TL;DR: Get a Microsoft Office lifetime license for Windows at $34.97 or Mac for $39.99 this week only (reg. $229.99). Microsoft 365's monthly fees got you feeling like you're stuck in an expensive situationship?

The Document Foundation’s LibreOffice is generally regarded as one of the best Microsoft Office alternatives and is the default productivity suite for Linux distributions. The software uses the OpenDocument format but also supports many of the other popular format types used in Microsoft Office.

Microsoft Office Home & Business 2024 comes with the latest and most robust versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote for Mac or PC, with improved designs and interfaces, and huge leaps forward in collaboration capabilities.

Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac comes with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, and Teams Classic, all for £32.25 — for life.

You and your credit card are probably exhausted from all the subscription fees you pay day-to-day. While you probably don't want to cancel Netflix or ditch Prime's convenient two-day shipping, you could remove one pesky subscription by upgrading to a Microsoft Office lifetime license.

Subscribing to Microsoft 365 is like being in a toxic relationship—they want more money, more renewals, and more commitment. This Valentine’s Day, it’s time to rethink your ties to those monthly fees and make a smarter move with a Microsoft Office lifetime license.