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ChillCoco t1_j9y22hi wrote

Reply to comment by LincolnMarch in Looking for an affordable vet anywhere in NJ! by ahcira

You're not wrong.

But I called my vet and explained what I needed and as they told me the costs of everything, I realized that I would be paying upwards of $600.

The Vetco Animal Hospital was half of that. And, as I mentioned before, they took great care of my dog. My thought process was that, perhaps, the prices for all of their services would be more cost effective.

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dleonard1122 t1_j9y1hom wrote

Reply to Beach recommendations in NJ with newborn by DomesticLiger

Down in Cape May we enjoy The Cove beach with our daughter. The water drops off a lot slower and there's usually shallow water tidal pools to play in as well.

Cape May has a lot of other things to do besides the beach as well. The Cape May County Zoo is great, and free (you can provide a donation.) The Cape May Mall is very stroller friendly and has lots of shops. Tons of restaurants, bars, breweries, and our personal favorite Nauti Spirits Distillery down there as well.

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jersey_girl660 t1_j9y0ecx wrote

Reply to comment by Cultural-Rush4655 in MFs want me to go to Ridgewood for $4 😭 by munchingzia

Typically with DoorDash as long as there is drivers available willing to take an order they won’t stack it. So sadly most of our orders are just one person.

It’s both. At minimum you should be tipping miles from restaurant times 2. But if you ordering really expensive food or a lot of food increase the tip a bit.

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LincolnMarch t1_j9y00nn wrote

Reply to comment by ChillCoco in Looking for an affordable vet anywhere in NJ! by ahcira

Here the thing though: it sounds like the blood work performed for your pet was a standard heartworm snap test (around $60) so that they could renew your heartworm preventative. The blood work that they're likely recommending starts at around double that price (if it's a CBC CHEM).

Rads can be kind of pricey for sure, especially if they are requiring several views, but based on the price ranges that OP quoted the total sounds about average for a blood panel, exam, RADS and medication (factoring in if full sedation may be required to touch kitty in the case that kitty is demon kitty). It is definitely a little bit of sticker shock but sadly totally average as far as cost goes.

Have you tried applying for Care Credit? You can only use it at the vets office and as long as you qualify they normally run deals where the first 6 mos to a year are interest free. If you're looking for insurance after this episode try hitting up Pawlicy advisor....it's like KAYAK for pet insurance.

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Bibliotheclaire t1_j9xvlg4 wrote

Reply to comment by the_last_carfighter in MFs want me to go to Ridgewood for $4 😭 by munchingzia

Called aaa bc I got a flat a good hour north of NYC. They sent someone from STATEN FUCKING ISLAND. When they got there like 3 hours later and said where he drove from o was like wtffff. He said that AAA sends notices out to the shops and whoever gets it first gets it. His boss regularly sends him out to change flats and stuff really far away. The guy was like but again I was like wtfffff bro people are the worst

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OkBid1535 t1_j9xvhwa wrote

Reply to What was your experience moving out of your parents home in NJ? (age, income, job situation, rent, dating, enjoyment of life) by sakhussain2020

I was 23 and my fiancé 25 and we had a newborn, our families both kicked us out before the baby was born. By a miracle we found a cottage to rent on the shore for $1300, this was a decade ago exactly for a two bedroom one bathroom home in someone’s yard. Lots of restrictions like we couldn’t use the driveway or yard etc and landlord constantly watching us through the windows

That was a 9 month lease. Then we moved to a home in Neptune for $1400 a month, 3 bedroom and one bath with a full basement. Roof was leaking, horrible pest problem, neglectful landlords. We lasted 16 mo before we moved a final time to south Jersey

Found a home to rent for $1550 (4 bed 1 bath 1300 sq ft) which is the house we just bought in sept

I’m a full time stay at home mom, my husband was an underwater welder, roofer, pizza chef, and he had s fourth job I can’t even recall. But he was busting his ass for our family making money while I was and still am raising our kids.

Been real fun. Especially with this village of support/s heavy heavy S

Now my husband has his own welding business and he just focuses on that but he has to work 6 days a week just so we can afford this house.

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