“My current subscription tally came to $1,500 ($1,520 to be exact) per year, or $126/month!”
Nobody signs up for $1,520 a year of software. They sign up for $9.99 a month, over and over, until it adds up to a car payment. Grammarly alone was $150 a year. The subscription model works because each charge is too small to notice and the total is never shown. Add yours up once and you’ll cancel something.