7 Ways to Score Deals on Amazon Prime Membership

With the Amazon Prime price currently set at $12.99 per month or $119 per year, maybe you're wondering how to get the service for less.

We've got you covered with these creative ways to secure an Amazon Prime membership discount.

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7 Ways to Score Deals on Amazon Prime Membership

1. Sign Up for a Prime Student Subscription

The folks over at Amazon understand that money's tight when you're a college student. So they have two special incentives students can take advantage of:

• A 6-month trial of Amazon Prime Student
• Special Prime Student pricing of only $6.49 per month or $59 per year once your free trial ends

As a Prime Student member, you'll have access to many Amazon Prime membership deals and special perks, including:

• Free Amazon 2-day shipping as well as same-day or 2-hour delivery (where available)
• Prime Video, which lets you stream live events, TV shows, and movies, as well as download them for when you're offline
• An extensive library of books and magazines, along with unlimited listening to Audible original series
• Discounts on electronics, school supplies, and more

2. Confirm Your EBT Eligibility

Are you part of any government assistance programs, such as TANF, Medicaid, or SNAP? If so, you may be able to receive Amazon Prime at a monthly subscription rate of only $5.99. Amazon lets you confirm your eligibility online, and you can begin taking advantage of your membership right away.

3. Be Part of the Amazon Associates Program

If you have your own blog or website, the Amazon Associates program makes it easy to generate affiliate income on millions of products. What's even sweeter is you can earn $3 for every person that signs up for an Amazon Prime 30-day free trial through a link on your website. All it takes is four to five sign-ups per month for your subscription to be covered.

4. Create an Amazon Household

Amazon Household makes it simple to share Prime benefits with your family, so you won't have to purchase extra subscriptions. Through this feature, you're permitted to add one additional adult, along with four teenagers (13 to 17 years of age) and four children (12 years of age and under).

Once enrolled, the members of your Amazon Household can take advantage of the following benefits:

• Shared digital library, which can include eBooks, apps, and games
• Free Prime shipping
• Early access to Amazon Lightning Deals
• Prime Video streaming

5. Use Amazon Family Benefits

While Amazon Household allows your family to save by giving members access to Prime benefits, Amazon Family can save you even more money. Expecting a baby? You'll receive a completion discount of 15% off all the items remaining on your baby registry.

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Even better, being a part of Amazon Family means you'll get up to 20% off baby food, diapers, and other common household items for your little ones. If you frequently order on Amazon, the cost savings alone is enough to wipe out your Prime membership fee.

6. Enroll in the Monthly Prime Plan

While it may be tempting to take on the $119 annual Prime membership, you could save money by enrolling in the monthly plan. How will this help you save? At the annual rate, you'll be paying roughly $9.92 per month for Prime.

But if you only plan to use your Prime membership a few times per year, it's much cheaper to enroll as needed. Then you can keep your money in your pocket during those months when Prime isn't necessary.

7. Get an Amazon Credit Card

Amazon offers the Rewards Visa Card and the Store Card, both of which give Prime members 5% cash back on Amazon purchases. You'll still have to pay the monthly or annual fee for a Prime membership, but your earnings can help lower your out-of-pocket cost.

To illustrate: If you spend $300 per month at Amazon with one of these cards, you'll receive $15 cash back, which more than covers the monthly membership fee.