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[quote=Anonymous]PP here, I do agree with 11:35.  While it is frustrating for OP, she is actually ahead of where she would be if she were on her own. I would also add, if rent is throwing money away, you guys could have opted for a less expensive apartment to save more money.  Always live a step behind your income.  When I was engaged and my fiancé moved in, since I was already paying the mortgage on my own, what he previously paid in rent went into a joint account for the wedding and then house down payment.  I didn’t increase my expenses other than real cable channels and caller id.

Also want to add that agreeing on a house wasn’t easy.  My DH talked me out of smaller starter homes and in hindsight that was spot on because the housing crash and job insecurity was right around that 5-7 year mark when we would have been looking to move up.   With commute, DH flat out said he didn’t want to move far out for a nicer home.  Fast forward to kids in lots of activities and thankfully he isn’t far away and does a lot of drop off and pickup with activities.  What felt like super pickey actually served as a balance to my impatience and got us to better decisions.[/quote]

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