Our cats come first in our budget! Do yours?

[trayi52]

My cats and dogs come before me. LOL, then I come second, or third, or fourth, or somewhere way down the list!

Willie

[kimlovescats]

Glad to see I'm not alone! LOL!!!
Now, if I can just convince my hubby that the CATS need the carpet pulled up and laminate put down!

[Soapets]

My kitties and doggies DEFINITELY come first! My son complained last week because we went to Wal-Mart and I spent $95.00, and MOST of it was for our cats and dogs! He wanted a new fishing reel, and I told him "no" and when he asked why I spent so much on the pets, I told him it was because they were so little, and cute, and innocent, and appreciative, and loving, etc. I told him I USED TO BE the same way with him, but he outgrew that stage, whereas the pets NEVER will!

[kimlovescats]

Originally posted by Soapets
My kitties and doggies DEFINITELY come first! My son complained last week because we went to Wal-Mart and I spent $95.00, and MOST of it was for our cats and dogs! He wanted a new fishing reel, and I told him "no" and when he asked why I spent so much on the pets, I told him it was because they were so little, and cute, and innocent, and appreciative, and loving, etc. I told him I USED TO BE the same way with him, but he outgrew that stage, whereas the pets NEVER will!

Isn't THAT the truth! They appreciate and they don't whine and always expect more and bigger and better!

[sandragonfly]

oh, absolutely kim!!

everytime I needed to go to grocery; I go down on this street but in next minute, I'm on different street to 'pet'ocery! too excitied to not stop thinking what to get for my animals...this is my 'good' habit...!

I rather spoiling my animals to my empty regfrigator I often forgot to or can't eat before my dears! I just don't know how to spend things on myself... ...and glad to know it's not just me.

[Kirsten]

Oh yes, I think my cats come first! When I was unemployed last year, I lived on spaghetti, but they girls got their Hill's!

And if I plan to buy things for myself, I first make sure that they're cat-proof and safe for them.

Kirsten

[jenluckenbach]

Originally posted by kimlovescats

Now, if I can just convince my hubby that the CATS need the carpet pulled up and laminate put down!

Oh, but they DO.

[catlover4ever]

Yes, I have to say that my babies certainly come first in our budget. With building the new house I have already budgeted in money for a nice sized enclosure for the babies. I really want to be able to let Gracie and Gabriel be able to go outside and enjoy all the things that their brothers and sisters enjoy in life, so hopefully sometime next spring Mark and I will be putting up the enclosure so the monkeys can go outside and I can feel good knowing that they will be safe out there.

Yesterday was a very muggy day in CT so we opened the windows to get some air in the house and poor Gracie and Gabe wanted really bad to get up into the windows but just could not reach so Mark and I are going to get some kitty furniture that are steps so they will be able to reach the windows in the new house.

[sirrahbed]

guilty

But why not?? It makes me happy to bring things home for them and happy to watch them play or enjoy what they are eating. I am happy to see them healthy and beautiful. They are my kids, afterall!! I really do not need much and like some others - I think thrift stores are wonderful!!!

Hubby does the same though he won't admit it. We were at the grovery yesterday and HE is the one who stopped at the pet section and decided the *grand dogs* needed some new bright tennis balls to play with in the backyard when they come visiting

[rkidsrcats]

Yeah, the Tribe and Samson are foremost in our minds when it comes to the budget. And considerations for house renovations. We want to pull the carpets & put down bamboo flooring - cooler and better for the "kids" in summer, we will most likely put in central air (mostly not needed in our area of the country, but Tiger has chronic URI and if it gets really warm in the house, he has a hard time breathing and then gets sick....AND I want a huge sunroom/4 season room...with climbers and high places for the kids of course!
Hey, its better than having to save to send them to Princeton, Harvard or Yale!

[moosmom]

MULTICATMOM,

Boy does THAT hit close to home!!! My cats absolutely come first in my budget!! I could eat cereal for a week, yet my cats always have a quality brand cat food and canned food as well, not to mention filtered water. They're my babies!

[smokey the elder]

Gulity. I spend more on vet bills than my dr. bills! Especially if someone needs surgery or something. Even shots for 7 adds up. My cats ate better than I did when I was unemployed a couple of times.

[Sus]

Guilty! - Even at the time when I was still in the claws of King Alcohol with a drinking problem I always bought whatever was needed for my cats (I had two at the time) before I went to buy booze for myself....

Love,
Sus and the Bellacat

[Fox-Gal]

Lets see........

I haven't been to a Dr. sense 1997, for a check up.......Pets have, all the time!

We haven't repaired all our hurricane damage to the home/room, as of yet........Pets damage homes...Fixed and added on to.

We took out the carpet and put in tile floors, few year back, why.....for the pets.

I sold my small 2 seater car I loved, to by a SUV, why? So the pets have room.

I haven't taken a vacation in years, which I use to do every year, before the Zoo grew.

I was a clothes shopper, always had to have something new......now I have the same clothes from 3/4 years ago, some even longer.

Re-fenced the property, 5 acres, so each pets is happier, safer etc.

I can live on budge food......Pets, no way will I feed them budge food.

Nope pets don't come first........I do can't you tell.

I say pets, because in my case, it's not just cats, it all.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Well, I will admit to paying bills first so the cats can have a roof over their heads, a warm place to live, water to drink and the like. When it comes to groceries and supplies however, they get theirs first and I live on any money that's left.