For perhaps the same reasons as you, I decline/turn-off auto-pay of any services I subscribe to. I actually cut checks every couple of weeks to pay bills.
I need a regular reminder of how I am being nickeled and dimed. My big fear is a constant drain on my account from a service that I had forgotten about or just the accumulative damage a lot of services add up to.
To be sure, our corporate overlords love the auto-pay, cashless society they have created for our convenience.
I have all of my credit cards and bank accounts set to notify (text) me whenever there is any transaction whatsoever. I find that helps with the subscription concerns, as well as confidence in catching fraud/incorrect charges quickly.
For perhaps the same reasons as you, I decline/turn-off auto-pay of any services I subscribe to. I actually cut checks every couple of weeks to pay bills.
I need a regular reminder of how I am being nickeled and dimed. My big fear is a constant drain on my account from a service that I had forgotten about or just the accumulative damage a lot of services add up to.
To be sure, our corporate overlords love the auto-pay, cashless society they have created for our convenience.