{
  "id": 17248202,
  "title": "Audit your subscriptions this Halloween and stop wasting money",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/audit-your-subscriptions-this-halloween-and-stop-wasting-money",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-30T15:35:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store/tips/audit-your-subscriptions-this-april-fools-and-stop-wasting-money"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "It's Halloween, making it the perfect time to ensure you're not being tricked out of your hard-earned cash by canceling forgotten subscriptions. Digital hygiene, the practice of maintaining a clean and safe digital footprint, is crucial for anyone who uses the internet. Regular tasks include checking for compromised passwords and monitoring for zombie subscriptions, which are services you're being billed for but rarely use. In this story, AppleInsider suggests auditing subscriptions twice a year, ideally on April 1 and October 31, to avoid wasting money. These subscriptions can accumulate over time, often unbeknownst to users, especially with the abundance of annual fees. One effective method is to start with iPhone subscription settings, where many apps offer trials that may have been forgotten. It's recommended to cancel Apple-managed subscriptions more than 24 hours before they renew to avoid further charges. For a systematic approach, creating a categorized list, such as an analog list, helps track and cancel unwanted subscriptions. This process can save hundreds of dollars annually.",
  "summary": "It's Halloween, so it's a great time to make sure you're not getting tricked out of your hard-earned cash and cancel those subscriptions you've forgotten about. Here's how to do it. Why and how you should audit your subscriptions Digital hygiene, the practice of keeping a clean, safe digital footprint, is critical for anyone who uses the internet — which is pretty much everyone. Many things fall…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}