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Ancestry price increase

Dragonflyveb — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 09:20:15 GMT

Just got an email that Ancestry is increasing their membership by $20 per 6 months.

While I enjoy doing genealogy research, I don't do it enough to justify the yearly cost. I thought about canceling every billing cycle and I think this time, I will pull the plug.

I am just getting burned out by how much everything costs so much more. I don't think prices will ever go back to where they were. I remember the 80s when mortgage rates went crazy and then credit card interest went to 21%. Mortgage rates came down, but those credit card rates just never did...

Guess I'm just cranky after getting back from the grocery!

Re: Ancestry price increase

PatsyCline — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 16:11:14 GMT

Hard to find anything not going up in price (or "shrinkflation" downsizing sizes but not lowering prices).

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Re: Ancestry price increase

Sooner — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 16:14:09 GMT

@Dragonflyveb wrote:
Just got an email that Ancestry is increasing their membership by $20 per 6 months.

While I enjoy doing genealogy research, I don't do it enough to justify the yearly cost. I thought about canceling every billing cycle and I think this time, I will pull the plug.

I am just getting burned out by how much everything costs so much more. I don't think prices will ever go back to where they were. I remember the 80s when mortgage rates went crazy and then credit card interest went to 21%. Mortgage rates came down, but those credit card rates just never did...

Guess I'm just cranky after getting back from the grocery!

If you don't pay the monthly fees, do you lose all of your data and information?

Re: Ancestry price increase

gertrudecloset — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 16:39:11 GMT

@Dragonflyveb wrote:
Just got an email that Ancestry is increasing their membership by $20 per 6 months.

While I enjoy doing genealogy research, I don't do it enough to justify the yearly cost. I thought about canceling every billing cycle and I think this time, I will pull the plug.

I am just getting burned out by how much everything costs so much more. I don't think prices will ever go back to where they were. I remember the 80s when mortgage rates went crazy and then credit card interest went to 21%. Mortgage rates came down, but those credit card rates just never did...

Guess I'm just cranky after getting back from the grocery!

Credit card rates are dependent upon your overall credit and is not a one sized fits all.

Re: Ancestry price increase

hayseed00 — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 17:26:01 GMT

@Dragonflyveb I also feel Ancestry is getting pricey. I have been working on my dad's family tree for a couple years now. I just pay for 2 months every winter when I have time to really work on it. I always felt that they were expensive, but enjoyed the information I would find.

Re: Ancestry price increase

ThinkingOutLoud — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 18:04:51 GMT

from www.genealogyexplained (dot) com:

Jan 28, 2022 Local Family History Centers (FHCs) are the most common way to access Ancestry for free. You can access a list of global FHCs by visiting this webpage www.familysearch (dot) org/fhcenters/locations/.

Re: Ancestry price increase

Kalli — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 20:08:18 GMT

@Dragonflyveb I quit Ancestry and my Newspapers membership about 4 months ago. It was automatically coming off my cc and I wasn’t using it anymore.

When I quit I got an email saying they would keep my family tree as it was and hoped to see me back.

I might join for a few months during wintertime. I really don’t work on it except when it’s too cold to enjoy being outside.