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I’ve seen a lot of posts lately regarding the cost of dog ownership.  As the owner of two dogs and an extremely frugal person, our dogs are one of the few things I do spend money on.  In fact, we have spent $820.11 on our dogs (2.2% of our spending) since we started tracking expenses in July of 2008.  I would have spent 10 times that amount because our dogs bring immense amounts of pleasure into our lives.  However, even though I know they are worth every penny, I still do want to be frugal when it comes to our pets just like I am in other areas of our life.  So, here are some frugal tips I have compiled, and ways that I save money on our precious pups. (more…)

My dogs are my fur-kids (until we have real kids, anyway), so I want them to have the best of everything.  However, pet ownership is very expensive.  And, after doing some research I found that many of the things that were adding to my monthly budget were unnecessary, and in some cases even harmful.

Here are 10 frugal pet care tips that don’t scrimp on the health or happiness of our furry friends, and in some cases can actually make their lives better.   (more…)

There are some things I do to save money that I don’t love- foregoing shopping and limiting my Sushi intake for example. But there are also some things that I started doing to save money that have had the side benefit of improving my life or the lives of my family members.
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