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Estimate yearly waste from subscription wey you no dey use enough: monthly fee, uses per month, wetin each use for cost otherwise, and months wey you no use am.
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Yearly waste wey we estimate
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How the result break down
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Value wey you get versus waste
Bars dey split annual fee into the part wey use value cover and the difference wey remain.
Annual waste for each number of uses per month
| Uses per month wey you dey use am | Value wey e get |
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Monthly fee, alternative price and idle months stay the same; na only uses per active month dey vary.
Formula
Active months = 12 − idle months. Annual alternative cost = uses per active month × active months × alternative price. Difference = max(annual subscription fee − annual alternative cost, 0). Idle-month fees dey inside annual fee already, no be extra penalty.
Example wey show the calculation
Monthly fee 68, uses 2 per active month, alternative price 12 per use and 4 idle months: annual fee = 68 × 12 = 816; active months = 12 − 4 = 8; alternative cost = 2 × 8 × 12 = 192; difference = 816 − 192 = 624. Idle fees of 4 × 68 = 272 dey inside annual fee already. Na fictional example prices be these.
Where e fit work and limits
This comparison assume say you dey pay for all 12 months and dey use the service at the frequency wey you enter only during active months. Idle months dey reduce annual uses; their fees dey inside already, we no add dem again. We no model other subscription benefits, cancellation costs or prices wey change. The difference na comparison with paying per use, no be guaranteed cash wey cancelling go recover.
Questions wey people dey ask often
How una calculate am?
Subtract cost of the same annual usage at your alternative price from annual subscription fee. The result no go below zero.
Wetin be active month?
Na month wey you dey use the service. Enter average uses for those months; idle months get zero uses.
Una dey count idle-month fees twice?
No. We dey show dem as part of annual fee wey we don already include. We no add dem to the difference.
Cancelling go save the whole difference?
No be necessarily so. Compare benefits wey you actually need, alternative prices, cancellation fee and contract term wey remain.
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Results na estimates; dem no replace advice from qualified professional.