Soaring gas prices convinced me to switch over to Costco's credit card

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Drivers wait to refuel vehicles at a Costco gas station in Richmond, California, US, on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
Drivers wait to refuel vehicles at a Costco gas station in California last month.

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The higher gas prices go, the more the math on a Costco membership starts to make sense

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Drivers fill their tanks at a Costco gas station in Commerce, California, on March 10, 2026, as fuel prices rise amid the war with Iran.
Drivers fill their tanks at a Costco gas station in California as fuel prices rise amid the war with Iran.

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Costco shoppers love the chain's cheap gas. We did the math to see how fast savings add up in 13 US cities.

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Drivers wait in line to pump gasoline into vehicles at a Costco Wholesale Corp. warehouse gas station in Hawthorne, California, on June 12, 2024.
Costco has been selling gas at bargain prices since 1995.

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