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Breaking Bank: Money gets wasted while you're reading this
Individuals in the US spend $321 a year, per person, on subscriptions they don't even use. Adjusted for the whole US population, here's how much money has already gone down the drain in just the time you've spent on this page:
Spent on unused subscriptions, live
since you opened this page
Per second
$2,630
Per minute here
$157,804
The average person spends an estimated about $27 a month — roughly $321 a year on subscriptions they forgot they had — money that could easily be put toward something they'll actually use.
Illustrative estimate. Based on a Self Financial 2026 survey finding Americans spend an average of $26.79 a month (about $321 a year) on unused paid subscriptions, scaled to the approximate U.S. adult population. Figure is directional, not exact — but you get the idea.