I've been told I can get first aid supplies for free from the health center at school, as well as taking them from the bathroom at school, but I still end up spending a lot of money on first aid supplies as I'm never willing to use any by my own for fear of having to explain to people what it's for (the people at the health center know, but even if I went there, I'd still worry about seeing other students I know there as they're not exactly great about privacy). I haven't ever really kept track of it, and I buy a lot of it online, and my parents pay for it then, but I'm pretty sure that even just what I buy in stores when I can't find something online or need it sooner is still my third biggest expense each month, after food and meds (the copays for my meds add up to $40-50 per month)...
And that's even without having to buy clothes because of it anymore simply because it's been about 5 years now, so my wardrobe is pretty solidly long-sleeved at this point... I've also not had to replace any sheets as I'm kind of compulsive about covering things enough to be sure I won't bleed on anything, but I don't even want to think about how much that would cost... I also don't buy new tools very often, and when I do, what I buy are really cheap (I probably spend about $5 every 2-3 months on tools), so really it's just first aid supplies, but even just that adds up...
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