Sorry you had to spend your savings on the pc but it seems like life has a way of doing things like that to us. I was planning on buying a new pellet grill I've been wanting but got a surprise medical bill for my youngest daughter. Our health insurance isn't very good and she went in for a couple scans and even after the insurance discount we had to pay about $500. I doubt I'll buy the grill now. At least not for a while but we have to take care of the important stuff first.
With no kids at home and retirement firmly in place and being enjoyed, a day I once dreamed would be filled with vacays and exotic locations.
BUT instead, I am now spending about $500 a month on pets.
I have an elderly dog, Daphne, age 14, who has severe allergies and she takes a pill every day that costs about $2.50 (no generic)($75 a month) she also has chronic ear infections. I make her dog food.
I have an elderly cat, Joe, age 15, Diabetes, Chronic Kidney disease and Pancreatitis, who needs about $200 a month in meds. I also make his food as he needs low phosphorus and low carb.
And on top of all the meds there is at least one random visit to a vet for one of my 4 animals.
Joe has recently come down with another bad rash that has radiated into his ear. He either has an auto-immune disease or he has become allergic to chicken. So now instead of the $30 on organic chicken wings (deboned and de-skinned in order to eliminate phosphorus) I buy monthly, in which I add $20 in something called a "completer" (heart, liver and taurine) I will be spending $40 on pork chops monthly to get him off chicken and hope that the allergy is the cause.
I saved heavily for retirement, I just never dreamed I would be spending my money this way
