Jan 30, 2019
The theme for this week is: Small Changes. Big Results.
You know, when you make changes in your life, they don’t always have to be massive, earth-shattering, blow up your world kind of changes in order to make a difference.
Sometimes, small changes can have massive results too. And actually, because small changes are so much easier, we can circumvent the brain’s freak-out-what-have-you-done-to-me! reaction, making it more likely that we’ll stick with our small changes in the long-run.
And today’s small changes, big results topic is: Subscription Boxes.
Stitch Fix, Birchbox, HelloFresh. I mean come on, who doesn’t love opening a curated box of clothes, goodies, or pre-prepped food.
But have you ever stopped to wonder why subscription-based services are everywhere these days? They’re creating income and loyalty on auto-pilot.
I have been tempted by Spotify premium for a long time now. I’m well-versed in the benefits because they barrage me every 3rd song. Only 10 bucks a month gets me unlimited skips, no ads, and I can take my music anywhere.
Must. Resist.
So you justify it. Ah, it’s just $10 here. Another $5 there. $19.99 over thata way. Then before you know it, you’re blowing $50 a month on little luxuries that you don’t use, need, or appreciate that much.
So I’d like you to try 2 things:
That’s it for today! Thanks for listening. Tomorrow we’re going to talk about the trickery of free trials.
My name is Ashley Micciche and this is the One Minute Retirement Tip.
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