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[CeeGee14]

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My very nice 1 bedroom, 1.5 bath apartment in Illinois with an attached garage, in a very nice area, was less than that 😭 I got off the waitlist so a lot of the less expensive but still decent stuff had already been scooped by the time I was looking and then I just stayed there all 4 years because I didn’t want to move (I hate moving)

Welcome to California COL, baby!!!! *Sobs*

 

[battie]

there’s a green themed corp?!?

Their name is synonymous for spirit or character

 

[vampyrica]

Their name is synonymous for spirit or character

REALLY?!? we have one here??

 

[battie]

REALLY?!? we have one here??

There's 6 I can think of in CO: my two hospitals, the big place in Boulder, the big place in Parker, and at least 2 in the springs

 

[battie]

On a separate note: my husband had an AUS on Friday due to elevated liver values. His results came back today and they found hepatic steatitis. He isn't obese (or even overweight), we don't drink alcohol, don't have a high fat diet, etc. They want to schedule him for a CT or MRI. I'm over here with my medical knowledge worries he has a pituitary tumor like a Cushing's dog 🫠😵

 

[Shiloh47]

First year 2nd semester is thrashing me so hard

 

[fauna]

But I shop at Aldi so I spend about $50 a week on groceries. It's doable

ok i dont have aldi around here but can u pls share any tips for cutting costs on groceries. i am wayyyy over budget.

 

[mw1356]

ok i dont have aldi around here but can u pls share any tips for cutting costs on groceries. i am wayyyy over budget.

i also spend ~$50-60 on groceries/week (and also shop mostly at aldi)! a few of the things i do:
1. have a few meals that are cheap and easy consistently in a rotation. i make a chicken stir fry probably every other week at least. i also make a pork stir fry, some variation of chicken + rice + beans, and smth i call tuna bread (essentially a tuna salad with kale i put on toast). *side note cans of tuna are like 90 cents and 30 grams of protein, ik it’s not everyone’s cup of tea but i eat it all the time.*
2. i buy dry/frozen stuff in bulk when i can (my mom got me a costco membership as a vet school present). i have a 2lb bag of stir fry veggies in my freezer and a 12pack of ramen in my pantry for my stir fry
3. most of what i buy are ingredients. i don’t buy freezer meals or a ton of snacks. i also don’t buy a ton of drinks, but i have a tea collection that kinda makes up for that. i also try to buy things that i can use in multiple ways, not just for one recipe.
4. i sign up for every free food event that my school has to offer 🙂

 

[catsandsnakes]

ok i dont have aldi around here but can u pls share any tips for cutting costs on groceries. i am wayyyy over budget.

I spend about $30-40 a week on groceries shopping at Kroger! I do spend around $70-100 to replenish my pantry after winter/spring/summer break though. I recommend BudgetBytes if you want some ideas with a cost breakdown per serving!

• I make a lot of curries! Rice + chicken or chickpeas + coconut milk + carrots/onions/spinach is a pretty common meal for me. Also pasta + protein + sauce and protein + potatoes + veggie.
• I don't get snack-y foods and the only drink I can get is Dr. Pepper because I need it. I try to reach for filling snacks like yogurt (which I make myself) or a spoonful of peanut butter if I'm hungry between meals
• Kroger has clearance produce where I can grab a bag of 5 apples/potatoes/whatever they're trying to get rid of for less than $2. I also get a lot of bread from the bakery clearance. In general, I try to shop sales and stock up when something I use a lot is cheap.
• I did a Souptober and Soupvember, where I only made soup for two months straight. It made a lot of food for a pretty low price! One big pot would last me 5+ days. I froze about 6 servings of soups I got sick of eating and ate it during finals week.
• I never let anything go to waste. Spinach going bad? Toss it into a quiche. Berries getting mushy? Make muffins from scratch. Getting tired of leftovers? Toss it in the freezer for another week.
• I also sign up for every lunch lecture I can get my hands on. I take home whatever I don't finish (i.e., got half a Chipotle burrito in my fridge from today's lecture).

 

[SkiOtter]

Has anyone currently in practice opted out of using the "AI scribe" systems? I've been seeing more and more of this used in clinics. I am extremely morally opposed to generative AI and I refuse to use it for any purpose, to the point where I will stop using a service / product if they force it on me. I don't care if it saves time, I would rather handwrite my case notes for 20 hours than use it for even one prompt. I am fully willing to search far and wide when I graduate to find somewhere that does not make me use it and will not force me to do so. But, I wanted to see if anyone has had success opting out when their clinic implemented this, as that would calm my fears somewhat.

My clinic has offered it to us but has not made it a requirement. There seeing definitely are a lot of clinics that will not force you to use a scribe system if you don’t want to!
Also, highly recommend making a template for normals that you can just copy paste and change things. It’ll def save you so much time

 

[SkiOtter]

Oh wow that's very similar to my rent and I don't have mountains 😭 I pay about $1500 with utilities in butt-f middle of nowhere IL lol

My old apartment looks like it’s going for just under 1600 and then utilities on top of that 😂 also the butt f middle of nowhere in the cornfields near the YMCA in SW Champaign 😂

 

[SkiOtter]

Also, we’ve made it to page 1000!

 

[katiemcat]

1:28am. We currently have a 10 hour wait for stable patients. I am not tired yet shockingly.