http://disqus.com/by/SereneJourney/enWed, 11 Feb 2009 09:45:47 -0000http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/2009/02/think-subscriptions-end-automatically-think-again/#comment-6177032<p>Many years ago my wife and I signed up for a gym membership and paid the full annual fee which was around $600. We only went around 8 times (slackers, I know) putting our average cost at $75 per visit!</p><p>These days I'm very conscious of annual and monthly costs now and think of them as "financial barnacles". A single barnacle doesn't slow down a ship that much but if a ship is encrusted with barnacles it's performance can be severely hurt.</p><p>The same goes with finances - I try get rid of all these little automatic charges as they can really soak up a lot of your pay check.</p><p>Cheers,<br>Gwynn<br></p>SereneJourneyWed, 11 Feb 2009 09:45:47 -0000