TL;DR: Join Costco as a new Gold Star Member for $65, redeem online, and receive a $40 Digital Costco Shop Card* by email ...

We're pretty big fans of Costco here at The Ascent. I might be going against the grain a bit by saying this, but even if you buy everything else at Costco, you may want to slow down and really think ...

As a bespectacled American, I have spent many, many hours of my life in optical centers and ordering glasses and contacts. There's not really anything fun about it. But as it turns out, Costco has its ...