Drove past a vacant lot today. Used to be a gas station that they razed to the ground only they left part of the sign up. Gas at 2.55 a gallon. Had to be sometime before the Biden Administration era. T. Swift can easily get a truckload of Fancy Feast delivered to her estate. For the rest of us it's should I go debit or credit? Cash on the barrelhead is usually out of the question for most folk. It's jacking up my grocery bill and they're small cans too. Talking about the cartons of course. Seems to be a feline fave. I always pay cash at the gas station btw. If I'm gonna use the Visa I want it for something tangible like a garden power tool or clothes at Kohl's not for something as ephemeral as a few days worth of driving. Don't understand the people who are always using credit for gas. If I'm gonna go in debt I at least have a nice air fryer/toaster oven sitting on my kitchen counter.
As part of my ongoing aging blogger series my next field of inquiry is varicose veins. That'd be Misty btw one of my former house ferals.
I hardly ever use cash. 1 credit card, 1 debit card, 1 gasoline card. Just pay them off at the end of the month. Hard to believe that the stock market just set another record today, while everyone else scrambles.
ReplyDeleteI guess for the Fancy Feast, we are lucky to only have one cat?
I saw on some economic forum once the guy posted it's better to use your credit card rather than a debit card and just pay it off at the end of the month. Ummm excuse me not everyone is in a position to do that. Lots of folks have credit card balances of at least a few thousand dollars and that's not really an option. My sister does what you do BB anything on credit she just pays off then she'll counsel other people to do the same. This is the type of facile financial advice people who are in a better position than you like to give. Like she'll say just pay off your homeowners or car insurance one shot. Have to remind her I'm not Rockefeller's cousin.
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For me personally I tend to use my debit card more often than cash but you gotta watch it either way. Sometimes you'll be using your debit and when you get your bank statement you're like oh shit. You don't sound like you hang around too many ATMs.
ReplyDeleteBig credit card debt is an awful problem. Last checked $1.14 Trillion.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely between a rock and a hard place. In my case, being older,
I cleared all debt with my 401K and put the rest with a financial adviser. Now that is a 3rd monthly source with SS and pension. I see you there one of these days.
IMO moderate credit card debt is not the problem. So you make minimum payments for five years big deal ain't gonna hold you back. It's the people who max out on multiple cards that's the problem.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the deal with Fancy Feast? Drives cats nuts. Catnip? Need a generic version, Maybe Fancy Roadkill or So-so Feast with a low price tag. You know recipes and you know cats - go for it.
ReplyDeleteThey got it down pat if only they came in big Friskie size cans.
ReplyDeleteSome call it fact-finding, but I do 'digging' - Fancy Feast is produced by Purina which was bought by Nestles in Switzerland. We're talking big. Their stuff is all over the world, so Sparky's nephew in Poland enjoys his uncle's treats, while I imbibe Nestle's coco mix. Cold here last night, in the 40s, so we lit the gas fireplace. Cat slept by it all day long. They DO tend to pamper themselves.
ReplyDeleteThe ferals have better coats than the domestic cats for their life outdoors even though they don't live as long as housecats. I have cats that sleep most of the day and other cats that spend most of their time hunting and exploring outdoors.
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ReplyDeleteThe cave men of the species?
Ferals also don't meow as a rule. Strong silent types.
ReplyDeleteIf you get feral kittens real young, can they be made into a house cat?
ReplyDeleteThe consensus is yes but I get 'em from the wild so to speak at all ages and have no problem.
DeleteIMO it's like a psy-op. They say stay away from the ferals to get more people to empty the shelters. As Steve McQueen said in "Bullitt" you work your side of the street I'll work mine.
DeleteSaw an ad on the WeatherChannel this morning - video on how to avoid a shark attack. Didn't bite, we got no sharks in idaho.
ReplyDeleteMy strategy - stay in Yonkers.
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ReplyDeleteFeral sharks, gotta love 'em.
Question - what the heck does Dr. Jackson Galaxy carry in his
ReplyDeleteviolin case? Fancy Feast?
Tuna fish and catnip? A first aid kit for when he gets scratched?
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