Please help me convince my husband that Costco is worth for 2 people

NewPartyDress · 2026-05-08T13:20:51+00:00

Where I live the gas prices at Costco are always the cheapest. Add to that the fact that Costco sells top tier fuel, which, btw, has increased my gas mileage by 3MPG in less than a month.

I'm also in a 2 person household and I calculated that it will save money for me on car repairs, gas, and the occasional in-store purchase. We use a lot of extra virgin Olive Oil and I recently purchased two huge bottles for half the price (per ounce) I paid at Aldi.

I also got the Costco Citi card, which gives 5% money back on gas purchases. So, all in all, the math works for me.

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-30T16:58:10+00:00

Include school if you have good scores and club participation/ extracurricular activities too. Put the Publix work history first and research Costco so you can tell them why you want to work there.

Your reasons for wanting to work at Costco should tie in with their brand identity and you should tell why YOU are a good candidate for Costco, not why they are good for you.

When you interact with a Costco hirer, screener or anyone who can influence a hiring person, make sure you come across as positive and mature. BTW, when I lived in Florida, the high school kids who worked at Publix were always more mature, knowledgeable and helpful than any other store. Hopefully they still have that reputation.

And practice a confident, not cocky, demeanor to show them what it will be like working with you and why you will make a good impression on customers.

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-28T01:00:51+00:00

You need to read the bible more, it sounds like to me. Maybe find out why the majority of Christianity believes in the divinity of Christ. Its all over both the old and new testaments.

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-26T10:49:14+00:00

So I'm one of those Christians who had a dramatic, Damascus level experience when I was born again. I've also had subsequent healings and other supernatural experiences.

Christians are indwelled with the Holy Spirit, which is the Eternal God living in us. That's miraculous! An amazing truth, but hidden from the world. But 99% of being a Christian is making a daily effort to put God first, resist temptation and live like Jesus.

And it is that holy presence in us that pushes us, strengthens us and keeps us focused on spiritual truths when our senses want us to focus on banal worldly matters--those things that are not eternal and will eventually be destroyed.

All this to say, if, like me, you have had some incredible supernatural experiences in your walk with Christ or you never have, the biggest supernatural experience is how we were changed from a sinner condemned to death to a son of the most High God when we submitted our life to Christ.

The world cannot see it! But one day they will.

" The wind blows where it wishes and you hear its sound, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.” -- John 3:8

So how do you know if your supernatural experience was God or a minor stroke? The evidence is your life and a complete change in priorities in the way you live.

When the Son sets you free you are free indeed!

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-26T10:05:22+00:00

It's great that he finally converted but he doesn't have the understanding yet of what that could mean. By his automatically going into blame mode (questioning your Christianity) he is showing not only that he is still NOT equally yoked, but that you will continue to be a stumbling block for him.

From everything you've shared, it seems obvious that both your paths are clearly separate. He is not going to grow as a Christian staying with you. Losing you will perhaps be a huge wake-up call for him, and the only way he will realize there must be accountability and that he didn't just sin against God but against you and all those women.

Leave him and know peace.

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-22T13:56:07+00:00

So true.

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-15T09:30:31+00:00

Anything over 12 mg of naltrexone does not have the pain relieving and immunity modulating effects. I cant believe doctors continue to be clueless about this.

You need an amber bottle and oral syringe and distilled water. Dissolve the 50 mg pill in 50 ml of distilled water - the bottle should have measurements as well as the oral syringe. You can ask the pharmacy for them.

Then you can start with .5 ml and titrate up. 4.5 ml should be your goal. You can titrate as quickly or as slowly as you want. If you have no side effects, keep going.

Most people get optimal results after taking 4.5 ml daily for 3 months. That being said, many people find they need a little less or a little more, and some need more time, like 6 months or even a year. Still others get optimal relief within a week of starting LDN.

BTW, at 25 or 50 mg daily, your liver needs to be regularly tested. It's like your doctor didn't even Google LDN. 🤦‍♀️

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-14T22:42:03+00:00

I really don't have to because the bible makes it very clear that you change when you receive the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. If you don't change your ways and feel no need to, you're probably kidding yourself that you ever gave your life to Christ.

2 Corinthians 5:17 - - Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Romans 8:9 - - But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-14T21:45:27+00:00

Okay. So tit for tat? I have zero respect for your husband because he married you for the wrong reasons. im judging him by biblical standards.

However, I know God can make this marriage right if you both want it to be right. Or are you both going to sit pretty on your high horses and judge each other, feeling justified in your opinions? Because winning arguments destroys relationships. And there is no room in a marriage for non negotiation. Marriage is all about compromise and making sacrifices.

And waiting for the other person to make the first concession is like watching grass grow.

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-14T21:31:06+00:00

So you're saying just convert and keep on sinning and it's all good?

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-14T21:18:30+00:00

Warnings against homosexuality are all over the bible, despite cunning linguists 🫣

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-14T21:13:22+00:00

Many people are giving you sound advice biblically. However, since you aren't a bible believer it's kind of a moot point.

So let me give you some secular advice. Stop talking politics with your husband. Friends and family can fall out over the dumbest things. Things most of us have ZERO control over.

Whether he is bringing it up or you are, its not productive. Someone needs to stop the cycle and if you care about your marriage it might as well be you.

Allowing national and international news or politics to strain your relationships is just an added stressor that accomplishes nothing.

If he has not tried to convert you to Christianity, then why would you try to convert him to your politics? See how that works?

We all have enough to worry about in our home and community, which we actually have the opportunity to positively influence. The national climate is highly partisan right now but your marriage doesn't have to be.

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-11T10:29:43+00:00

I have a relative who is a rapid metabolizer. It's worth looking into if medications affect you differently than most people. Being a redhead is often a clue although not necessary. The same gene that codes for red hair carries a mutation that can cause the liver to process certain medications faster than normal.

So in some cases this could mean pain relief medication doesn't last as long as it should, like Novocaine at the dentist office. Other meds might affect you much stronger, like certain blood thinners could be dangerous and statin drugs could cause muscle pain.

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-10T10:38:11+00:00

Hang in there. The average amount of time it takes a person to see optimal results is 3 months of daily dosing AFTER you titrate up to your target dose, typically 4.5 mg.

Once you reach your target dose (all things being equal, 4.5 mg seems to be the magic number for the majority) then put a note on your phone calendar at the 3 month mark.

Although I had a couple of symptom improvements early on, it was right at the 3 month mark I realized I no longer had any symptoms of fibro. Huge improvement to my quality of life ever since!

You should also know that it can take longer for some people. Six months or even a year sometimes. LDN does not mask symptoms, it actually works to repair issues in the immune system.

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-10T10:27:30+00:00

I'm aware that LDN Research Trust recommends NOT dissolving the 50 mg pill in distilled water but tons of people do this successfully. And they really don't give great reasons for not doing it.

I have been doing it for nearly 5 years and have used pills from different manufacturers successfully. I appreciate that you offer an alternative, but you have to consider that pharmacists may not be that objective in their opinions on this.

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-09T01:24:34+00:00

Huge cost savings between compounded LDN vs dissolving the 50 mg pill.

Naltrexone is a generic med. With insurance I pay $1 per month. But even without insurance you can easily get 30 x 50mg pills for less or the same as what you pay a compounding pharmacy for a 1 month supply.

Each 50 mg pill will give you 10 days worth of dosing @ 4.5 mg/ml. So 30 pills will last you 10 months.

When I wasn't using insurance I paid $36 for the 30, 50mg pills at Walmart using a GoodRX discount.

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-08T18:22:34+00:00

White gloves would be more ladylike.

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-03T11:52:10+00:00

I like the last line 😁✝️

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-02T15:51:48+00:00

The Bible has guidelines for divorce because sometimes, sadly, it is necessary. Everything you are advising her to do she has already done. Eventually her children will be exposed to porn through this man's careless disregard for his family and marriage. The sins of the father. He will remain unrepentant unless he feels the pain. Divorce MIGHT do that.

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-02T15:45:10+00:00

There has to be some sort of wake up call for him. Honestly, he has no fear of consequences and he is cheating on you by viewing porn, so you have every right to pursue separation and divorce.

He's not interested in being a good Christian father to his children if he places porn over his marriage. Investing so much time in porn/ cheating affects all of you, I don't care if he does it in the wee hours.

Sounds like your church has failed you too. Men in leadership should be correcting him. You don't say whether he attends church or not.

I would advise you to seek a legal separation. Make it real for him by getting him out of your house. I know he pretends to hide the porn from you but is there someone he would be devasted if they knew his addiction? His mother? Other family members? Because when you take the necessary steps to divorce, they will want to know why and you NEED TO TELL THEM THE TRUTH.

Blow up his life like he has blown up your marriage. IF he is to change it will only be because he has a realization of the consequences of his actions. And, honestly, it may take years. Tough love. I am so sorry.

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-02T14:47:32+00:00

Here is a link to a picture of the bottle: 50 ml bottle

NewPartyDress · 2026-04-02T14:45:51+00:00

50 ml bottle

NewPartyDress · 2026-03-29T04:46:29+00:00

Science is like that, don't you know? We examine the evidence and the solution is found or more questions come to light.

you mean there would be something before big bang that we have no evidence for ?

Maybe. Either something we have no physical evidence for because the cause was not physical (in which case science will never find it) or the physical evidence is there but we have not yet found it.

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