I have recently immigrated to the US. I need health insurance until I find a job which provides with one. I visited healthcare.gov and it was bit confusing as some of the plans were showing up a minimum of 500$/month (49 year old). Could someone advise me whether there are cheaper options. Source: 6 months ago

From the Billions spent on social services, from rental vouchers, to HEAP energy assistance, to SNAP food ebt benefits, to free internet service thru ACP, to free govt provided cells, to healthcare.gov, to earned income credits for working . That's how many are doing it. Information is a means to power! Source: 6 months ago

Go to healthcare.gov and see if you qualify for insurance. Maximum out of pocket depends on the type of plan you pick and what it covers. If you don't qualify through healthcare.gov, you will need to buy insurance on your own which could be quite expensive. Source: 6 months ago

You can still get it done without insurance, it's just really expensive. It will be thousands of dollars cheaper to get insurance for a year or so and have the surgery covered than to try and pay for it out of pocket, so it's worth maybe getting insurance. If you're in the USA, healthcare.gov is currently in its 2024 enrollment period so you can buy insurance right now for next year. Source: 6 months ago

IDK where you are but if you're in the USA go to healthcare.gov. If you need help applying, this link lets you set up contact with someone who can help you. Source: 6 months ago

I’m Asian forties also with years of problem acne around the chin area, I used curology.com for their customized acne formula prescribed with their online RN, and now my skin is totally clear. I’m not sure if this forum allows for recommendations, but you can check out their website, there’s lots of before after pics, my customized formula (Trentonin, azaliac acid, chylimatic acid), you take your pictures and... Source: 12 months ago

I recommend checking out curology.com , they'll help you out tremendously. Source: about 1 year ago

If you want to take all the guesswork out of it, Curology is a great introduction to skincare and it's fairly budget friendly. They'll send you a cleanser, treatment, and moisturizer. All you need to add is an SPF. Source: over 1 year ago

For the most effective yet simple routine, I would say use sunscreen in the am (whatever sunscreen you like), and use Curology in the PM, with a cheap moisturizer on top. Source: over 1 year ago

Curology is a great because if you want those fancy extras (niacinamide, trexanamic acid, azelaic acid etc) you can get them added to your multitasking tretinoin formula. As for sunscreens, the best thing you can do is shop Asian sunscreens like the Skin 1004 Centella SPF or Beauty of Joseon or Skin Aqua Super Moisture Milks. Source: over 1 year ago