About 40% of Americans have cut back on streaming services in the last three months because of financial concerns, according to a recent report
Americans are quitting subscription streaming services in droves as the cost of living continues to climb, a recent report has found.
Streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu have become increasingly popular in recent years, but Deloitte’s 2026 Digital Media Trends report, released late last month, shows how Americans are getting frustrated over the cost to have their favorite movies and TV shows at the click of a button.
“As the cost of everyday essentials like food and housing remain high, many consumers are reevaluating their budgets and cutting back on nonessential expenditures,” Deloitte said in its survey results. “At the same time, prices for media and entertainment services continue to climb.”
I’m kicking myself now for not buying more 20 TB hard drives when they were under $250. It’s rough out there for any computer related hobbies right now.
For whatever reason I bought 10 at once and I’ve just been slowly feeding them to my array as I need them
I bet you feel like a genius for that now too lmao
Lol. At the time I was like “wtf was i thinking”, but now, yeah… I look smrt in hindsight 🤓
I bought two right before stuff jumped too badly. Looked about a week later thinking buying another one might be an ok idea, rofl no way I can justify it now…
So now I’m debating if I really NEED backups… certainly not of everything… I still need a video card, and those never did really come back down…