[quote=bearishgurl]If you don’t mind my asking, joec, why don’t you think Kris’ “gf”/roommate shouldn’t pay half the rent?
And why would someone necessarily “combine” money with a partner just because they decide to get married, regardless of gender?
And why do you think a “gf” wouldn’t mind living in a small beach cottage but a “wife” would?
I can tell you right now that I’d be furious if my “spouse” told me that he could only be happy renting a “$3800 mo econobox” (assuming I was married and we were tenants). That’s a HUGE waste of money out of any household that I’m part of.
Are you implying here that all “wives” are extremely demanding and must be “taken care of” (financially) and must have everything material that they want without being expected to contribute financially to the household?
Yeah, parking might be an issue for Kris if they do not have off-street parking available to them. But a washer and dryer a “necessity” for a single or couple? Uhhh …. no. Having a washer/dryer is nice for a 1-2 person household but I do very little laundry for myself…. possibly 1-2 loads month clothing and 1 load linens? I also do 1-2 loads month of pet blankets but a lot of people don’t have pets (most tenants don’t).
Living alone, I could care less if I had to go the laundry. It’s not “ghetto” not to have your own laundry machines. Most laundries are pretty nice and Kris’ “beach community” no doubt has one nearby.
I apologize if I’m seeming to put you on the spot here, Joe, but the way I read your latest remarks, they seem a bit sexist and categorize all “wives” into some kind of a demanding monster.[/quote]
I usually just ignore all your messages now bg, but I don’t think you “got” what I was getting at with my response…
I would say I am probably as sexist as the next guy on the street, maybe more, maybe even less…but the point is the OP is 26. 26 is very YOUNG. I had more money at that age, and if he hammers at his job and just works, will have no problem buying much any house since saying as a guy is easy.
MY POINT IS, his g/f today may or probably more likely won’t be his g/f tomorrow or when he settles down and wants a family.
THE REAL POINT I was getting at is don’t buy real estate with a g/f (comment about putting a rock on it) or any other person who isn’t a wife. This is for most people. It could be a brother, sibling, etc…don’t buy real estate with other people, period…
This is all, of course, IMO, but a g/f is not a wife and I honestly don’t think a 26 year old knows that much in terms of the world/life/etc.
Singles can buy all the houses they want. I don’t have a thing against them.
I have lived in the city (SF) and I think it’s ghetto having to go to a laundry mat and no parking if you own a car which I have done both of. To me, it’s totally ghetto.
Maybe in a fancy “beach” town the coin laundry is worth it (which I don’t really care for…being an old grumpy fart now), it’s not “worth it” to me…but to me, it’s still ghetto to have to drop off clothes on the weekends and come back with the other pooh folks and collect it.
At 26, it’s probably less annoying like living with 3 or 5 guys in a house is “cool” at 19, but certainly, I wouldn’t want to do that now. I also think being 26, there is less of a need to be tied down to any particular area (in terms of housing) in case new job opportunities open up, but the OP seems set to be around here. To each their own of course.
Honestly, with your decent income, high savings, maxed retirement, etc etc etc…(been there at your age)…you can save buttloads of money that if you waited a few years, you can probably put loads down and live in most nicer places while waiting for a pullback. Of course, your taxes are probably crap for now…
