Learn more here. The benefit of the Executive membership is that it gives you 2% cash back on your purchases. Throughout the year, that extra cash could add up nicely. Executive members get a rewards certificate each year that represents the cash back they ...

Costco offers two tiers of membership to choose from. You could pay $65 a year for a basic Gold Star membership, or upgrade to an Executive membership for $130 a year. The Executive membership gives you the benefit of 2% cash back on your purchases in exchange for the higher price.

Have you heard of Costco's other members-only website? If you haven't, well, you have now. Here's what it's all about and how you can shop there.

Here are a few of the ways you can make a Costco membership work well for your household of two. Costco naturally works well for a household with two adults, as you can have two cards per membership, so long as the other person shares your address. This means you and your spouse or roommate can each get your own card.