WEBVTT - Share a subscription

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to share a subscription. You can lower the cost,

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<v Speaker 1>or at least get more fun and use out of

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<v Speaker 1>a subscription by finding someone with a shared interest to

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<v Speaker 1>share it with. Earlier this year, I finally decided to

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<v Speaker 1>subscribe to the Allure Beauty Box. I'd heard about this

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<v Speaker 1>subscription for years from people who liked the monthly shipments

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<v Speaker 1>of sample sized beauty products. I don't use a ton

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<v Speaker 1>of makeups or creams, but my daughter has been entering

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<v Speaker 1>that stage and she likes playing around with different products.

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<v Speaker 1>I figured maybe we could share a subscription. She could

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<v Speaker 1>take the cosmetics and I would take the wrinkle creates,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is what we have done. Whenever the box comes,

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<v Speaker 1>we open it and split the loot. It's been a

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<v Speaker 1>fun thing to do together, and we haven't had much

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<v Speaker 1>conflict over two takes. What possibly because I am an

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<v Speaker 1>adult and always give her first DIBs, but also because

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<v Speaker 1>we like different things. More of the products get used,

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<v Speaker 1>for sure than if I just had the subscription on

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<v Speaker 1>my own. You may not be into the Allure beauty box,

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<v Speaker 1>but perhaps there is some other subscription service that interests you.

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<v Speaker 1>It might be hard to justify spending the money on

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<v Speaker 1>something that's just fun. But if you split the subscription,

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<v Speaker 1>you and someone else could both get used out of

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<v Speaker 1>it and maybe each pay a little less. For instance,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you and a neighbor both like reading The Economist.

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<v Speaker 1>That is not a cheap subscription, but maybe you split

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<v Speaker 1>the cost and you work out a schedule for each

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<v Speaker 1>of you sharing the issue that comes each week. Or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe you and a friend both want to work out

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<v Speaker 1>using an exercise video service. If you always watch the

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<v Speaker 1>videos and do them to gather in the same room,

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<v Speaker 1>it is perfectly legit to have one subscription for the

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<v Speaker 1>two of you, and perhaps the bigger bonus you'll get

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<v Speaker 1>to be working out with a friend. That's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>more accountability. Now. Obviously, there are some limits to what

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<v Speaker 1>you can do here. Netflix famously crack down on people

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<v Speaker 1>sharing passwords. You can share a streaming subscription service with

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<v Speaker 1>someone in your household, but probably not with a relative

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<v Speaker 1>who lives two states over. I think there's also some

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<v Speaker 1>question with stores that require a membership payment, whether you could,

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<v Speaker 1>for instance, buy things for your sister while you're there,

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<v Speaker 1>if you split the cost of a membership, I know

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<v Speaker 1>people do this, but I'm certainly sympathetic that the stores

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<v Speaker 1>might prefer you not do that. But what's something like,

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<v Speaker 1>let's say a clothing service. If you and a friend

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<v Speaker 1>are the same size, you could split what comes and

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<v Speaker 1>get the buy at all discount. You could subscribe to

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<v Speaker 1>a book of the month service, split the cost and

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<v Speaker 1>agree to share these books with a friend with similar

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<v Speaker 1>reading tastes. Each item gets more use or has more

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<v Speaker 1>of a chance of getting used. You get to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about the books with your friend, creating a mini book club,

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<v Speaker 1>and the cost is lower. It might be worth giving

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<v Speaker 1>it a shot. In the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time.

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