I agree- if the major subjects that are important to you aren't really panning out with her then random, small predicitons of little use are quite costly at that price; so in that case, Cookie might not be the reader for you. When I do read with Cookie, I tend to spend a couple hundred on one call, so I make sure to not call again until I've given some ample time ( a few months often ) for things she has said to come to pass. Every once in awhile though, if something she predicted totally comes earlier than expected and creates some kind of surprise twist, I'll call her sooner for a little bit of insight/advice.
But honestly, the majority of the big predictions she accurately got for me were 2 years in the making, so you could do just as well getting one or two readings with her asking her to focus on the important/relevant subjects, and then just kinda file away what she says for a good long while. I know we all want the relief of instant outcomes, but more often than not, absorbing the information, manifesting it, and then releasing it is a huge part of the process.
And if you absolutely must keep checking in on the situstion, refer back to a couple of your other favorite go-tos that might have a smaller cost to help corroborate what Cookie told you.
It wasn't until I stopped the whole 'calling 20 psychics a day asking the same question every day cycle' and started focusing more on just taking the info I was given and saying to myself 'this or something better WILL happen' that things finally started moving after a whole year of timeline after timeline after timeline passing with absolutely not a single sign that any of it was true at all. Limiting my readings to a few go-tos every few months has greatly improved the flow of things unfolding and the accuracy, and more and more I'm finding my own intuition to be far more accurate than most of the psychics I have read with these past couple of years.
And that goes for everyone- the saying is 'trust your gut' for a reason
. You may get really good readings from your go-tos but once in awhile they'll give you details ( he/she did this or that, etc. ) you know in your gut to be incorrect. Take from your readings whatever you find useful, and listen to your own intuition on the rest.