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christy
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What choice?
I am not a parent yet, not even TTC yet. But DH and I are trying to plan some things out. We live in a condo with a small second bedroom (right now an office, but can be a nursery one day). We have grown into our payments in our condo and if we have a baby here I can probably stay home for one year. However, DH wants a house...thinks we should get one so we can have a baby. But, if we buy a house on long island I will have no choice, and have to return to work right away...(12 weeks tops). So, what do you think makes more sense? Stay in the condo and have a baby or look for the house? DH fears that once we have a child it will be even harder to buy a house if we haven't done so already.
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Re: What choice?
Message edited 2/8/2007 11:06:23 AM.
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| Posted 1/13/06 7:00 PM |
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monkeybride
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Re: What choice?
100% stay put.
I am going back to work one day week and that is killing me. If you can do one baby in your condo than I say totally do it.
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| Posted 1/13/06 7:13 PM |
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christy
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Re: What choice?
Posted by monkeybride
100% stay put.
I am going back to work one day week and that is killing me. If you can do one baby in your condo than I say totally do it.
This is how I feel too. DH doesn't want to even TTC for a year, so he is into house hunting now. My gut tells me not to buy one...
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| Posted 1/13/06 7:30 PM |
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monkeybride
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Re: What choice?
Posted by christy
Posted by monkeybride
100% stay put.
I am going back to work one day week and that is killing me. If you can do one baby in your condo than I say totally do it.
This is how I feel too. DH doesn't want to even TTC for a year, so he is into house hunting now. My gut tells me not to buy one...
My DH and I were looking at bigger houses, more land and we almost were going to do it but the payment was higher and I knew I didn't want pressure to go back to work and my gut was just telling me NO and i am so glad we didn't do it. Keep trying to convince DH.
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| Posted 1/13/06 7:39 PM |
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christy
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Re: What choice?
Thank you! and FM
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| Posted 1/13/06 7:45 PM |
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Luvlylady
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Re: What choice?
Good Luck in your decision!
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| Posted 1/13/06 9:43 PM |
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Re: What choice?
If you can handle staying in the condo with a baby I would definitely do it. We bought a townhouse last year and although we both would love to buy a house right now, I'm so glad that we just went with the townhouse. (We have 2 bedrooms plus a large loft/office.) If we had bought a house with a bigger mortgage I would have to go back to work right away, but since we didn't I will be able to stay home for a while. 
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| Posted 1/14/06 12:03 AM |
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christy
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Re: What choice?
Thank you for your responses. We would both love more room, and have a house....but I am trying to think of what is more important...for me it would be staying home with a baby. But, our financial situation can change a lot in the next year. So, it might be worth it to go for the house. I hate big decisions!
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| Posted 1/14/06 7:58 AM |
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