Three weeks is nothing when it comes to dog food though. The stuff that actually hurts dogs is the long game, like kidney and heart issues that show up after years of eating food with the wrong balance of stuff in it. Name brands pay real vets to test their recipes, and the store brand bags are often made by whoever bids lowest that year, so the recipe can change without any warning on the label. You saved $25 a month but a single vet visit for a diet related problem runs way more than that $300 you're counting up.

Heard a guy on a podcast say torque wrenches stop you from destroying bolts, that stuck with me.

Right? That tape is holding the vibes together. My dad's old screwdriver has a handle held on with a zip tie and hope. New tools feel like strangers, but that busted up hammer knows all your projects. It's like the tool version of a broken-in pair of jeans, you just can't buy that kind of fit.