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[Dragonflyveb]

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!

[PatsyCline]

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

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[Sooner]

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@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!

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

[gertrudecloset]

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@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!

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

[hayseed00]

@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.

[ThinkingOutLoud]

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/.

[Kalli]

@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.