The Money Real Talk You Need To Know Before You Get A Pet

Let’s talk turkey. [Scary Mommy Daily]( Jul. 22, 2024 [The Money Real Talk You Need To Know Before You Get A Pet]( Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Getty Images, Shutterstock FRUGAL FIDO? [The Money Real Talk You Need To Know Before You Get A Pet]( Today, we’ve got Jana Pollack digging into one of the most beloved and potentially expensive aspects of your family: the dog. She recently became a dog owner through a very specific set of circumstances: her mother-in-law died and their family inherited her 19-year-old terrier, Polo. And boy, was there a learning curve: “For me, it was a lightning fast transition from being someone who’d never had a pet in my life to becoming a full-time dog owner,” she writes. She realized pretty quickly that they’re a dog family now, and will be even when Polo is no more… and she had questions: “If we decide to get a new dog once Polo passes away, what does that mean? What should we realistically expect to spend in our first year if we got a puppy? And what about afterward?” She’s digging into it for herself, and for you, too. — Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor [Read More ⮕]( Latest [Mediterranean chickpea salad, a dense bean salad recipe loaded with Mediterranean veggies and herbs.]( [Jessica In the Kitchen]( DIG IN [11 Dense Bean Salad Recipes, If You’re Also Obsessed With The TikTok Trend]( Minimal cooking, maximum meals prepped. [Read More.]( [New Study Suggests Teens May Feel Less Support Than Parents Think We Give Them]( JC Visual Studio/Moment/Getty Images NEW STUDY [New Study Suggests Teens May Feel Less Support Than Parents Think We Give Them]( How do you define “support”? [Read More.]( [A happy woman lying down as a tabby cat affectionately touches her nose with its paw.]( M_a_y_a/Getty Images IT'S A THING [Why Does My Cat Headbutt Me? There’s Actually Some Science Behind This Behavior]( The cute quirk even has its own special name. [Read More.]( Featured [Stretch Your Dollars Further This Back-To-School Season]( Presented By Spruce [Stretch Your Dollars Further This Back-To-School Season]( As every mom knows, summer lasts about as long as it takes your child to eat a single popsicle, and then BAM! Suddenly you’re inundated with mile-long [back-to-school]( supply lists and the task of ensuring everyone has shoes that fit. Stretching those back-to-school dollars can be tough, which is why we've partnered with [Spruce]( to bring you practical hacks and budget-friendly solutions. From [tips to save]( on school supplies to budgeting like a boss with the [Spruce mobile banking app]( check out Scary Mommy's 'Money, Honey' finance issue and own the back-to-school season. [Read More ⮕]( Ace Your Finances [Spending Account]( Spruce [Spending Account]( [Read More ⮕]( [Savings Account]( Spruce [Savings Account]( [Read More ⮕]( SpruceSM Spending and Savings Accounts established at, and debit card issued by, Pathward®, N.A., Member FDIC, pursuant to license by Mastercard®. Mastercard and the circles design are registered trademarks of Mastercard International Incorporated. Featured [The author smiling to camera to show her 5-minute makeup routine that looks good on Zoom.]( Katie McPherson WHAT UNDEREYE CIRCLES? [I’m A WFH Mom & This Is My 5-Minute Makeup To Look Alive On Zoom]( “No one loves the feeling of clicking into a Zoom meeting only to see their own wonky hair situation staring back, or to realize midway through the call that the bags under your eyes look way worse than they did earlier in your bathroom mirror,” writes Katie McPherson. But she’s got a strategy! And today she’s sharing it with the rest of us. [Read More ⮕]( What We’re Reading ⮕ [18 Scrumptious Make-Ahead Summer Salads]( ⮕ [Losing Weight Never Made Me Happy. Why?]( ⮕ [Bring the Olympics Home With Gold-Medal Worthy Games]( Follow us on: [instagram]( [facebook]( [tiktok]( [x_social]( [Want to Advertise With Us? Get in Touch.]( You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive communications from BDG Media. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely [unsubscribe](. Or to manage preferences click [here]( BDG Media, Inc. · 315 Park Ave. South · New York, NY 10010 · USA Copyright 2024 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved.