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Ranian Kim is the founding editor of Is It Still Worth It?, focused on helping readers decide whether to keep, cancel, downgrade, pause, or switch recurring subscriptions, memberships, apps, and software plans.

Paid Antivirus: Who Still Needs It, and Who Can Skip It?

By Ranian Kim·Updated Jul 14, 2026
July 14, 2026 by Ranian Kim
Person deciding whether to renew a paid antivirus subscription beside a laptop, phone, credit card, and device-check notes.

The antivirus renewal is one of the quietest charges on your card. It goes through once a year, often at a price higher than the one that got you in, to protect you from something … Read more

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Gym Membership Cost: How Many Visits Make It Worth Paying For?

By Ranian Kim·Updated Jul 13, 2026
July 13, 2026July 12, 2026 by Ranian Kim
Person deciding whether to keep a gym membership beside sneakers, a blurred billing screen, and a workout visit tally.

The gym is not expensive because of what it charges. It is expensive because of how rarely you go. A membership at $65 a month sounds reasonable next to a car payment. Divide it by … Read more

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Subscription Refunds: Who to Contact When a Platform Billed You

By Ranian Kim·Updated Jul 7, 2026
July 11, 2026 by Ranian Kim
Person checking a blurred subscription receipt, bank statement, credit card, and refund notes to find who billed them.

Getting charged for a subscription you meant to cancel is annoying. Not knowing who to even ask for the money back is worse. You open the app, look for a refund button, and it is … Read more

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Free Trial Charges: The Cancel Timing That Actually Stops Them

By Ranian Kim·Updated Jul 7, 2026
July 10, 2026 by Ranian Kim
Person checking a blurred free trial reminder beside a credit card, calendar, and cancellation checklist.

The free trial is not where people get trapped. The renewal date is. You sign up because it feels temporary. Seven days. Fourteen days. One month. The card goes in, the service opens, and your … Read more

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Roku Billing: Where to Cancel Before the Next Charge

By Ranian Kim·Updated Jul 7, 2026
July 9, 2026 by Ranian Kim
Person tracing a highlighted recurring charge on a blurred bank statement while comparing it to a blurred subscription management page on a laptop

A Roku charge looks simple until you try to stop it. You see the charge, open the app, and go looking for a cancel button. Sometimes it is right there. Sometimes it is not. Sometimes … Read more

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Stop Paying Twice: Streaming Your Phone Plan or Membership Already Covers

By Ranian Kim·Updated Jul 7, 2026
July 8, 2026 by Ranian Kim
Person checking a phone plan benefits screen, membership card, credit card statement, TV remote, and streaming duplicate checklist on a kitchen table.

The worst streaming subscription is not always the expensive one. Sometimes it is the one you keep paying for after your phone plan, membership, or credit card already covered it. That is the quiet way … Read more

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Router Rental Fee vs Buying Your Own Modem: When to Stop Paying

By Ranian Kim·Updated Jul 7, 2026
July 7, 2026 by Ranian Kim
Person comparing a rented internet gateway with a separate modem and router beside a blurred bill, return box, calculator, and compatibility checklist.

The router rental fee looks harmless because it is small, boring, and buried under a bill you already hate reading. That is exactly why it survives. A $10 or $15 equipment charge does not feel … Read more

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Security Cameras Without a Subscription: Ring vs Eufy vs Tapo

By Ranian Kim·Updated Jul 3, 2026
July 4, 2026 by Ranian Kim
An unbranded video doorbell, local storage hub, microSD card, and blurred security camera app on an entryway table, showing a decision between cloud recording and local storage.

Quick Answer: If the only thing your Ring plan does is keep recordings, supported cameras from eufy and TP-Link’s Tapo line do that job without a subscription. eufy saves footage to a HomeBase hub or … Read more

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YouTube Premium on iPhone vs Web: Are You Paying $5 More?

By Ranian Kim·Updated Jul 2, 2026
July 3, 2026 by Ranian Kim
A smartphone and laptop on a desk showing blurred subscription screens, suggesting a decision between iPhone billing and web billing for YouTube Premium.

Quick Answer: If your YouTube Premium charge reads $20.99, you subscribed through Apple’s App Store and are paying $5 a month more than the $15.99 web price for the identical plan. The Family gap is … Read more

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Do You Need a Ring Subscription? What Works Without Paying

By Ranian Kim·Updated Jul 2, 2026
July 2, 2026 by Ranian Kim
A video doorbell beside a front door with a blurred phone screen and subscription notice, suggesting a decision about whether a Ring camera needs a paid plan.

Quick Answer: A Ring doorbell or camera keeps working without a subscription. Live View, motion alerts, and two-way talk stay free, and the doorbell still rings. What disappears is every recording: without a plan, Ring … Read more

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