Never did I think I’d be pushing my late thirties with the amount of debt I currently juggle. Now I can thank my Sophie Sue and her expensive brain radiation treatments at Cooper City Animal Medical Center for finally bringing it all to a head (excuse the pun).

Sitting in the parking lot waiting for her treatment to conclude last Friday I finally experienced the epiphany I required: Making...

Lies, Damn Lies and Pet Store Lies

Below are a few whoppers pet store employees will tell you when trying to convince you that you should buy their product :

1.    “Our puppies don’t come from puppy mills.”

Pet stores blatantly deny that their puppies come from puppy mills, and instead assure you that their puppies came from “private breeders” or “reputable commercial...