A 30-Minute Subscription Audit You Can Repeat Quarterly
Export charges, tag categories, and decide one cut before adding anything new.
Households rarely subscribe to just one service. When Notion sits next to Office 365 on the same card statement, the combined monthly total becomes the number that actually matters for your budget.
Monthly budget checklist
- Export last three months of card charges and highlight Notion.
- Add related services such as Office 365, Spotify, YouTube Premium if they serve the same routine.
- Subtract any refunds, credits, or prepaid balances so the number is honest.
Small subscriptions compound: five services near ten dollars still behave like a major bill.
One practical approach is to group tools by outcome: entertainment, learning, work productivity, and fitness. Place Notion in the right bucket, then ask whether a cheaper tier, annual billing, or a household plan changes the monthly average.
Practical tips
- Round down to the nearest dollar for mental math, but use exact cents when you use a calculator.
- After you total Notion, ask: did I open the app in the last 14 days? If not, flag for review.
- Group Office 365, Spotify, YouTube Premium on one spreadsheet row labeled by habit (watch, learn, work) not by brand alone.
- If annual billing is cheaper, model cash flow: a big yearly hit still changes your monthly budget plan.
Treat every estimate as a starting point. Confirm current offers in your region, then adjust your plan intentionally rather than letting renewals decide for you.
Try your numbers in the calculator
The SubSaved calculator is free: choose the services you pay for (including Notion), enter your monthly amounts, and see your total compared to reference pricing—helpful for renewals, downgrades, and spotting overlap with Notion and the rest of your stack.