The Chronic Consumer

I keep receipts from just about everything I buy, and put them into envelopes that are separated by category (such as food, clothing, entertainment, etc.). This allows me to get a clear idea of how much the family spends on these things.

Anyway, I was looking through my “Health & Beauty” envelope this morning, and decided to tally up how much I’ve spent in the past 12 months in my quest to find the best acne treatment for my skin. Well, the total came to an absolutely staggering $586.24!!! Granted, this included a dermatologist visit and a very expensive prescription for Differin (neither of which were covered by insurance), but still… That’s a lot of money!!

I’m sure some of you out there can’t believe that I would spend that much to try to combat acne, but it got to be pretty bad — to the point where I didn’t even want to leave the house because of it. But now my skin looks 100x better, and though it’ll probably never be perfectly clear, I’m now at a point where I can live with the results. And looking on the bright side, at least now I just have to spend about $10 per year on BP products and I’ll be fine!