Let’s do a little thought experiment — how much money do you spend on subscription services each month? Typically, you might spend $12 on music streaming, have a couple of TV subs at $20, and spring for a modest $3 200GB Google One plan to cover your precious family photos. That’s about $45 a month, maybe $450 a year if you pay upfront, but it could well be much higher if you subscribe to additional services like the plethora of TV options, audiobooks, a password manager, or stump up for cutting-edge AI tools.
But what does this add up to over five years, a decade, or a lifetime? That’s much harder to calculate, especially as subscription costs are heading into the stratosphere. And when it comes to storage solutions, 200GB this year could easily balloon to 2TB after a decade of memories, or even higher if you can’t keep your camera away from little arrivals or pets.