Simon Chadwick
Co-founder, Orbit Money
Simon is the co-founder of Orbit Money, a personal finance platform that helps people track and cut down on recurring spending. He's spent the last nine years building products across fintech, crypto, and consumer finance.
His perspective on subscription management comes from both sides — designing financial tools and dealing with the same subscription headaches as everyone else. Dark patterns, subscription overwhelm, free trials that aren't really free, apps that make cancelling harder than signing up.
Orbit Money was built to solve these problems because he's lived them personally. Simon writes about subscriptions, budgeting apps, and practical ways to get a handle on your money.
Articles by Simon
Managing your money with ADHD can be a struggle. But it doesn’t have to be: Here’s how
Struggling to manage your money and subscriptions with ADHD? Here’s a guide that actually works for ADHD brains: simple, step-by-step and sustainable.
Annual Subscription Review: What to Ask Yourself Each December
Is your budget optimized for subscriptions? Our subscription review guide helps you decide which subscriptions to keep or cancel as we approach 2026.
How to Cancel Subscriptions on iPhone (Step-by-Step Guide)
Step-by-step guide to cancelling iPhone subscriptions. Plus a neat trick to avoid free trial charges. Takes 2 minutes.
Are Your Subscriptions Out of Control? Try These Simple Fixes
Too many subscriptions slipping through the cracks? Learn the best ways to track and manage them, from simple apps to smarter bank-connected tools.
Managing Subscriptions and Personal Finance Just Got Easier: Thanks to AI
How AI enhances money and subscription management. Better subscription detection, smarter categorisation, cancellations, insights and Orbit’s AI roadmap.
Subscription Fatigue Explained: How Too Many Subscriptions Are Hurting Consumers
Subscription fatigue happens when managing recurring payments becomes mentally exhausting. Discover the causes, warning signs, and smarter ways to manage subscriptions.
Subscription Overload: Why Too Many Subscriptions Are Draining Consumers and What You Can Do About It
Overwhelmed by too many subscriptions? Discover how subscription fatigue happens, hidden free-trial traps, and simple ways to cut back and save money.
Crypto Visa Cards: How They Work (and How to Get the Best Perks)
Crypto Visa card tiers explained simply. Learn hidden perks like lounges, concierge, hotels, subscriptions, merchant blocking, and what’s worth using long-term.
What Happened to Mint? Why Intuit Shut Down the Popular Budgeting App
Intuit shut Mint in March 2024. Why did this hugely popular budgeting app close down? What are the best budgeting app alternatives for former users?