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Warehouse Shopping and Tactics

Susan | May 2, 2009

We discovered Price Club — which later became Costco — over 20 years ago, when we first moved to California. Back in New York, there were membership savings clubs (“Hey Jerry! What’s the story?”), but they were generally limited to home entertainment and appliance products, and you had to be a teacher, policeman, or fireman [...]

Saving Money On Medicines and Health Care

Susan | May 2, 2009

I frequently find myself wanting to figure out if we can save more of our hard-earned money somehow. Like when I am trying to fall asleep
My latest obsession is about medication costs. Here is how my thinking goes:
First, we do have medical coverage through work. Office visit co-pay is $20 to $35 for [...]