How the Costco and American Express divorce left the kids out in the rain

Have you ever gone to Costco and came home with something you were completely not planning on buying? Let me know in the comments below. I certainly have. Pretty much every time I go there. My biggest impulse buy was a piano. I’ve played the piano ever since I was a kid, but had never owned one. I love Costco. I love how, unlike many stores in the mall, they get away with virtually no visually appealing displays at all. If you think about it, Costco is just a giant outlet store. They throw a bunch of stuff up on their shelves and mass-sell whatever gimmick or gadget the next manufacturer had left. Because anything I bought at Costco, especially electronics, is always last year’s model.

If you’ve read my book The Freedom Project you’ll know I love my travel rewards cards. I use them in a certain way to pay for most of my airfare. I’m pretty extreme in being consistent (putting my OCD tendencies to good use, as I’d like to call it), and will go to a different retailer or supplier if my p…