Clear the surface of your kitchen table. Buy some fresh flowers and place it on this beautifully empty surface to celebrate the first day of May.

If you get magazine subscriptions via snail mail, you may have noticed how often magazine renewal cards/letters appear in your mailbox? I get it. The magazine companies know that many people dismiss those renewals as 'low-priority tasks', they know folks often wait to renew until the very last minute, and they're also aware that some folks are considering not renewing at all. The earlier you renew, the better it is for the magazine company.

My husband and I were out to dinner with another couple and we were all talking about magazines we subscribe to. My friend's husband said to his wife, 'By the way, our Time Magazine needs to be renewed. We got a notice yesterday.' His wife confirmed that she saw the renewal notice, had already check the expiration date on a recent issue, and determined that the subscription was not set to run out until more than a year from now.

A little subscription know-how and organization can help.

1. Keep a list of the magazines you subscribe to, when they expire, and what you last paid to resubscribe. It's nice to have all of this information in one place, especially if you subscribe to a number of titles. Renew, if you wish to, about three months prior to the actual expiration date and you should not miss out on any magazine issues.

Your subscription expiration date is on the magazine's address label, usually above your name. It should state the month and year. Example June 2022, 06/22, JU22, JUN 22, or some variation of those.

2. Do you really want to renew a particular magazine? Perhaps you subscribe to a lovely, glossy, lifestyle magazine, even though the content looks nothing like your lifestyle. Maybe you don't like the recipes you originally thought you would either. Drop that subscription. You won't miss it and you'll be saving yourself some money.

3. Assess your reading time. If you don't have the time to read your magazines, either set time aside (actually plan that time in your calendar/planner), or ditch the subscription and just pick up a single issue now and then from your grocery store.

4. Consider a digital magazine subscription. I've canceled all of my print magazine subscriptions and have opted to read them digitally on Apple News for a low monthly subscription fee. Why did I do this? First, I read a number of magazines, and it is way less expensive to get them digitally. Second, I do most of my magazine reading 'away from home' (in Starbucks, at the doctor's office, etc.) and I love having all of my books and magazines on one small device (I have an Amazon Kindle.)

That being said, when you have a digital subscription, you really have to be good about reading those magazines. It auto-renews every single month, so if you're not enjoying them, then you're wasting your money.

Another tip, if you choose to go the digital route, is that many public libraries offer access to many magazines for free. So, see if that's an option where you live, before you spend the money on a subscription service.

Finally, if you are willing to let a subscription go and wait a little bit, you may get a good 'we want you back offer'. On the other hand, sometimes you may realize you're not even missing it, and decide to cancel after all.

Happy reading!

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