• Dwarvy@feddit.nl
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    1 year ago

    Protip for apps/services that require monthly payments: pay and immediately cancel. You’ve already payed for a month, so the service will keep working until the next billing day, but it won’t renew because you’ve already canceled.

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      that service will keep working until the next billing day

      You wish. I have had one too many services that cancel immediately upon request, even if you paid for the month 3 days ago.

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        1 year ago

        Maybe it differs per country or state. I’ve done it dozens of times, never failed me.

        I live in the Netherlands, maybe theres a law that mandates it, but I’m not 100% sure.

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          I live in the Netherlands too, but I’m certain this was an online service from the US. It’s definitely a minority of them but it happens nonetheless

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    1 year ago

    I have 0 things on autopay. I pay my insurance each month myself. I’m the only one who should be able to take money out of my account

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      1 year ago

      Weird flex.

      I’ve got better things to do with my time than manually enter the electric / water / whatever payment. I’m not ever going to choose to not pay it or dispute before the due date. Ever.

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        1 year ago

        Only if you’ve already lost the control of your life a long time ago… then it really doesn’t matter and you might not care about anything but wine about having no money.