Right now you can purchase a Costco membership on Groupon for the regular cost of $60 (includes a membership card for the Primary Cardholder and one additional Household Card for anyone living at the same address, over the age of 16) plus receive a $45 Costco gift card and a few extra coupons for travel and online orders. So your net price after the gift card is only $15.
You can save even more using Rakuten. If you are already a member you will get 2% back if you go to Rakuten first. Not a member? Follow this link www.rakuten.com/r/ELLENM61, sign up for Rakuten, then from Rakuten go to Groupon from the Rakuten site and purchase. You will get $30 back in addition to the 2%, making the whole transaction a $15 money maker for you. And you will get a year of Costco savings and low low gas prices!
Not Cheap - Just Thrifty 