I always knew that pets were expensive, but the last few days have really driven that point home. The fact is that they're money-sinks. Adorable and totally worth it, but money sinks nonetheless. Our costs so far The adoption fee alone is usually $120-150. It can be more for purebreds. (Two Great Danes we saw were $300 each.) But the Continue Reading
Archives for August 2016
A puppy-filled life
Tim is currently back in the bedroom sleeping. When he realized I was awake, I got an "Oh, thank god!" After two nights of being woken up by puppy whining, he decided to just stay out in the living room, snoozing on the couch, until I was up for the day. Pet drama It wouldn't be so bad except that we can't let her sleep in the Continue Reading
The Dog Formerly Known As Truffles
Well, as of Friday morning we are officially dog owners. It's still pretty bizarre to me as a concept, but I'm sure I'll stop feeling like a dogsitter at some point. A chill dog She's painfully adorable as the slew of pictures in this post will attest. Happily, she's also pretty calm. I was definitely worried about a puppy's high Continue Reading
Updates!
I'm tired and out of sorts, so here's a general set of updates because... Because it's my blog and I said so. FinCon scholarship If you're still on the fence about attending FinCon this year -- though, my post about FinCon's awesomeness clearly swayed you -- perhaps a free ticket will help. Yep, they've opened the scholarship application back up. Continue Reading
Good financial news (probably)
It's dangerous, of course, to predict our finances ahead of time. If you want the universe to laugh, tell it your plans etc etc. But I'm tired and out of ideas for posts. Meanwhile, I've submitted my pay invoice, and the credit card statement has already been finalized. So I think we can safely look at the most probably outcome of this financial Continue Reading