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Money challenge

Unsubscribe Week

A week of cutting the things that make spending easy: marketing emails, saved cards, one-click buttons and notifications.

7 daysEasy Open the tracker

Why it works

Shops spend a great deal of effort making it easy to buy. This week makes it a little harder, which is often enough.

The rules

  • One small task each day.
  • Nothing to buy and nothing to cancel that you actually use.

The plan

  1. Day 1Unsubscribe from every shop newsletter in your inbox.
  2. Day 2Remove saved cards from shopping sites and apps.
  3. Day 3Turn off shopping app notifications, or delete the apps.
  4. Day 4Unfollow brand and influencer accounts that make you want things.
  5. Day 5List every subscription and mark keep or cancel.
  6. Day 6Turn off one-click or buy-now-pay-later options.
  7. Day 7Set up a "cooling off" folder for future newsletters you actually want.

Your tracker

Tick off each day

Your progress is saved in this browser only. Nothing is sent to us.

Tips

  • Use the unsubscribe link at the bottom of each email rather than marking as spam.
  • Write down the subscriptions you cancel and their cost.

If you slip

There is nothing to slip on. Finish the list when you can.

When you finish

Repeat it twice a year; lists creep back.

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