When AAA is more than just towing your car

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Hello from a toasty day in Connecticut!  Since we had visitors last week (or was it the week before? I am losing track), I thought I would share with you some AAA savings that we’ve used while they were visiting…

Our friends came to visit us from overseas and they have a particular affection for Six Flags New England.  So instead of paying face value for the tickets, we go to our local AAA office and buy them there–for almost 40% off!  Usually, the day pass is $41, but at AAA, they are $26.  And they have a discount on parking as well.  All told, our group of 6 (Nicolas is free because he is under 2) saved $97 on park entrance and parking fees! 

Again, I am not a big membership person (note my lack of Costco member status), but even though AAA can seem expensive, I have found them to be worthwhile.  There have been times that my car battery died in our driveway after my husband left for work (thanks to me leaving the interior light on overnight) and AAA had someone out to jump the car within 15 minutes. 

Also, I believe I’ve mentioned this before but it bears repeating: if you have lost your prescription coverage at work, lost your health insurance all together, have a medication that isn’t on Walmart’s generic list, etc., get your AAA prescription discount card.  It’s free with membership and it just might save you a few bucks.  And the prescription card works for pet meds as well–as long as the medication can also be taken by humans.  So things like insulin, heart meds, etc. all qualify!

Copyright 2008-2009 Kristin Delfau, author of Turbo-Mom's Guide to Saving Money Without Wasting Time a womens' personal finance book, and Aji Publishing.

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