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Is Amazon Prime worth it?
The subscription service is so well-received because of the many benefits it offers its members — most notably, perhaps, is its complimentary two-day (or sometimes faster) shipping perk. But as the cost of doing business continues to rise, companies including Amazon are also increasing their prices.

Amazon Prime pricing
After March 25, 2022, all current Amazon Prime members will pay the following rates when their membership is up for renewal (they’re already in effect for new members):

$14.99 per month or $139 per year
$8.99 per month for Prime Video
Those with Amazon Prime Student accounts can expect to pay the following rate:

$7.49 per month or $69 per year

Doing the math
So, how do you consider subscribing to Amazon Prime and make the price seem ″worth it?”

On my regular, non-shared, non-Prime Amazon account, a pack of toothpaste would cost $5.99 to ship to my home in one day. If each order is going to add six more dollars in shipping costs, that means Amazon Prime would pay for itself in 23 orders, or an average of two orders per month.

With a Student membership, it makes even more sense to pay for Prime. Ordering a textbook for dental school, for instance, would cost an extra $7.64 in shipping charges, so you would have to order roughly 10 textbooks a year to make the service worth your while.

Shipping costs will vary depending on the item and how quickly you want it, but if you’re choosing two-day shipping often, you’ll likely come out ahead with Prime if you order online more than two dozen times a year. Remember that you also can get free shipping from Amazon without a Prime membership when your order has $25 or more of eligible items, however, your order will take five to eight days to be delivered.

If you value any of the other benefits outside of speedy shipping you’ll be even closer to Prime being worth it for you. Plus, if you’re using the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Signature Card, Amazon Prime can quickly pay for itself with its 5% cash-back earnings on Amazon purchases.

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