You can find pretty much anything you want on the Internet for free, right? Right. But there are a few things worth paying for … if only so as to avoid public ridicule when playing DJ and a car commercial drops during your set. Check out these subscriptions that’re actually worth the membership fees.
Parallels Access connects your iPad to your work computer, thus allowing you to tap in to everything you need, whenever you need it. $19.99 seems like a small (annual) price to pay in order to be the office hero with the last-minute emergency (read: EMERGENCY! RED FLAG! READ RECEIPT!) file everyone’s trying to hunt down.
If you’re a huge football fan, but don’t have cable, you need to readjust your priorities. And probably pony up $17.95 a month for this CBS ‘scrip, which will afford access to all of the major conferences and second-tier games, as well as every college football game. Score.
Cheaper than a gym membership, a Daily Burn subscription provides tools to build the workout plan that best fits your fitness goals, helps you customize a meal plan and allows you to access tons of workout videos. Spend $10 a month and watch other guys get shredded in HD while you boof Doritos.
Play Battlefield 4, Madden NFL 25, FIFA 14 and Peggle 2 to your heart’s content with EA Access, and save 10% on Xbox One purchases. On top of that, you’ll have access to the latest EA games up to five days before they’re released to the general public. A ‘scrip costs $4.99 per month.
Not only is it extremely affordable ($4.98 per month), Cloudload is a commercial-free alternative to video subscription bigwigs like Netflix and Hulu Plus. Cloudload offers access to the most popular TV and movie selections, which stream in HD on any mobile device.
So much more than just the free shipping you accidentally find yourself saddled with after the trial period expired and you forgot to cancel it. Watch your favorite movies and TV shows, stream music sans ads, download free e-books to your Kindle and get that quick-and-free turnaround on replacement razors (with no minimum!). Amazon Prime is particularly worth it if you love to binge-watch TV series unavailable on Netflix (particularly anything from the BBC), or want to shop for something you’re too embarrassed to actually purchase in a store (like your fall candle collection).
