There is usually some sort of discount code available to take a couple bucks off the membership, you just need to search for it. When I got the membership earlier this year it was cheapest to sign up on line. I think it was $42 a year, but I went with the basic membership since I didn't need the roadside assistance this year and only wanted it for the discount. My daughter was on a travel volleyball team so we had lots of hotel rooms to pay for early this year and it more than paid for the membership, but you do need to make sure that the AAA room price is the lowest available, sometimes there are other discounts that are more.