Two more of my Money Crashers articles came out this weekend. The first is an overview of Walmart's new subscription service, Walmart+, which it rolled out this month to compete with Amazon's hugely popular Prime delivery service. (As of December 2018, it had 101 million members, nearly 1 out of every 3 people in the entire country — and that was before COVID.) However, just like Prime when it first got started, Walmart+ doesn't currently offer a lot of features; it's pretty much free shipping and nothing else, and even that's only available for orders over $35, which you already get on Amazon without a Prime membership. Walmart+ delivery can be faster sometimes, and you get a few other perks, like faster checkout in Walmart stores. But is it really worth $98 a year?
My new article compares the two services head-to-head, and, no surprise, Amazon Prime is the better deal for most shoppers. But there are a few exceptions.
Walmart+ vs. Amazon Prime – Delivery, Shopping & Entertainment Benefits
The second article is on a completely different topic: the high cost of veterinary care for your pets, and ways to keep it under control. As of 2016, dog owners were paying an average of $1,518 a year for vet visits, and cat owners were paying $972 for cats. (Cats have cheaper problems.) However, there are several ways to reduce the cost if you know
how. Good preventive care can reduce the number of vet visits you make,
and shopping around for providers and medications can reduce the cost of
each visit. And for those bills you can't avoid, there are several
programs that can pick up some of the cost, from pet insurance to
charity aid.
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