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There are a couple different surgeries to correct a torn ACL now. There is traditional surgery that they replace the ACL with a monofilament line(sorta like fishing line) and one called a TPLO where they cut the top of the tibia off and reposition it at a different angle so theres no need for the ACL. The traditional ACL replacement surgery is only about $1200 now at my local vets office. We chose the TPLO which is performed by an ortho surgeon. There is also a new surgery called TTA that is becoming popular but its still in the early stages and there arent many surgeons that do that one.
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Hey Fellas! I'm in the same demographic. We spend money on our three beagles like they were our children (come to think of it, they are )  ...
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A couple of years ago, our oldest (and first) beagle, Magnum, had cancer. We brought him to the Vet school at North Carolina State Univ. Four months of chemo and radiation. Several surgeries and he lived about a year and a half longer than he would have. We drove him once a week 8 hours round trip and an overnight stay each time for four months. Would do it all again in a heartbeat. He was a great dog.
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I'm in the same boat: 33, no kids and (so far) no regrets for not having any.
And I do get annoyed when friends with kids don't have the money to do the littlest things because they had kids without planning or financial security. One friend has 2 kids and a truckload of pets and is about to lose her mobile home after she stopped paying the bankruptcy payments; she could work and she just chooses not to!?
I would pay $3k for a pet's vet bills. This year I spent about $1,300 to get my cat's bad thryriod irradiated. If you have pets and they need treatment, there is no choice. You can't just dispose of them every time one falls sick.
I do love not being child-poor. Own 2 horses and I train with a riding instructor 3x a week. There's so much I can do for myself, my family, and my community without the burden of children.
Plus it's not like there isn't a surplus of children in the US anyway.
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This alternate universe seems to be getting crowded.
I expect that TractorPoint is going to have a lot of members that have the disposable income to support their tractor habit as well as new trucks, off-road vehicles, boats, pets.....
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I must admit we are DINKs too. No regrets yet, but I suspect as time goes on we may have some. We spend a lot to help out our parents and won't have kids to help us out when we get older. Oh well... plan, save and enjoy.
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I agree AC, I think this forum is not representative of the average tractor owner and/or homeowner. There is a unique blend of computer literacy, affluence, and "tractor-ownership" here. Although this obviously must be a growing segment of the market for tractor manufacturers.
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Some of us have only 1 child, all the toys needed, modest home, pets and all the necessary vacations, etc. to remember and have/are putting the child through college and have taught her a decadent capitalistic lifestyle to the best of our ability. Have worked many hours or several jobs at a time to get there. I didn't think that I wanted a child until I was in my mid/late 30's. Am glad that we had one child but maybe should have had 2. Life has been good. I owe most of it to my parents and how I was brought up along with the help they gave me.
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"I must admit we are DINKs too."
Hmmm, my wife never worked, that means we were SINK's, Single Income, No Kids.
Then my health problems came up, and we became SeReNINK's ...
Semi-Retired, No Income, No Kids.......
My parents (well Ok, mostly Mom) used to ask when I was going to have kids, my answer was always the same ....
"What? After all the horror stories you told me about what I was like when I was a kid?? Are you nuts??? I'm not going to put myself through that!!!!"
Best of luck.
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DINKS? Yup. Me too.
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