Comments by "Ida Larsen" (@idalarsen2540) on "Couple Feeds Lizard Too Many Crickets (Part 3)" video.

  1. Right wth!? You DONT buy kids designer brands they'll grow out of in like a week! That among everything they listed is definetely the most stupid thing they spend money on.. I understand maybe getting a few items which are a bit more expensive like suits, dresses and such for formal events SOMETIMES which the children can pass down to each other/give to other younger family members (same goes for non-designer brands as well, passing down saves massive amounts of money when you have kids!).. but buying your KIDS designer clothing all the time.. that's how to flush money down the toilet. Kids don't care about all that. Shallow parents are the ones who care. They wanna show off to their friends, neighbours, family, colleagues and others that they can "afford" all those luxuries, when they really can't afford that at all. When you're in debt, you CAN'T be this silly! That's just insanity, holy damn.
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  2. Totally.. there are other solutions. They CAN afford the lizard, they're priorities are just severly off. They don't need to feed it as much as they do. They also spend A LOT of unnesecary money elsewhere, like on the two cars and DAMN BRAND NAME CHILDREN'S CLOTHING. Even if they were to JUST cut down on clothing (stop buying brand clothes they'll grow out off instantly and make the kids share more; passing down clothes etc.), they'd save A LOT. They got the lizard, time to prioritize. I totally agree with letting it go to someone else with the funds to properly take care of it if they had already tried to prioritize, but couldn't make it work. If you actually can't afford your pet, the best thing to do 100% is to give it away to someone who'll care for it like it deserves. Them giving away the lizard because they fail to prioritize properly, like buying Tommy Hilfiger etc. is just extremely selfish. This is my issue here. I personally LOVE pets (I have both a dog and a cat and I want more), and there came a time where my economic situation got so tight that I had to pack up and leave my already cheap apartment to find somewhere cheaper to live (I'd already tried to cut back on EVERYTHING else, I at times had to go without food just to afford pet food), and had no choice but to rehome both my pets for well over a year. It broke my heart and I just couldn't stop crying, I'd cry myself to sleep thinking about them almost every night until I got them back. I still knew I had to do it for their sake, they deserve a properly caring home, which despite my extremely cheap living, I just couldn't afford it. I have them back now, thankfully. I made sure despite huge difficulties that I could get them back when I could. Point is, when you get pets, you have a duty of care. They're living creatures. If you're not prepared for the costs and constant responsibility, just don't get any pets at all. If you get pets and difficulties later occur, you do everything possible to make sure to prioritize properly. These people seem to care more about having a nice fasade than their pets. People like that should NOT have pets. They still do, and I hope they managed to prioritize life over damn stupid clothing etc. So, both points here are technically right and I don't get why y'all argue so much. It all depends on the situation. These people could obiviously afford the lizard, they just seem too vain to put the lizard before their appearance. Totally deplorable.
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  3. Totally the same here! His estimate was extremely low.. and that was what he claimed was AVERAGE!? Damn. It just seems way too low. I know this is old, but c'mon it's not THAT old to justify that average. That number HAS to be wrong.
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  4. Right, wth!? 500-600 dollars is EXTREMELY cheap for a dog. I spend way more a year on just my cat, smh. I always try to stay as cheap as I can due to my low income + me having to care for both my cat and my dog, but if there's one thing I'll always make sure is quality, is PET FOOD. I usually buy food for my cat online, because where I live, the only options for cat food I have is either very cheap, low quality food or I have to go to a crazy expensive vet/animal store that doesn't even for the most part have that much better food than what I find in the grocery store..:/ So I order online. Sometimes if my money situation is really tight and I couldn't order more cat food in time or the delivery is late, I have no choice but to find something else.. even though that luckily doesn't happen a lot, I feel so bad for having to buy him something else which I know isn't too good.. I obvs try to find the best of the worst and I've found ONE option which is neither good or bad, it's just okay.. I feel so bad those times, despite him luckily getting good and proper nutrition most of the time. Then I see other people with pets who just couldn't give a single damn and just buys the cheapest of the cheapest store brands! 😱 Like, WAY WORSE than Friskies etc. I could NEVER! Even if I suddenly had NO money, I wouldn't do that! I'd literally just steal something at least a little bit better. Whatever I need to do. A lot of people just doesn't seem to understand that food/nutrition is directly linked to long term health. The better nutrition they get, the less likely you are to have to spend loads of money, heart ache and trouble for your beloved animal along the line. They demand so little from us, the absolute least we can do for them is to give them proper nutrition. That's the VERY LEAST we can do. I don't understand how Phil managed to get that severly low average number for yearly costs of one dog. I know this episode is old, but c'mon it's not THAT old! You'd gave to go a lot further back in time than this to get to those numbers.
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  5. How much do you have to go to the vet?? I spend like almost thrice the amount of what Phil said on even just FOOD for my dog. I buy quality food.. not the most expensive kind, but certainly good quality. I look at it as an investment, because it is. I'd rather spend some more monthly/yearly on dog and cat food than save a few bucks, only to cause health problems in the long run which will do nothing but cause pain, heart break and expensive bills which will end up costing more than food. I do not at all say that you have to buy the most expensive food, but it's important to invest in their health. I'd stay FAR away from grocery store pet food.. that's dangerously unregulated, and I don't trust it. No one should. My dog and cat just about never have to go to the vet, and each checkup they've had, they've been completely fine and very healthy and happy. There's never been a single worry regarding their health. I invest in good, proper food which can be trusted. I know so many other people with pets who at least for the most part buys grocery store food, and they all struggle with SOMETHING, whether it's fur related, digestion related, energy related, weight related or what not. That's not surprising, tho. Just like with humans, for the most part at least (there are ALWAYS exceptions, whether it's pets/animals or humans) the worse food we eat, the worse our health get especially in the long run. It's not rocket science.
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  6. They seem extremely shallow. They want to live like someone they're not. I understand wanting quality and everything, but c'mon. These people.. just wow. Seems like they think that if they were to actually live by their means, they'd be looked down upon, yet they would STILL be more upper/middle class than most. They seem extremely insecure. If they actually were sensible with money (not buying their CHILDREN expensive brand clothes they'll grow out off instantly, for instance), it seems like they could actually save up for not even the longest time and actually get a nice house, cars etc. without breaking the bank/constantly being in debt. This is pure silliness. If only they didn't try to be someone they're not, they'd be a lot happier and well better off. Shallowness and greed, people.. it suits no one.
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  7. That number seemed WAAAAY too small. I know this episode is old, but it's not THAT old.
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