Tech Corner: STOP Paying Unused Subscriptions You Are Unaware of with Truebill
Mandy Mac
Saving money is something a majority of us are consistently active in trying to do. While, yes, you can save some bucks by smart shopping and couponing, there are other ways to go about it, especially when it comes to your monthly bills. If you have signed up for a lot of scheduling monthly payments or subscriptions y ou may have lost track of, Truebill can help you! It scans through your statements things you may have forgotten you were even paying for, and then assist in helping you delete them.
Truebill is an online service that checks your bank and credit card accounts and reminds you where all your money is going each month. How does this work? Well, you may be aware of the typical streaming services and subscriptions you have and use often, therefore do not even think about each month when it comes to a payment. Truebill will clearly lay out your monthly payments to services like Netflix, gym memberships and recurring bills and utilities, like your cable and phone bills, once you sign into all your bank account and credit card accounts through the app.
They take security VERY seriously! It is understandable that you may be taking the whole signing into your personal financial accounts unsettling. The invest heavily in making sure their platform is using the most up-to-date industry protocols for storing account data. They use the highest security protocols that have been recommended by IETF: Internet Engineering Task Force. They also use 256-bit SSL (Secure Socket Layers) encryption.
“We leverage bank-level security when accessing your data so your confidential information is never at risk….Your privacy is of utmost importance to us and we will never share your data with other parties.” -Truebill
Now that you see all your charges, incoming money, and outgoing money in one spot, you can easily spot if there is something you have been paying for and not even using. Request that Truebill cancels any unwanted or fraudulent subscriptions and it will happen in a matter of seconds! They have cancellation agents who will manage the entire cancellation process on your behalf, for you, FOR FREE!
Once you have everything synced up, cancelled, and settled, you can continue using the app to stay informed, notified, and keep on top of your finances with Truebill’s tracking tools. Truebill will automatically notify you about changes to subscriptions or recurring bills. This remains possible because of Truebill’s sophisticated algorithms to identify and track your bills and fees. Their algorithms can also help you by making suggestions to help you save money.
The program has been available on desktop since January 2016 and is also a smartphone and tablet app. They boasted on their average savings for its users, which is $512 a year by cancelling unused subscriptions. And, as well like to capitalize, Truebill is a 100% FREE service. They will never bill your credit card for any service they provide because they will not even have your card numbers, to begin with!
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