answer:As far as money, if you can still save while caring for all the typical expenses then I think it’s ok. Since you are saving you will be able to pay for an unexpected illness if it happens. If you will be living check to check and barely have savings to begin with, then I say wait and save so you have a cushion. Just put away the money you would spend on the dog every week, and in a month or two you have a cushion for illnesses. If he never gets sick the money is good to have anyway. Don’t risk being in debt when you could easily just wait a little bit and be better prepared. Since you have a dog I think you are probably a good judge of how much work another dog will be, so I don’t question your judgement regarding that.