I started my free one month membership with Amazon Prime on 5/25/18 only because I was desperate to get the DVD of the TV series “The Neighbors - Season Two”. That day, prior to the membership, I spent an hour or more on the Internet searching for a company that sold this DVD, so was mentally tired when I saw “The…

Indeed. Prime membership is not this writer’s problem. His spending habits are the issue. I have had an Amazon Prime account for years, and at $10 a month, I find it a worthy value. I shop regular and watch shows regular.

and it is not like it is obvious what works best.

I didn’t know what I was doing when I bought my house and I was thinking “wow did I mess up using a broker?” then I see this chart and think nah, I didn’t, since he got me 3.53% rate with $1250 credit at closing.

I have been shopping on Amazon since 1998 and my purchases increased over the years, not because I am a prime member, but because I quit going to other stores. It is a much more effective way for me to shop for what I need. When I went to target, I would always see and pick up stuff that I did not need.

well...... maybe a little offense.

I know amazon is evil, but at the same time it’s so amazing. I hate shopping, truly hate it, driving in traffic to a store and standing in checkout line adds at least an hour to the buying process (not to mention the times where they don’t have something I need). With amazon it’s a few clicks. I use prime now for…

I tend not to take advice from someone so naive as to have credit card debt

good one! :-D

It turns out that I have been shopping at AMZN since 1996! But I never joined Prime. I don’t need things in two days. If I did I would buy locally at a bricks-and-mortar store.

Nailed it.

I want to give you a star but hate to mess up the perfect number of 666 stars that you have right now. 

I totally get where you’re coming from because I find it ridiculous that among all the things we’re forced to learn in high school, no one bothers to teach us anything about finances. I realize that yes, world history and algebra are important but isn’t it going to be even more important for me to know how to file my…

A different headline is not a bad idea. I am a Prime subscriber, and I have a Prime Visa card, whose balance I always pay off ahead of schedule. Most of my monthly expenditures go on the Prime Visa card, so over the course of a year, the Amazon points rewards more than pay for the annual Prime subscription cost.

Exactly. The math in this article just isn’t adding up. For instance, over the past year, I’ve spend over $2500 with amazon. These are items I was absolutely going to purchase, but I’d I didn’t need it today, I bought it on amazon, saved a trip to the store, saved a few bucks, and received the item in a few days. If I…

Yes, but you still need to school him. Otherwise he’s normalizing dysfunction from his internet soapbox.

There’s a reason I deleted my Slickdeals bookmark :D

STOP BEING MEAN! This is the Internet, for Christ sake!!

Im sorry to say it, but you are fooling yourself if you think that you need to spend more than you have, just to get a good deal.“ I’m not an irresponsible spender, but I love a good deal.”

No offense, but maybe the title should have been: