Ask HN: For what service would you happily pay ~8-10 USD a month – Ideas

2 points·guywithabowtie··7 comments

Hi Everyone,

I want to know from you what services you need that you would happily pay a small monthly subscription for. I am looking for something interesting and new if you would like to share that should be there.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions !!

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I want a service that lets me delete money. I’m serious. I think it’s healthy not to get too attached to money and deleting $10 without getting anything in return seems good for the soul.

I haven’t thought about this a lot but it might actually be pretty hard to do. You can’t just burn cash — that’s illegal. I don’t want the money going to anyone else, so you can’t just buy something with my money and destroy it. Also, you’d need to figure out a way to prove that it has been deleted and that you’re not just pocketing it.

Figure out how to delete my money and I’ll gladly pay $10/month.

Why not just give it to charity?

I do that too, but it signifies something different.

Giving to charity means my money has value, which means I should work to get more money so that I can give even more to charity.

Deleting money, on the other hand, makes the urge to earn more money rather pointless. It helps me align my goals to what really makes my life meaningful.

Can you explain more on your understanding of delete ?

Basically:

UPDATE Users SET netWorth = netWorth - 10 WHERE name = "coddle-hark"

I want to pay 10 dollars a month to always have a friend on call, even if I don't know the person. Just a subscription service to talk to random people and make friends. Excellent for immigrants, introverts, expats, etc.

That's actually a good idea. What would you want this person to do for you ?

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