There are a lot of shady merchant schemes regarding recurring payments. In the past, I knew hidden charges (i.e., recurring charges I fail to notice) would even

There are a lot of shady merchant schemes regarding recurring payments. In the past, I knew hidden charges (i.e., recurring charges I fail to notice) would eventually stop as my credit card would eventually expire in their system. By shady merchants (like AAA, for example, which otherwise claims to be a reputable company), for my "convenience" update by guessing my expired credit card's new expiration date! Thus, they keep charging me forever! So, I'm sorry, recurring charges as both convenient and borderline scams! If I was aware of each upcoming payment and I had to approve it, then I would be spending a lot less money each month!