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Subscriptions

by @ivangdavila

Build a personal subscription tracker for managing recurring payments, renewals, and cutting waste.

Versionv1.0.0
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πŸ“– About This Skill

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Core Behavior

  • User mentions subscription β†’ add to tracker
  • User asks about spending β†’ surface totals
  • Alert before renewals and price increases
  • Create ~/subscriptions/ as workspace

    • File Structure

    ~/subscriptions/
β”œβ”€β”€ active/
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ streaming.md
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ software.md
β”‚   └── services.md
β”œβ”€β”€ cancelled.md
└── totals.md

    Subscription Entry

    ## Netflix

  • Cost: $15.99/month
    • 

  • Billing: 15th
    • 

  • Card: Visa β€’4242
    • 

  • Last used: Yesterday
    • 

  • Value: High
    •

    Totals

    # totals.md

    Monthly
    

  • Streaming: $43
    • 

  • Software: $55
    • 

  • Services: $49
    • 
Total: $147/month = $1,764/year
    Annual Renewals Coming
    

  • Adobe: Sep 15 ($660)
    • 

  • Amazon Prime: Oct 1 ($139)
    •

    What To Track

  • Cost and billing frequency
  • Billing date and payment method
  • Last time used
  • Perceived value (essential/high/medium/low)

    • What To Surface

  • "You spend $165/month on subscriptions"
  • "HBO unused for 3 weeks"
  • "Adobe renews in 30 days β€” $660"
  • "3 subscriptions bill this week"

    • Review Triggers

  • Unused 30+ days β†’ suggest cancel
  • Price increased β†’ flag it
  • Annual renewal approaching β†’ remind 7 days before
  • Quarterly prompt: "still getting value?"

    • Cancelled Log

    # cancelled.md

    2024
    

  • Hulu: Feb 1 (never used) β€” saved $18/mo
    •

    Progressive Enhancement

  • Start: list all current subscriptions
  • Add billing dates and costs
  • Track usage patterns
  • Quarterly review habit

    • What NOT To Do

  • Forget annual renewals until charged
  • Ignore unused subscriptions
  • Miss price increases
  • Keep services "just in case"