I have tried to read this series a couple times and each time I couldn't get past the first 7 chapters of the first book. Seemed awfully boring to me. One of these days I'm going to just have to power through that first book.
$200 a month seems pretty damn rough to me. I only pay $96 a month and have a $25 copay. My dental insurance kinda blows with only $1000 a year in coverage.
I dropped 140lbs by switching from the standard American diet of pure shitty food to a diet that consists of meat and vegetables and the occasional piece of fruit. I cut out grains, sugar, and most dairy and the weight melted off me.