I'm not buying anymore

@911Ricki (13588)
Canada
April 2, 2013 6:31pm CST
I bought a 16lb bag of dry cat food a week and a half ago (it went through o my visa on the 22 (so I bought it the Friday when I went into work). A week and a half $65. I said this and my Mother of course has something to say. I said she can go buy the other bag then. I am not buying it end of story. I have a bag in my back seat of my car, but the fact I am forking out over $100 a month or more to feed her cats. She goes you buy the dry food, I said not every week it lasts a month or little under a month. Once you figure it out I am forking out more money, and then they get my rent meanwhile I am paying more for that anyways. That is suppose to last a month, and my parents buy the wet food and cat litter (in the end they owe me $15). Which they haven't been paying me, I said I am not buying anymore dry food, especially not a week adn a half later. I am throwing out more money than they are to feed their 7 cats meanwhile I have 3.
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@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
3 Apr 13
Used and abused again? When will it end? When you get out of that house.
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@911Ricki (13588)
• Canada
3 Apr 13
It won't. They see no issues, they go well we spent so much on wet food and cat litter. Well they have 7 cats, I have 3. Once we sat down and figured it out, with me buying 1 bag of dry food and per cat, they owed me $15 so they would owe me even more. They have every excuse,a nd I think all it is, is that my brother has put them in such a giant debt hole that they can't geet out.
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• Mexico
3 Apr 13
I think 7 cats is way to many. No one needs or should have 7. Your 3 is a good number. Good luck with them paying their share.
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@911Ricki (13588)
• Canada
3 Apr 13
I agree 3 is enough for me, no more unless I foster them. I would even 1 more would be fine, but not a whole pile. I will not be buying anymore, I said this I have food in my room, so I know my cats will come find me when they get hungry enough. Just because my brother put them in more debt than they can handle, because he doesn't lift a finger isn't my problem. My sister has 1 cat and doesn't pay a cent fr it, she bought food several months ago, and it wasn't even enough to cover two weeks. I am forced to buy my animals their food, so should she. I shouldn't be stuck with it, when I move I have my staff discount they wont be getting it so it will cost them even more money for their food.
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@sid556 (30959)
• United States
3 Apr 13
Why in the world are you feeding their cats to begin with? I'm sorry, Ricki but I feel like your parents are taking advantage of you. I say this as a parent. My daughter and her son are living with me. She pays me room and board and it is a small amount to help cover the cost of electric, and other costs that go up as a result of having more people here. We share in the cost of food. I'm willing to bet that she probably pays a bit more of the food than I do but then again I am not here all the time to eat. If I had pets, I would never expect her to pay for them. In my opinion, you should not be throwing any of your money to feeding their cats on a regular basis. That is TheiR responsibility. Stand up for yourself, Ricki.
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@sid556 (30959)
• United States
3 Apr 13
ok...I see why now...3 of the cats are yours. So, you feed your 3 cats and they feed theirs OR one person buys all the food and litter and gets reimbursed half of it. It just seems like a better plan. or if everyone is buying stuff...save reciepts and initial them. at the end of the month or end of the week, add them up and see who owes who. it should be more fair than what it is.
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@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
3 Apr 13
If you aren't careful your dad will be asking to move with you! I know you and him sometimes have spats but it seems he has to deal with things a lot more then you do, as he is at home a lot more with your mom and brother.
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@911Ricki (13588)
• Canada
3 Apr 13
They are, I am looking for another job and be gone. They will get a rude awakening when I leave, because I save about $50 a month on animal food, they will have to fork it out. My sister has a cat here, and doesn;t pay a cent. Untimately we are paying for her cat. She eats their food (which was agreed it was included in our rent this was a few years back when I was working nights), but I buy all my food, seeing as they whine and complain. I ate Easter dinner with them and tonight my Grandma came over for dinner. My sister thinks since her boyfriend lives at home free, and gets free food she should too. In the end she will get a rude awakening when she has to pay for herself (you can;t tell the bank you can't pay your mortgage). I found out as well, that my sister hasn't been paying rent, yet I am. She is broke, and can't afford it. Her reasoning tonight was she isn't home enough, she shouldn't pay rent so she doesn't put the money in her account so they can't have it. Favourtism is big in this house, I asked my Dad to drive me for the paper route and told him I would give him half the pay (after gas), he agreed, I thought it was fair as he did just as much work. My mother expected me to give him more because he took the time out of his day (I said he's sitting at home not working watching tv). I think they just got into so much debt that my younger brother charges their credit card like no tomorrow, and doesn't work that now they are stuck, and my Dad isn't working. My Dad even said the other day, he treats me different because I am independent. I don't need his help except to fix my car, and I even pay him for that. Otherwise, I basically do my own thing, and I could afford my own place, knowing my priorities, whereas my other siblings something goes wrong it's the end of the world.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
6 Apr 13
ricki I do not blame you and they are using you., You just have to get out of there even if it means renting a one bedroom apt for now til you have the money for a real home. Its getting to you and its just not right, If your younger brother is the problem for their money drain then they should look to him to help them out financially.
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
3 Apr 13
It sounds to me as if since your brother doesn't pay anything (yet charges things up) and your sister hasn't been paying anything, they expect their good daughter who works for her money to fork it on out for them. They need to lay down the law with your brother and stop his spending or they will be paying for him for the rest of his life.
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@TLilly12 (1229)
• United States
3 Apr 13
Ricki I thought you had other jobs, you were saving money from, and now you are feeding all these cats, what is going on, yes your parent are take advantage of you and you, need to put a stop to it and now, everybody in this family, that has a cat need to feed their own cat, end of story.
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