BTW the last round of blood work I had cost $765! I couldn't believe it. For blood work!

Costs are just going up so fast. When I had a full time job, every year we lost our raise to hikes in premiums, so we actually made less each year. It was nuts. Everyone complained about it, but there was nothing we could do. Now, here in MI, people who still have jobs have mostly taken pay cuts. No more raises. So it cuts even deeper.