If I had been paying for Adobe Creative Cloud every month since graduating, I would have now spent over $5,000 on it.
And if I cancelled, I'd have nothing to show for it; no access to my work, no right or ability to open the programs any longer.
Instead, I bought the Affinity creative suite, for which I have spent under $400 total (I've bought it more than once), and which I own to use for as long as they'll run.
I don't always make good choices, but this one turned out rather nicely.