• "I lost my job a month before I (finally) got my check. About a week later I brought home these two little guys because I needed something positive in my life. The check itself is still laying on my desk because I'm trying to decide what bill I can afford to pay this month: my car insurance, my car payment, or my rent. I'd rather trade the $300 check for a better economy so I can find a job."

    Tarianna, 20, Unemployed
    Upstate, NY

    18th Jun 2008 in Insurance, Rent/Mortgage, Pets, Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (8) |

Comments

  • Awwww, kittehs!

    Posted by: rptrcub Jun 18th, 08:35

  • You lost your job, can't pay bills, and brought home two animals that need food, kitty litter, visits to the vet, toys, etc. No wonder you have financial troubles.

    Posted by: Lisa Jun 19th, 12:48

  • You're right - $30 is wayyy too much to spare on two animals who otherwise had uncertain futures.

    Posted by: Tarianna Jun 19th, 16:22

  • Awww... I can understand needing something positive, and honestly you can probably care for these kittens better than many other people (I'm a vet tech and have met quite a few bad owners.) If they are indoors (it will save you a lot of worry if they are) you can wait until they are 6 months to get their shots (not recommended but it's the best thing you can do financially.) At that same time most areas have a humane society that sometimes offer free or at least fairly inexpensive (at the most about $40) spays and neuters, be sure to do that before they get to be over 6 months, and you reduce risk of certain cancers later in life. Best of luck, and I really hope you can find a new job. Start volunteering, or better yet small temporary jobs (maybe at a vet like me :) ) so you get a little money coming in.

    Good luck!

    Posted by: cupritte Jun 20th, 09:02

  • I ended up paying my rent - my mom helped me with my car payment, and Geico was nice enough to give me an extension until my cousin could pay me back for his share of the car insurance bill. And today was my first day at my new job, which is way less stressful than tech support.

    Posted by: Tarianna Jun 28th, 00:09

  • Good work Tarianna! I hope you will have a long happy life with those kitties. Mine are 12 and 15...lots of work, but worth it.

    Posted by: Maddie Jun 28th, 23:46

  • Now you can spend the whole check on spay/neuter, shots, kitty litter, cat food, yearly vaccines, and save a couple for incidental trips to the vets. Pets are expensive. But they do give unconditional love if that's what you need instead of money.

    Posted by: les Jun 30th, 11:45

  • Would not recommend adopting pets when you aren't sure about being able to take care of them. However, you opened your heart and did a good thing, and sometimes that is enough to change your situation.

    Enjoy your new life long friends.
    -- Meow!

    Posted by: John Jun 30th, 15:46

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