7 Prime benefits that will save you money

With the Prime Visa, a no fee card, cardmembers earn 5% back on Amazon and Whole Foods Market purchases. Prime Visa cardmembers also earn 2% back on local transit and commuting, including rideshare, as well as restaurants and gas stations, and earn 1% back on all other purchases—all on top of the savings, convenience, and entertainment that comes with Prime in one, single membership. And with the Prime Card Bonus, eligible Prime cardmembers earn 10% back or more on a rotating selection of items and categories on Amazon.

Prime members can sign up for RxPass from Amazon Pharmacy that lets you get your eligible medications for one low price of $5 per month. This program can add up to serious savings for members on multiple eligible medications. Amazon Pharmacy is making pharmacy better—with upfront pricing, free home delivery, and pharmacists available 24/7.

Do you like settling into the sofa for an evening of TV and movies? Prime Video has plenty to choose from. Prime members can watch all Amazon Originals at no additional cost to the membership, including hit shows and movies such as The Accountant 2, The Better Sister, Fallout, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Heads of State, and live sports including the WNBA.

Amazon Music is included in the cost of Prime, which means you can stream tunes and podcasts to your phone, Echo, or other smart device. That’s ad-free access to more than 100 million songs, thousands of playlists, and popular podcasts saving you the cost of a separate music or podcast subscription.

If you’re a bookworm, Prime membership gives you access to Amazon First Reads, which lets you download a newly released book for free every month. Plus, Prime Reading lets you borrow 10 titles at a time from a collection of thousands of digital books, audiobooks, and magazines. The options change frequently, so check out what’s available now.

This one is pretty obvious, but it bears mentioning nonetheless. Prime members enjoy free One-Day and Two-Day Delivery on tens of millions of items across the site–all for free.

A Prime membership is $14.99 per month, or $139 per year—but Amazon also offers several discounted membership options with the same valuable benefits.

Prime Access, for instance, is just $6.99 per month for qualifying government assistance recipients, including SNAP EBT and Medicaid. All 18-24 year-olds and students are eligible for a six-month trial, then pay a discounted rate of $7.49 per month.

Amazon also offers a 30-day trial for Prime and Prime Access, so you can take advantage of Prime’s benefits without paying a membership fee for 30 days to see if a membership is right for you. Prime Student also has a 6-month free trial offer for eligible members.