Do You Really Need Three Newspaper Subscriptions?
Eliminating Some Newspaper Subscriptions Can Save Money
If you get more than one newspaper delivered to your door, you might want to rethink your newspaper subscriptions. Some consumers have been able to save $20 or more each month (not to mention hundreds of trees) by eliminating unnecessary newspaper deliveries.
Do You Really Need That Newspaper?
More than a few consumers find themselves with more newspaper subscriptions than they really need. Perhaps a sales representative from the local newspaper calls them during the dinner hour, and they subscribe to the newspaper in order to quickly get off the phone.
Your local newspaper can be a wonderful resource, but if you have a stack of newspapers piled on your coffee table, and you’re too busy to get through the stack you might be wasting your money.
Why Buy What You Can Get For Free
Several newspapers are available online for free, which can eliminate the need for a newspaper subscription and save trees at the same time. Some of these online newspapers simply require you to create a login based on your email to access articles online.
Other online newspapers, like USA Today, do not require any type of login to have access to all of their articles on the Web. You can also skip over the ads that USA Today displays, so your reading experience is uninterrupted.
If you insist on reading newspapers in print form, then there are several newspapers that are free in urban areas. Usually you will find these newspapers in machines or near public transportation centers. The articles are typically geared towards your region, and you can’t beat free. I’ve found that free newspapers are a great alternative to paid newspaper subscriptions.
Sometimes Subscriptions Do Make Sense
If you are an avid reader and buy your paper at the newsstand, then you might want to think about getting a newspaper subscription. A subscription can offer you substantial savings over the newsstand price.
The above tips aren’t meant to discourage you from ever having a newspaper subscription. Rather they’re intended to help you decide if you really need a newspaper subscription, or two or three subscriptions as some households have.
If you read your newspaper subscription, that’s great. However, if you’re like many households and your newspaper subscription goes unused, then you definitely should rethink the amount of money you can save by canceling your newspaper subscriptions.