Subscription audit • 8 min read
How to run a 20-minute manual subscription audit
Find known, forgotten, annual, and app-store subscriptions with one repeatable sweep.Quick answer
Search by payment channel, not only by memory.
Review the last several statements for repeating merchants, then check Apple or Google subscriptions, PayPal, email receipts, and annual renewals. Group the results into keep, review, cancel, and unknown.
Do not cancel from memoryConfirm the exact account and renewal terms before closing a service, especially when data or benefits may be lost.
A practical framework
Three questions make the next step clearer.
01
Find recurring spend
Bring subscriptions into one clear list with amount, cadence, and renewal date.
02
Decide before renewal
Usage and timing cues help you keep, pause, downgrade, or cancel deliberately.
03
Cancel with confidence
Current, service-specific guides show where to go and what confirmation to keep.
Action checklist
Before you consider the task complete
- Scan several months to catch non-monthly billing.
- Search the inbox for renewal and receipt language.
- Check app-store and wallet-managed subscriptions.
- Save confirmation and verify the next statement.
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