I once had indigestion....

I once had indigestion, and it lasted for probably about 18 hours which was pretty awful, but it's not nearly as painful as the constant indecision I suffer from. Seriously. I don't know what to do about things and I ask people for advice but I never know how to act on it. And if someone doesn't tell me what to do about my current dilemma, I'm going to explode. And if they do I won't listen.

But Is it Really Free?

I'm a college student, so I love basically anything free. But there are some things that are arguably not free, such as anything in a "Buy one, get one free" deal (you do have to buy the first one) and there are some things I suspect are not free of some catch, like any kind of "free trial."

Some free trials are dangerous because you are asked for your payment information in advance, and after your trial period you are billed unless you have cancelled your subscription. Examples are Netflix and that one insurance company that still owes me $15 because they received my cancellation request before they processed that withdrawal.

Other free trials are just annoying because you get used to the perks of being a paid member, then those perks are taken away and if you're a poor college student like me, you will never pay to get them back. I got a free trial of Norton Antivirus when I bought my computer, but I never upgraded after my trial period was over because I didn't want to spend money. I downloaded the free antivirus software I had on my old computer and so far the world hasn't ended.

So today I found out there's a free Spotify app available for Android devices. Did I mention there's a free Spotify app for Android? I'm super excited about this. I've wanted this thing basically for as long as I've had a smart phone, but probably longer? And it's pretty cool. I'm not familiar with all the fancy features yet, but I have been able to use it just like I use Spotify on my computer, and I can adjust my volume using the buttons on the side of my phone even if the screen is locked. Maybe that's a standard feature for playing music on your phone? Either way, I love it.

There's just one problem. As soon as I opened the app, it brought up a message saying "your free trial has begun." And I don't know exactly what that means. The app is still free, right? After my trial period ends, I'll still be able to use the app but I'll have ads and I'll lose some features? I'm pretty sure that's correct. I just don't know which features I'm going to lose. I hope it's not anything I learn to like, because I'm not paying for an app. No thank you.

Overall, I really am excited about using this app. I probably won't use it as much as I think I will, but I like the idea of having music on the go without taking up a bunch of storage space. I'm just not sure how free this free app will turn out to be...