Day 22: Cat Litter | The Pennywise Family

Sorry for you non-cat owners. Today won’t be especially relevant. I’ve got to tell the cat owners out there about something I’m a big fan of. It’s a product called “Worlds Best Cat Litter” (yes, I just blogged my cat litter). The stuff is made of recycled corn cobs diced into tiny bits. It’s very low-dust and is super absorbent.

The litter is flushable, but we toss it in the garbage as we have a juvenile litter-changer here who gets a little overzealous with the flushing.

Arthur, our cat, who's worth every cent spent on litter. Because this litter is so absorbent, it clumps super-fast and stays odor free. We empty the clumps out of our cat’s box every day, and only change the crumbs in the pan every other month (with no odor!). When you see the litter, it’ll give you sticker shock. We buy a big bag for about $25, but it’s six months or more of litter. Since it’s not clay, tracked bits don’t scratch floors or furniture. It’s low on dust, there’s no odor at all and it’s environmentally friendly.

I realize it’s very strange to blog cat litter as a “frugal family find” but crunching the numbers on consumables is a great way to save money around your house. (Not having pets is also a great way to save money, but personally, I think our cat is worth it.

Note: this is not a sponsored post and I have received no compensation for endorsing this product—it’s the real deal).

This post is part of a series I’ve entitled “Frugal August” and is inspired by (though not copied from) the book The Complete Tightwad Gazetteby Amy Dacyczyn. My tips are meant to build on hers, but generally are not duplications.

Marie C

I ABSOLUTELY love this cat litter as well. They even have coupons for it. However, where I live in Alaska, we cannot buy it in stores. I order the 40lb bag from amazon.com and only pay $5 for shipping. Its well worth it to me. I have used this for 1 1/2 years now, and swear by it. Its even better than Swheatscoop brand cat litter(that I used to use), which is made with wheat. Yes, its more expensive than other brands, but you get what you pay for, thats for sure. Its well worth it.
jessc098

Marie, thanks for the comment! That's a huge drag to not be able to buy the litter in stores. I haven't checked pricing on Amazon.com I wonder if it's comperable to my Petco purchases. Also, do you know the vetrinary catalogs? You may be able to order it that way either in greater quantities or at a discount. I had a meeting a few weeks ago with a woman who breeds cats. Having 16 litter boxes at home, she told me that she always uses Worlds Best for her kittens, but resorts to clay litter for the other cats just due to volume of use.

I've also heard that you can use shredded newspaper (for the true economists) just run it through your cross-cut shredder. Personally, I think that's A: more work than it's worth and B: stinky. So I'm going to stick with my Worlds Best.

Also, my cat is a bit of a prima donna. I think he'd refuse paper litter. Also, I worry about it tracking. World's Best really doesn't track around the house.
jessc098

Marie, thanks for the comment! That's a huge drag to not be able to buy the litter in stores. I haven't checked pricing on Amazon.com I wonder if it's comperable to my Petco purchases. Also, do you know the vetrinary catalogs? You may be able to order it that way either in greater quantities or at a discount. I had a meeting a few weeks ago with a woman who breeds cats. Having 16 litter boxes at home, she told me that she always uses Worlds Best for her kittens, but resorts to clay litter for the other cats just due to volume of use.

I've also heard that you can use shredded newspaper (for the true economists) just run it through your cross-cut shredder. Personally, I think that's A: more work than it's worth and B: stinky. So I'm going to stick with my Worlds Best.

Also, my cat is a bit of a prima donna. I think he'd refuse paper litter. Also, I worry about it tracking. World's Best really doesn't track around the house.