Hmmm.....my collection has gotten a little out of hand. I only had a vague idea what I wanted when I started it. The exciting beginning of collecting, discovering new sources of records, FOMO, and not having a more concrete idea of what I wanted from collecting has resulted in me spending a lot of money on stuff I never play.
But I learned some good lessons and I have a much firmer idea of what I want now! And I discovered that the worst part of FOMO is the fear itself. The reality of it is that I have usually been able to eventually find and acquire stuff I want even when it sells out quickly (like Fiona!). I'll still use VMP if they release something I need, but I'm not going to lose sleep if I initially miss it. There's plenty of other stuff I need in my collection that will be available.
Looking at the status of my subscription, it looks like all I have to do to cancel is just not re-sign up this month. I think I'll do that and save the $125 (3 months main sub plus two add-ons). Or more accurately, I will spend that $125 on records that I actually want in my collection rather than what some corporation wants to give me.
I am still going to actively participate in the N&G record of the month. I am team #noswap on that. The personal touches, the write-ups, learning about new-to-me styles, artists, genres, and histories, and getting to know you fine people better really make that a valuable experience. So, anyway, sorry for the long message here, I don't mean to spam a VMP forum with my "i'm not with it anymore," and so to make it somewhat relevant to the thread, I am swapping this month's VMP choices for....nothing (well, again, more accurately, I'm going to spend the money on some albums from 1967 and 1968, but whatever).