• Holytimes@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    My cat costs 100 bucks a month. And brings me the only source of joy I have.

    That’s cheap and I consider not having suicidal thoughts to not be a luxury.

    • PagPag@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      This seems expensive.

      How tf does your cat cost $100/month?

      Mine lives a life of luxury and it cannot be half of that even when all yearly spending is averaged.

      • Soggy@lemmy.world
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        1 day ago

        Easily. Combination of pet insurance and normal medical bills plus a canned diet with occasional toys, treats, litter, specialty furniture, and cleaning supplies. You can do with less and gamble with health problems, unexpected emergencies, and boredom-linked destructiveness.

        (I had a diabetic cat. Between him, a girl that can’t eat dry food or cheap canned without getting bladder stones, and a third cat that eats whatever but isn’t worth the effort of separating at meal times I was spending $400+/month just on food. It’s less now without the diabetes to manage but still not cheap.)