I employ the same technique when subscribing to a new app. If I renew it for the second year I have it on auto-renew.
My subscription for this year:
Ulysses
1Password Families
iCloud (2TB)
Setapp (still doing monthy review)
Apple Music Family
Apple Arcade (on/off basis depends on the game I’m currently playing)
Carrot Weather
Bear
Scribd
Mubi
Criterion Channel
Netflix
Prime Video (THE EXPANSE)
Skillshare
Letterboxd
Headspace
Nintendo Switch Online (just for Animal Crossing)
I just realized that this list is 30% shorter than when 2020 started and nothing new was added.
Update (apps I forgot to include on my list)
Evernote
Feedbin