the same, they cite a California law requiring online cancellation

  • @stueygriffith4671
    @stueygriffith4671 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    why sell something ONCE when you sell it ONCE A MONTH?
    😉

  • @claudiuskundanmal5401
    @claudiuskundanmal5401 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the reminder!

  • @rayedomar33
    @rayedomar33 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I just planned to 'Make a List of Subscription' yesterday and here she posted this!
    | weirdly enough, I even subscribed for WSJ and WSJ+ | not that I complain though

  • @infini.tesimo
    @infini.tesimo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You pay for convenience and are in control of the situations, your negligence to not be mindful of payments is your own fault.

  • @davidellis5141
    @davidellis5141 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    They are after one thing , your 💸 ! Protect it or be exploited.

  • @user-us1up8pe3z
    @user-us1up8pe3z 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!

  • @gunjeetsingh90
    @gunjeetsingh90 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Joanna canceled her WSJ subscription

    • @mirzaahmed6589
      @mirzaahmed6589 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a lot more than 20 dollars per month.

    • @gunjeetsingh90
      @gunjeetsingh90 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mirzaahmed6589 she gets an employee discount

  • @Mr2ee
    @Mr2ee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for reminding me to camcel wsj subscription. 😉👍

  • @crazypieman9
    @crazypieman9 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I use privacy.com so I have disposable 1 time use cards that cannot be charged again

    • @rickytorres9089
      @rickytorres9089 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Until you get in trouble with a debit collector. Just cancel it through the company and save the confirmations.

  • @thecitizenjoan
    @thecitizenjoan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Confused, Im aware of every dollar leaving and coming into my bank account. There’s usually a free way to do something.

  • @mahabharat4985
    @mahabharat4985 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I am subscriber of only Internet bills and electricity.

    • @SV-mc1jq
      @SV-mc1jq 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      So you dont drink water?

    • @mahabharat4985
      @mahabharat4985 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@SV-mc1jq I am a village dwelling guy who drinks ground water from well. Lol. So that needs electricity.

    • @orangeVSappel
      @orangeVSappel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My apartment has water included in the rent.

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mahabharat4985 you are shading villagers, the nerve .

    • @mahabharat4985
      @mahabharat4985 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Opqrxyz I don't watch tv, newspapers are not reliable,

  • @taylormay9938
    @taylormay9938 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh, the irony... WSJ is the ONLY subscription I have that will not allow its customers to cancel their subscriptions online. There isn't even a single sentence on the billing page regarding cancellation. You have to actually do a Google search to even find info about it. This is such a shameful tactic. I wasn't entirely decided on cancelling when I started looking for the "cancel subscription" page, but after seeing this, I will never give another dime to WSJ.

  • @LittleRadicalThinker
    @LittleRadicalThinker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have subscription from waste management and PG&E.... Which they keep increasing fees to cover fines from mistakes made by themselves...

  • @victora1717
    @victora1717 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The worst is amazon prime. I cannot logon on to it or retrieve the password, yet I get chareged every month.

  • @cherifbar
    @cherifbar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My favourite subscription is to the WSJ and I will never cancel it!

  • @scottstewart5968
    @scottstewart5968 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!

  • @007RedJD
    @007RedJD 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    No Subscriptions and No Cleanups

  • @Clubbeaux
    @Clubbeaux 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good stuff, and she can start close to home -- the reason I'm never subscribing to the WSJ again is because they make it so difficult to unsubscribe.

  • @slmshady539
    @slmshady539 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    you reminded me of my wifi bill, today is the due date gonna pay it now.

  • @qualm43
    @qualm43 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    how do I cancel WSJ subscription?

  • @veenab4504
    @veenab4504 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow nice creativity

  • @willisopiyo5800
    @willisopiyo5800 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the most funniest journalists

  • @thejflores1219
    @thejflores1219 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video reminded me to cancel my only subscription I have had for more than a month. Chegg study, needed it for this homework this last semester.

  • @kaibaCorpHQ
    @kaibaCorpHQ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Does my car insurance, cellphone bill and rent count as a subscription?

    • @patrickdowney8288
      @patrickdowney8288 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Those count as utility's as if you get a basic plan no hot spot just unlimited calls and text that's just a thing to help you your car is the same motto

  • @OgolordIntl
    @OgolordIntl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Or you can simply CANCEL & RENEW your Credit/Debit cards. Problem solved.😎

    • @rickytorres9089
      @rickytorres9089 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Until the debit collectors come knocking on your door. Always cancel from the company and save the confirmation emails.

  • @truckertriesfarming9792
    @truckertriesfarming9792 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I loathe subscriptions. So many services that I refuse to use, because of the subscription based business model. I refuse free trials, for the same reason.

  • @vacationboyvideos
    @vacationboyvideos 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Don't subscription! Then there is no issue!!

  • @hasnat9545
    @hasnat9545 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now I get an Idea to make a new type of subscription manager app ( it'll also come with subscription )

  • @bigiish
    @bigiish 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Clean up the WSJ from your subscription too

  • @SpiralBreeze
    @SpiralBreeze 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    My husband had the nerve to purchase a printer with a monthly subscription. The only thing I subscribe to is The New Yorker.

  • @JackMediaComments
    @JackMediaComments 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How much of this budget went into the vacuum? Fun video though def leave it in the vacuum

  • @muhaimi92
    @muhaimi92 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I tried Spotify premium and forgot about this,never once I got invoices although my account is being deducted for months. Once I realized and terminated the account,Spotify straight away sent email how they sorry I’m terminating. 😒

  • @losojosdehotspanish2162
    @losojosdehotspanish2162 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It’s not hard to know what your are paying for if you are poor. You might only have one or two subscriptions- like music or netflix.

  • @vinh291
    @vinh291 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Truebill is a great way of tracking subscriptions

  • @therealaviation9191
    @therealaviation9191 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this chanal

  • @marsbars4767
    @marsbars4767 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    My Xbox lets me turn on my subscription but tells me I have to go somewhere else to turn it off. I don't get that.

  • @miiiikku
    @miiiikku 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    If I ever get a subscription, I don't leave it on, why would I. If subscription model is only based on people forgetting to cancel they are doomed.

  • @chris56a
    @chris56a 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    or go to your bank and just request a new card and gradually update info on services you want

  • @Chrisfeb68
    @Chrisfeb68 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Im considering getting the WSJ...I mean if you'r going to get a subscription to something..WSJ seems worth it...right now its $20/mo for the digital subscription...

  • @rkenny1887
    @rkenny1887 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Who remembers *JUICERO* wifi connected bag squeezer 🤣🤣

  • @motokisano9827
    @motokisano9827 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't know how to cancel WSJ online. How!?????

  • @joshuaallen7885
    @joshuaallen7885 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a privileged life to live where you don’t know what subscriptions you are paying for monthly.

  • @scottstewart5968
    @scottstewart5968 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    so over subscriptions... they get out of hand so quickly.
    a $40 software can be sometimes be over $100 annually ;(

    • @AdamSmith-gs2dv
      @AdamSmith-gs2dv 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      MT. A perfect example of this is Adobes Creative Cloud scam. IMO don't buy anything with a forced subscription, if you absolutely have to use a subscription only app (such as Adobe Creative Cloud) then pirate it

  • @damseloliver7148
    @damseloliver7148 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    someone needs a calendar app subscription

  • @hungvu2774
    @hungvu2774 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I bought monthly subscription from Grab. It was estimated 400.000 Vietnamese Dong per month. Unfortunately, it's scam. I wasted a lots of money for trash...heyyyyy, just forget it.

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      just how much worth are those Dongz in USD

    • @hungvu2774
      @hungvu2774 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PHlophe It's nearly 25 USD now.

  • @todaysgrailtomorrowsbeater
    @todaysgrailtomorrowsbeater 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are great videos, congratulations.

  • @mikejade4146
    @mikejade4146 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    R.I.P to Free internet.......

  • @aadhithyasridharan1516
    @aadhithyasridharan1516 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Expensive explanation by wsj

  • @adiposerex5150
    @adiposerex5150 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    My only recurring charge is Amazon Prime yearly. When something says subscription, I run the other way. Apple taught me well.

  • @georgediaz34
    @georgediaz34 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It’s easy canceling with Apple......
    Takes like 10 steps just to cancel.

  • @gamerkiplaysss
    @gamerkiplaysss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I know this is meant as a joke, but it hurts me every time the vacuum sucks up some money.

  • @commercialcritic4676
    @commercialcritic4676 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would like to be the guy who has to clean out the vacuum when they are done with this video

  • @BradThePitts
    @BradThePitts 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can't imagine that anyone interested in the Wall Street Journal would need instructions on how to manage monthly subscriptions.

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      the shade of it all.

  • @xraydelta100
    @xraydelta100 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I always read Joanna Stern's articles in the WSJ. Now I'm sending this video to my wife who likes subscriptions...lol.

  • @LightYagami-wt1jw
    @LightYagami-wt1jw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    says that company that hides its articles behind a paywall

  • @AriVovp
    @AriVovp 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Pointless. How much are paying monthly for all

  • @TigerTT
    @TigerTT 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    lol I'm only subscribed to Amazon Prime and my local Planet Fitness which is 5 minutes away from me.

  • @NickBlackmore
    @NickBlackmore 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you actually use the services they're totally worth it. Example, I used to spend 20-30 bucks a week on CDs that I could only listen to on a player at home or take up my limited space on an MP3 player. Now I spend 10 bucks a month for as many albums I want to listen to anywhere I like!

    • @NickBlackmore
      @NickBlackmore 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      And I can't wait for game streaming subscriptions. Instead of paying $60 on a game I'll play for a couple weeks, I can pay $10 a month or so to play a new game every week!

    • @CardmanOfficial
      @CardmanOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@NickBlackmore Game Pass is a god tier subscription

    • @NickBlackmore
      @NickBlackmore 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@CardmanOfficial It's awesome! Even if you only play 2 games a year it's worth it!

  • @maruzik
    @maruzik 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Let alone the "family plan"...

  • @ifyoudontworkyoudonteat7644
    @ifyoudontworkyoudonteat7644 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just ordered a new debit card and cancel the old one

  • @dahelmet3372
    @dahelmet3372 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ain't this he truth! Subscription from Streaming services is the worse.

  • @Marcus51090
    @Marcus51090 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Pen paper ? What’s next writing by candlelight playing the gramophone dancing the JJ’s with gin and dubonie ? Lol

  • @bitkamp9215
    @bitkamp9215 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh you remind me to cancel my rent subscription, its getting out of control.

  • @Arthurrrrx
    @Arthurrrrx 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Including wsj subscription

  • @JackMediaComments
    @JackMediaComments 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Imagine if your bank app allowed you to get notifications about subscriptions the way Facebook and Instagram remind you to fear missing out. Why can't we find the capitalistic system to allow money saving aides to flourish?

  • @deeboy1957
    @deeboy1957 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best thing about this video was the sucction

  • @kuntheaseng7599
    @kuntheaseng7599 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    how do i unsubscribe WSJ ?

  • @GMSpkilla
    @GMSpkilla 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    My World of Warcraft Subscription still going strong.

  • @bunnyking8096
    @bunnyking8096 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ironic bc wsj charges subscriptions

    • @matthew8153
      @matthew8153 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bunny King
      And they cost through the nose.

  • @amanraj05
    @amanraj05 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    TH-cam: Your monthly revenue subscription is cancelled as per your request!!!!

  • @Mikeyz94
    @Mikeyz94 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can I cancel my mortgage?

  • @ST-cl6qe
    @ST-cl6qe 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Subscriptions want to know your location.

  • @RK-bh2nd
    @RK-bh2nd 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Piracy is good then ?

  • @MohitKumar-nc6kt
    @MohitKumar-nc6kt 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Only 2 subs here! Home Broadband and Cellphone plan.

  • @ktcsam
    @ktcsam 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I literally just saved $30 a month bc I was being charged for this app I didn’t know about

  • @rohanpurohit4217
    @rohanpurohit4217 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Here i am waiting for a pizza hut subscription ..... sorry i am hungry 😩

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      you just reminded me that i need to pop at my local tandoori. I like a good chicken korma with curry rice, the accents and the wobbly heads

  • @MrWatchmen759
    @MrWatchmen759 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    People seriously pay for music smh. I only pay for amazon prime that’s it

  • @andrewszombie
    @andrewszombie 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    *giggles in Internet Piracy* LOL Subscriptions. Cute.

  • @sungjinlee9727
    @sungjinlee9727 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She is the one who made a galaxy fold (hotdog) video.

  • @Mysticbladegod
    @Mysticbladegod ปีที่แล้ว

    The subscription economy is a mess

  • @manusinghgill8707
    @manusinghgill8707 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Five problems one solution : Torrent

  • @1stGruhn
    @1stGruhn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So how much does WSJ charge for their newspaper?

    • @gus473
      @gus473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Around $300 per year, unless you get a special rate or offer... 🤔

  • @theowillis6870
    @theowillis6870 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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