Rentlar@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 months agoIn what ways are people today being convinced to spend money beyond their means?message-squaremessage-square182fedilinkarrow-up1185arrow-down13
arrow-up1182arrow-down1message-squareIn what ways are people today being convinced to spend money beyond their means?Rentlar@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square182fedilink
minus-squareRGB3x3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·5 months agoEnergy bills aren’t really subscriptions like the others though. You pay for the energy you use. Whereas with the others, you’re paying the same price every month regardless of how much you use.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 months agoYours doesn’t come with a delivery fee that you’d have to pay every month regardless of any usage?
minus-squareSendMePhotos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 months agoOh yeah. Does that count as a subscription too?
minus-squareZorg@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoI have seen plans where you pay a fixed price/kWh; almost seemed like a decent deal, until I read the fine print - the regular fees & transportation/kWh is on top of the fixed cost.
minus-squareSendMePhotos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoThe maintenance plan is in addition to the gas usage
Energy bills aren’t really subscriptions like the others though. You pay for the energy you use.
Whereas with the others, you’re paying the same price every month regardless of how much you use.
Yours doesn’t come with a delivery fee that you’d have to pay every month regardless of any usage?
Oh yeah. Does that count as a subscription too?
I have seen plans where you pay a fixed price/kWh; almost seemed like a decent deal, until I read the fine print - the regular fees & transportation/kWh is on top of the fixed cost.
The maintenance plan is in addition to the gas usage