A model has revealed she turns her back on high-end treats for herself and instead ploughs more than £2,000 every month into giving her four spoiled cats the “life they deserve”.
Cami Chan pulls in a staggering £50,000 a month and could easily blow it on designer wardrobes, five-star getaways and supercars – but insists she gets far more joy from pampering her beloved felines.
The 28-year-old pays out for top-end food, grooming, routine vet visits and a never-ending supply of toys, beds, clothes and other treats for Artemis, Kerrigan, Jupiter and Mercury.
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Every room of her roomy home has somewhere for the four to nap or play, they own wardrobes full of tiny outfits, and Cami will happily fork out extra to take them along when she travels.
Cami, who has 500,000 Instagram followers (@camichanowo), says the quartet “live better than most people” – and reckons they have more belongings than she does.
While plenty of people mark a big pay day with designer clothes or a sports car, Cami says her cats would win every time – and one of her first major buys after finding success online was Artemis, a purebred ragdoll.
“I spend over £2,000 a month maintaining the four of them,” Cami, from Chicago, Illinois, US, said.
“That includes their food, litter, grooming, regular vet check-ups, toys and all the other little things they need.
“With four cats, everything adds up really quickly because you’re not just buying one of everything.
“It probably sounds like an absurd amount to spend on cats, but they’re my babies and I want them to have the best.
“They definitely live better than most people.
They deserve it.”
Artemis is a purebred ragdoll and Mercury a purebred Siamese, while Kerrigan and Jupiter are both mixed breeds.
All four have wildly different personalities.
But they share one thing in common – not one of them goes without home comforts.
Cami said: “It’s literally just me in a big house so they have all the space they need.
“They have stuff in every single room that they can lay on and play with. They probably get fed too much.”
Filling four hungry bellies is one of the outgoings that sends her monthly bill spiralling.
The cats are given canned wet food every other day, though they would gladly take it far more often.
Cami said: “I like them to have good-quality food, so it’s one of those things where I don’t really look for the cheapest option.
“There are four of them eating, so even just food and litter becomes expensive when you add up what you’re spending across an entire month.
“Then I’m always seeing a new toy or bed and thinking they’d like it, even though they already have things all over the house.
“I’ve bought them clothes and little outfits too.
They probably have more possessions than me, but I love spoiling them.”
All that spoiling hasn’t stopped the four from being demanding housemates.
Cami says there is nearly always one of them wailing for dinner – or leaving behind another mess for her to mop up.
She said: “They are high maintenance. They are so messy.
“There’s always somebody throwing up.
There’s always somebody screaming for food.
“It’s way better than kids, obviously, but they are a handful.”
The costs don’t stop once the bowls are empty, either.
With four animals in the house, Cami says everyday expenses such as grooming and veterinary treatment multiply fast.
And where their health is concerned, she says the price simply doesn’t matter.
Cami said: “The maintenance never really stops. There’s always food and litter to buy and then you’ve got grooming, check-ups and all the unexpected things that come with having four animals.
“Vet bills are something I’ll never cut corners on. If one of them needs a check-up or there’s something wrong, I want them seen and looked after properly.
“But I don’t resent spending it. They’re my responsibility and I’m lucky enough to be able to afford to take care of them properly.”
Her devotion to the four also pushes up the price of going away.
The self-confessed introvert would rather be at home and rarely travels, but says that when she does head off and the circumstances allow, she’ll pay the extra to bring the cats with her.
She said: “I’d much rather have them with me than be worrying about them the entire time I’m away.”
And once they’ve arrived, Cami says their creature comforts aren’t up for negotiation.
She said: “They’re used to having so much space and everything they need at home, so if they come away with me I want to make sure they’re just as comfortable.
“I know some people would rather spend that extra money upgrading their flight or hotel, but I’d rather spend it making sure my cats can be with me and are properly looked after.”
Back home, none of the four are allowed outdoors.
Cami fears her purebred pets would be a target for thieves in particular.
So they stay safely inside the sprawling property, where she says they have every single thing they could want.
Her soft spot for animals goes back long before her online career took off.
Before becoming an OnlyFans creator, she was studying to be a veterinary technician but ended up dropping out of college.
After watching other creators earn money on OnlyFans, Cami decided to give it a go herself.
She says her first month brought in enough to move out, and she has been making content ever since.
She now averages roughly £50,000 a month, with her best-ever month topping £80,000.
But for all her earnings – and her willingness to spend big on the cats – Cami is aware the money might not keep rolling in forever.
She has already bought her own home and says she puts away and invests as much of her income as she can.
She added: “I know spending more than £2,000 every month on four cats sounds ridiculous to some people.
“But they’re part of my family. I work hard; I can afford to spoil them and seeing them happy is something I genuinely get enjoyment from.
“Some people dream about having a Lamborghini. I’d still choose my cats.”
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