If it helps any, redman, I do understand why you're asking (and the others probably do too, even if it might not have been clear from their answers).
There are some software products and services "out here" (i.e., online) where, when your paid registration expires, you can get a substantial discount for updating/renewing it. One of my favorites, Pretty Good Solitaire, works that way, and I think Eudora (paid version) is similar. A paid registration for PGS is something like half-price if you were previously registered.
Nothing like that for avast (yet), but of course the Alwil team might think about it as an option in the future if their costs permit.
Best,
Mike