“Do you have an account with us?”

“Accounts” have become necessary evil.
Accounts for your internet platform(s), emails, utilities, cell phone, mortgage, bank etc.

A valuable part of my journey from “crazy busy” to sanity was taking an inventory of how many “accounts” I had – Then making changes.

Internet accounts. How many do you have? Do you know?
Try this:
Granb a pen write down every internet account you have. You may have to dig a bit.
I did.
I was surprised.
I had 22 accounts.
But…..WHY?
After some careful consideration I deleted 15 accounts!
Then turned off email push notifications to the remainder I chose to keep.

Each “account” is more time & energy you give away & adds to “crazy busy”.

Accounts :
-Require set up time.
-Require regular maintenance or “new updates” (time suck)
-Require a password & a user name. (more shit to remember)
-Require you to “agree” to THEIR terms. (have you READ them?)
-Put you more at risk to a privacy breach. (your just a marketing number).
-Email (torture)you with “updates”, deals etc. (adds noise to your life)
-Each internet account keeps you “surfing”while REAL life ticks away.
-How much time have you squandered trying to reset a forgotten password?

It all adds up!
Facebook, twitter, Instagram, WordPress, Netflix, Google,Youtube, Dell, Airlines, multiple email accounts, web hosting, cell phone, “Reward” cards for gas, food, tools, hardware store…Geez!

Question any “account” that leads with saving you ANYTHING.

“Do you have a rewards card?”
“Sign up by text to get 20 percent off” (and get tortured with spam and marketed to).
“Members” get 10 cents a gallon gas discount”. (Big deal!?..thats maybe 4% discount)
“Save time by….” sign up here………..BULLSHIT.
“Rewards card”?  Really???
“Rebates” ?

I found the REAL reward is taking back my time, sanity & privacy.
Just say NO.
Each time Im offered a “reward” I tell them that its annoying & the best way to “reward” me is not with a “game”. Instead, how about you show you value me AND MY TIME with fair  prices and no gimmicks?
The next time your offered a new reward/account…….think about your inventory results.
Just say no.
Then you can say yes (to sanity, peace & quiet).
You always get what you pay for.