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If you’re someone who enjoys documentaries or watching people tackle real-life challenges, Discovery+ might be worth a streaming subscription if you have space in your budget.
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In this kind of budget, streaming services would fall into the “wants” category. You’ll have to decide whether you’ve got room in that bucket for nature or fixer-upper programming, and if you don’t, you may need to cut back in other places, like eating out or coffee runs.
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