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[quote=Anonymous]Ohio native here. I moved here with DH before we married, almsot 8 yrs ago. We live in the VA burbs and had an initial HHI of just under 100k 7 yrs ago. I have since moved in to a better industry and progressed career wise as has he. Our HHI is now around 200k but we have 2 children. Monthly payments outside of living expenses are 1 cc, mortgage and 1 car pmt. Granted, we're not saving like we would like to since our children are both in pre-school/daycare but we do contribute a good bit to our 401k. I get your shock. It still blows my mind to this day that we bought a townhome for just under 500k. Half a million. But we manage. If it's just you and DH, no reason you need a 700k home. Just move our farther and deal with the commute like the rest of us do. Or downsize to an affordable condo and deal with it. I think the career progression opportunities here far outweigh those where you are currently. [/quote]
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