Phone, Internet and Subscriptions: Cutting Recurring Costs
How to review contracts, compare providers and cancel what you do not use.
4 min read · Budget & Everyday
Life situations: Budgeting and saving
Recurring costs are easy to overlook, but they add up over years.
Review once a year
- List all subscriptions and contracts.
- Cancel what you do not use.
- Compare phone and internet providers and renegotiate.
- Cost over the period
- If invested instead
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Watch notice periods
Many contracts renew automatically. Put the dates in your calendar.
See the long-term effect
Bundles and promotions
Bundles can be cheaper, but promotional prices often rise after the first year. Compare the price after the introductory period, not just the offer.
Use the subscription cost calculator to see what they cost over years.
Try it yourself: Subscription Cost Calculator
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Yearly costCHF 1'020
- Cost over the period
- CHF 10'200
- If invested instead
- CHF 12'516
- Cost over the period
- If invested instead