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If you’re a glutton for reading material, you should have at least four or five monthly magazine subscriptions. There are so many reasons to do so that it makes about zero sense to not subscribe if you’re buying a magazine regularly. Let’s look at the reason.

1. It’s cheaper - Most people hate spending money. If you’re one of them then magazine subscriptions are definitely for you. You’ll save an average of about $3 per magazine that you subscribe to. That may not seem like a lot, but consider that you might buy 5 magazines a month and that ends up being a savings of $180 over the course of the year.
2. Timely delivery - If you can’t wait to hear about the latest home decorating techniques in Martha Stewart’s Living than a magazine subscription is what you need. By subscribing, you’ll most likely get content ahead of the newstands. Thus, you’ll be the first to show off that stunning new technique.
3. Regularity - Every month a magazine will show up in your mailbox to read, and you usually will be completely surprised. You’ll think to yourself, “I knew that was coming, but it’s here so soon. How exciting!” Exciting it will be. It’s worry-free reading material.
4. Subscriber only bonuses - Many magazines give their subscribers something extra as a token of appreciation. This could range from software to perfume to mini-books. It really depends on the subject matter of your magazine.
5. Exclusivity - Sometimes there are magazines that just aren’t available at your local grocery store. When this happens you have no choice but to subscribe if you really want the magazine. This has it’s benefits though, as you’ll be able to see things that most others wouldn’t.

So now that you know the reasons to subscribe, you better get on it! For the curious, I currently carry subscriptions to PC Gamer, Computer Gaming World, Maximum PC, Computer Shopper, Computer Games, Men’s Fitness, Men’s Health, and FHM (I don’t know how that one happened). What do you subscribe to and why?