Picture this: you're reviewing your monthly outgoings, and you realise your creative software subscriptions now cost more than your weekly food shop. Adobe Creative Cloud, other software upgrades, font licences, cloud storage – it adds up fast.
For many freelancers in 2026, this isn't a hypothetical scenario. It's reality. In fact, if you do the maths now, you might find it's happening to you. Also bear in mind that Apple has just added another potential subscription cost with its new Creator Studio, which is coming out at the end of the month.
