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I only pay $48 a year for 1Password, but even if it was $60 it doesn't bother me. If that means thousand of dollars by the time I die, it's fine. I like the service.

$4,000 over 40-60 years is insignificant. If it's useful and doesn't mess with your monthly budget, why not keep paying?

Not trying to change your mind, but I don't see the problem, and you could say that about anything you pay monthly for.

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Yeah, I kinda noted its a small amount but it seems odd to have it as subscription service.

I feel I'm paying for almost everything as a "subscription" and I own zero.

  $60 1Password
  $156 Netflix
  $120 Amazon Prime
  $1200 AT&T (estimated, Family Plan)
  $720 Internet 
  $260 NYTimes
  $168 Spotify

So thats $2684.00 for services and content per year - with nothing to show for it if I cancel. Fine for most people, but part of it gnaws at me. To each their own.

When you compare it, it's still pretty cheap. I considered buying all the movies and songs I used to pirate and it adds up for a whole lot more than registering for Netflix and Spotify.

It's more suited for things that we consume once then throw away. We only watch a movie or episode a few times, we do play songs often but get bored of them in 40 years.

Password managers are another category, but even then I'd rather pay $4000 over 60 years than $1000 today.

Prices will go up... :)

I do take your point. The point is, if you cancel your subscription you are left with nothing.

But it's not "nothing to show for it" if you use the subscriptions... people pay money to go to a movie, go out to dinner, go to the gym, etc. When you leave each of those venues, do you think you have nothing to show for it? Okay, maybe the movie was bad, or the meal was poorly prepared. Hopefully, most of the time, you enjoyed the experience and it fortified you mentally (and even physically, if the meal was nutritious and the gym workout was a good one). The same applies for any of these subscription services. You get value while you are paying. It is not nothing :)

I get why it doesn't bother you, if you like the experience and think it's worthwhile. I also happily pay for Netflix, while a friend of mine just asked me, if he can use my account to save a few bucks. Everybody values different things.

But there are very good free alternatives out there like keepass, with clients for every major operating system, including mobile.

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