Friday, January 26, 2018

The hidden cost of cancelling

Examining my credit card bills this month, I noticed two charges:
1 - $6.99 from Consumer Reports
2 - $299 for a legal charge when I started a company

WTF

I tried to cancel the Consumer Reports charge, but I couldn't find my password, so I filed it under...remember to cancel this...and went on to make dinner for the night.  TWO WEEKS LATER and I still haven't dealt with the password. And while $7/month isn't a huge charge...it's pretty annoying because I don't use it...and anything you pay for and don't use is expensive.

Regarding the other charge...I emailed the company...and they of course emailed back saying I needed to call them to make changes to my account...

Of course, I saw the message at 7am, but then completely forgot about it until 8pm between work, the kids, and so, here I am...two weeks later with those two charges still on my card.

So my plan is to use my lunch break and call them and deal with both charges.  Adding to my calendar. 

~Geez that's a savings of about $300...

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