Pick of the Day: Amazon Prime Membership

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Today is Amazon Prime Day, Amazon’s attempt at rivaling Black Friday with a sale that promises never-before-seen deep discounts. The deals are only available to Prime members, though, so grab your free trial now!

What Is It: A free 30-day Amazon Prime trial membership.

Why It’s Smart:

• Gets you free two-day shipping from <a href=”Amazon

• Can stream unlimited movies and TV shows

• Unlimited, ad-free access to over a million songs in the music streaming Prime service

• Free unlimited photo storage

• Get early access to Amazon Lightning Deals and sales on MyHabit.com

• Membership to the Kindle Owner’s Lending Library where you can borrow one e-book per month for free

Where to Buy: Follow our link to get your free 30-day trial on Amazon.

(Photo: Amazon)

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