or 60 dollars a year. I find that sort of comparison is typically a form of persuasion to help you buy things you normal would not buy. It is an old marketing

or 60 dollars a year. I find that sort of comparison is typically a form of persuasion to help you buy things you normal would not buy. It is an old marketing trick. Make the initial cost look small and lock you into a larger long term commitment. The real cost is usually better looked at per year. In the case of streaming services they give you a small cost but make you feel like you have lost something in your world 'for only a small coffee'. Renting usually makes sense if you are going to use something once and then never again. Buying is usually better if you want to use it a few times. There are other benefits to streaming but maybe you could use the money more? That is something you have to decide. If you can say if someone handed you 60 bucks you would put it all into a year long rental go for it. But most of the time for me I find I would rather own something a bit more tangible.