Today, my lovely wife and I made our bi-weekly sojourn to Target. Our contribution to the gods of retail happens every two weeks like clock work. As we live downtown where everything is more expensive and usually smaller sized, we try to save up our purchasing needs and head out to the burbs.
Today, as I unpacked the bags I noticed that our bi-weekly purchases are more and more for the furry kids.
Pee Pads Dog Food
Baby Wipes Bully Sticks
Dog Treats Denta Sticks
Beef Jerky Dog Shampoo
Poop Bags
This got me thinking about everything else we do for these "best friends"...
Doggy Nanny Care (Aunt Nola visits)
Vet Bills
Dog Clothes (Sigh...a dog jacket costing $60 each....yes)
Doggy Vitamins
Dog Harnesses
Doggy blankets
Doggy dentistry (teeth cleaning)
Doggy workouts
Some kids should have it as good as my dogs...
I came to the conclusion that these little tail wagging furballs are pretty darn expensive.
Why aren't they tax deductable??
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Yo Ed, don't give up. There is a bill in Congress, HR3501.1H called: Humanity and Pets Partnered Through the Years (The Happy Bill) where you can deduct pet expenses off your Federal Taxes. It was introduced in 7/09. It's currently in committee.
ReplyDeleteJust think soon even I could be tax deductible for you. ;)
Aunt Nola
Well Ed, on the bright side - there will be no college tuition.
ReplyDeleteKeep on smilin'
Schackbo