My Newfound Appreciation for Costco

Over the past two years, I've been stuck with the not-so-great health insurance that IU makes available for its students to purchase at a group rate. This plan does not cover prescriptions, so I've been paying for my maintenance med out of pocket. CVS, Walgreens, and Osco all offer the generic version for about $36 a month. Last month, I learned that Costco sells the same med for $10 a month or $19 for a three-month supply! And---here's the part that makes me really feel the love for Costo---you don't have to be a member to use their pharmacy!!!

I wish I'd learned this sooner, as I could have been saving over $300 a year, but better late than never. I'm not sure I'll ever actually join Costco, but I will think about it. I've heard that they offer good deals on tires (which I will need to buy eventually) and lenses (for glasses---another big ticket item I need every so many years). And caskets, although I plan to be cremated, so I won't need one for myself. The prohibition on cremation is the one aspect of Judaism that I chose to sort of ignore when I coverted. I have no problem with the blood and guts involved in nursing, but the prospect of rotting in the ground gives me the heeby-jeebies for some reason.

I doubt that I'll ever feel the need to buy the bulk food items they sell at Costco. It's just me and Max, and besides, I tend to mostly cook variations on beans (or lentils) and rice and fresh vegetables. (It's cheap, it's healthy, and it's what I prefer.) I tend to avoid the processed kinds of "food" that you can buy at a place like Costco. But you might see me at their pharmacy!