I Did the Math on Cat Litter. Buying by the Pound Instead of the Bag Saved 126 Dollars a Year.

I did something I’m not proud of last quarter: I never checked what I was paying per pound for cat litter. I just grabbed whatever bag was at eye level. When I sat down with the receipts — three cats, one very used litter box, and a mountain of 40-pound bags in the garage — … Read more

I Added Up My Puppy’s First Year and It Came to 1,300 Dollars. Here Is the Breakdown.

When we brought our puppy home in March, I told myself the shelter fee was the big cost and everything after would be pocket change. Then I actually wrote it down. Kibble. A crate. A checkerboard of pee pads that ended up in the trash by the hundreds. An enzymatic cleaner for the weeks when … Read more

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