How to Cancel Amazon Prime (The Right Way)
Amazon Prime is a behemoth. But if you're not ordering daily or watching Prime Video, that $139/year (or $14.99/month) is a significant drain on your finances. Amazon's cancellation flow is notoriously long, designed to make you stay. Here's how to push through.
The "End Benefits" Trick
Amazon will often ask if you want to 'End Benefits' on a specific date. This can be confusing. To fully stop the bill, you must confirm you want to 'End Membership'.
How to Cancel Amazon Prime
- Log in to your Amazon account and go to 'Account & Lists'.
- Select 'Prime' (Your Membership).
- On the top right, select 'Update, cancel and more'.
- Click the button that says 'End Membership'.
- Amazon will show you how much you've saved on shipping (ignore this) and click 'I Do Not Want My Benefits'.
- Click 'Continue to Cancel' through the next two screens until you see the final confirmation.
Prime Video-Only Subs
Note that many users have individual channel subscriptions (like Paramount+, Max, or Discovery+) billed *through* Amazon Prime Video. Canceling your main Prime membership may not automatically cancel these channels. You need to go to 'Memberships & Subscriptions' in your Amazon account to stop those specifically.
The Ghost Meter Projection
Amazon Prime at $14.99/month is $1,798.80 over 10 years. In SubTracking, the Ghost Meter visualizes this cost alongside your shipping habits. If you save $10 in shipping but pay $15 in membership, you're losing money every single month.
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Amazon Prime is one of the hardest subscriptions to audit because it's so integrated into our lives. SubTracking lets you tag Prime as an "Essential" or "Discretionary" cost, allowing you to see your "True Spending" without the marketing fluff.
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