By                    Nicole Spector                

This advice is especially applicable to Gen Z consumers, who are obsessed with digital convenience, but also deeply ethical — devoted to seeing a cleaner, healthier planet as the wrath of climate change intensifies. 

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Prime members pay $12.99 a month or $119 a year — plus taxes. 

“Although it may seem to make sense that you pay a fee to access free deliveries and television shows, is this actually such a good thing?” said Baruch Silvermann, CEO and founder of The Smart Investor. “When you have free delivery, you may fool yourself into thinking why not make an impulse purchase, after all, it’s free shipping. Unfortunately, this can add to unnecessary spending.”

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Last updated: Sept. 14, 2021