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Welcome to the NerdWallet Smart Money podcast where we answer your personal finance questions

and help you feel a little smarter about what you do with your money. I'm Liz Weston.

And I'm Sean Piles. As always, be sure to send us your money questions, call or text us on the

nerd hotline at 901-730-6373. That's 901-730 nerd. Or email us podcast atnerdWallet.com. We are here to help you,

so keep your questions coming. And if you like what you hear, leave us a review. On this episode,

Sean and I are talking with shopping nerd Courtney Nidale about how to get the most out of

couponing. But first, in our This Week in Your Money segment,

Sean and I talk about something we love, pets.

Yes, pets and there are many, many expenses.

The online trading platform, TD Ameritrade,

just came out with an interesting report about Americans and pet ownership.

First off, according to their report, almost a third of Americans

have considered getting a pet since the pandemic began, myself included in that. But the report also

found that many people don't fully understand the cost associated with pet ownership.

Nearly half of the owners say having a dog was more expensive than they realized. They spent an average of,

I think, $1,200 a year on their dog. And they said on average they would spend $3,300 if the dog got

sick. I personally don't have a price limit that I think I would put toward my dog. I say that

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