Consumer Alert! has a post about Kmart expanding its generic drug program.

Out of Debt Again is hosting the June 17 edition of the Festival of Frugality. Here are some of the posts you will find this week on frugal living topics:

To Be Debt Free presents CVS Extra Care Bucks: “I’ve heard of CVS’s Extra Care Bucks (ECB) program before, but I never really understood how it […]

If you’re prone to headaches or other routine ailments, you’re probably keeping at least one medication with you at all times.
The problem is - how do you transport that stuff? It is certainly wise to carry any medicine in its original container, in case you have to prove what it “actually” is.
Here’s the trick that […]

An Associated Press story is making the rounds today: Debt hurts your body, too at MSNBC.
A snippet:
When people are dealing with mountains of debt, they’re much more likely to report health problems, too, according to an Associated Press-AOL Health poll. And not just little stuff; this means ulcers, severe depression, even heart attacks.
Take Edward Driscoll, […]

This one is for readers who live in the Downriver region: the Minute Clinics, which are at selected CVS Pharmacy locations, have a summer camp physical special taking place. There are several Minute Clinics in the metro Detroit area including Southfield, South Lyon and Rochester Hills.
The camp physical is $59, payable by cash, personal check […]

I read about this on a news story a couple of days ago, but I wanted to confirm it was available at in the Monroe area before posting it. Yes, the promotion is listed in my newspaper sales fliers today.
Meijer now offers select prenatal vitamins free. Prescription must be picked up at the store in […]

Rite Aid has a free discount membership card called Living More.
The program is aimed at those age 60 and older and its benefits include 10 percent off all purchases every Tuesday; along with 10 percent off Rite Aid brand products every day.
There’s also a 10 percent off all cash prescriptions, but there is a lot […]

This story was on page 13A of the May 11 edition of The Toledo Blade. I didn’t catch it until I was doing the recycling this weekend, but it’s worth a read: Financial woes forcing the ill to ask for aid.
A snippet:
Families such as the Laffarthas increasingly are turning to spaghetti dinners and other […]

The Detroit News has this story today: Cost of benefits in Michigan rising.
A snippet:
The gain would have been higher — perhaps as much as 10 percent — if not for increased employer attention to cost-cutting, said Rebecca McLaughlan, managing director of McGraw Wentworth.
Among tactics gaining favor by expense conscious companies: scrutinizing the eligibility of plan […]

Charles Slat has this story for page 1A of today’s print and e-editions of The Monroe Evening News and at monroenews.com: Hospital bad debt soars.
A snippet:
The hospital saw costs for providing care to those who can’t or won’t pay jump by $5 million to about $12 million in 2007, a 70 percent increase. The bad […]