Eating organic produce could be a partial solution, although one study suggests that the cost of avoiding intensive farm chemicals would mean a 31% increase in food prices.
Ms. Gordon says she continues to meet quarterly with her mentor, a male senior vice president who coaches her on issues such as avoiding short-term cost cuts that could undermine long-term goals.
You can then take steps like making sure you have the minimum balance in your account(s), replacing paper statements with electronic ones, and avoiding the use of high cost ATM and debit cards.
But preliminary work done by Ladabaum and Fendrick and presented at two meetings this summer suggests that the cost of these drugs outweighs any money that is saved on avoiding gastrointestinal side effects.
Today, customers seeking to economize the data cost of wireless devices often simply connect over their home wifi networks, thus avoiding extra expense.