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Also should married people use paper plates or plates for eating because dish washing soap gets expensive and so is the detergent used for the dishwasher
Two people can live more cheaply than one. OP, to put your mind at ease about a potential job loss, buy a home that you can afford on one income.
That struck see some young couples buying houses 500 to 800 k and they for sure are not making a salary where they pay the mortgage and have money for other things. I am surprised that mortgage companies do not thoroughly and completely check a couple before they buy such an expensive home
You probably won't believe this but I haven't used shampoo in over 4 months. I only wash my hair with water. Not trying to be cheap but my hair is better than it has ever been.
My wife, on the other hand, uses tons of beauty products! She doesn't even need them, but she thinks she does.
Pretty sure that the practice of spending/borrowing beyond one's means isn't specific to married couples v. single people.
There are plenty of single people out there who "don't think smart in saving, buy too expensive of a house, and then pull their hair out when repairs are needed or if something happens,etc." To think that this is a foible of married people, for some reason, is more than a little odd.
I had a boyfriend who decided, rather ill-advisedly, to buy a house. He bought well within his means, but did not consider upkeep costs at all. I was very skeptical of the idea of him becoming a homeowner, for a variety of reasons, but it was a decision he made, none the less, and ultimately not my business. He damned near lost his MIND when he was faced with things like installing new fencing, ripping out and redoing the main line when repeated root removal ceased to be effective, etc. Now, under your logic, such lack of forethought for some reason only occurs with married couples. Not my experience, however.
Yes and don't forget when the air conditioner or furnace needs to be replaced. That is ripping your hair out and then you are balding. Replacing the roof will be the same as ripping off your head
You probably won't believe this but I haven't used shampoo in over 4 months. I only wash my hair with water. Not trying to be cheap but my hair is better than it has ever been.
My wife, on the other hand, uses tons of beauty products! She doesn't even need them, but she thinks she does.
Good luck, Rg
That is what you deal with when you are married. Men had cheaper upkeep. Women have the beauty salon , manicure places , buying purses, dresses for that big event. If you want your woman to look great in public with you it is a big investment
Yes and don't forget when the air conditioner or furnace needs to be replaced. That is ripping your hair out and then you are balding. Replacing the roof will be the same as ripping off your head
This has nothing to do with being married or single, however, so not sure why you're harping on inevitable home repairs being such a worse burden to bear when you're married versus when you are single. The stress of unforeseen expenses is the stress of unforeseen expenses regardless of household size. If you're a single person who didn't plan for costly repairs, you're not in any better a position than a married person who didn't plan for costly repairs.
If you're going to be a homeowner, you have to financially prepare for such things no matter your marital status.
That is what you deal with when you are married. Men had cheaper upkeep. Women have the beauty salon , manicure places , buying purses, dresses for that big event. If you want your woman to look great in public with you it is a big investment
This has nothing to do with being married or single, however, so not sure why you're harping on inevitable home repairs being such a worse burden to bear when you're married versus when you are single. The stress of unforeseen expenses is the stress of unforeseen expenses regardless of household size. If you're a single person who didn't plan for costly repairs, you're not in any better a position than a married person who didn't plan for costly repairs.
If you're going to be a homeowner, you have to financially prepare for such things no matter your marital status.
Well yes, but as I said I have seen younger married couples who want that big expensive home because they have it in their mind that they have 2 incomes that life will be easy and then they go insane when they are hit with big expenses with the house
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