{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Finance Tech Brief By HackerNoon","title":"Why I quit my Medium membership","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/996c7b6e\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":855,"description":"\n        This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/why-i-quit-my-medium-membership-909909657ba.\n             I’m a Medium member based in India. This morning, I realized the credit card linked to my Medium account is due to expire. So I go to the settings page in my Medium account to check if I can update my card details. I find the button saying ‘Use a new card’ but also notice another button that says ‘View billing history.’ Out of curiosity, I click on it, and am presented with a long list of $5 monthly payments starting from March 24, 2017. Two years, or 25 months to be precise. Which add up to $125 (₹8,645) in membership fees, as of today. That makes me pause, and take stock of what I’m getting for my $125. \n            Check more stories related to finance at: https://hackernoon.com/c/finance.\n            You can also check exclusive content about #stripe, #medium-member, #medium-partner-program, #paywall, #medium-membership, #hackernoon-es,  and more.\n            \n            \n            This story was written by: @babulous. Learn more about this writer by checking @babulous's about page,\n            and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com.\n            \n        \n        ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/5jsccNzA2VS5A8o7Wh6TZK9cMfKFlwKAT0xOsKBE5w4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQxMjY5LzE2ODM1/ODI1NDAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}