Counting Pennies

I noticed that of the two comments posted yesterday, one person believes the things I posted were not too extreme, while the other believes they definitively are. That goes to show that just because I run into something online that I think I would never do in order to save money, it doesn’t mean that it’s not perfectly normal for other people. The idea of feeding cat food to people didn’t seem as gross to me as it seemed dangerous. Can people actually eat that stuff without the risk of salmonella or other type of contamination? Isn’t pet food a lot less regulated than human food? Since I’m a vegetarian, I won’t be trying that suggestion any time soon, but I would be curious to hear what a doctor has to say about it.

Speaking of doctors, I’m sick and had to go see a doctor today. He ended up prescribing antibiotics, which cost me a grand total of 40 cents for a ten day supply. I guess living in Russia does have SOME benefits. Just to give you an idea of how cheap medicine is here, I stopped by the pet store on my way home and spent USD10 on cat and dog food (and that’s for a couple of small bags that will last less than a week). Other than that, I haven’t been spending much money at all. I need to get back into the swing of things and save as much money as I can as quickly as I can.

My resolution for this week? To not buy anything that I don’t absolutely need for food or hygiene or basic survival. No fun expenses this week. Let’s see how much money that saves me.

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