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Reply to "How Do We Know if We Can Afford a Kid in the DMV?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think if you do the opposite of this guy, you'll be fine. "I had a kid on 240k income. Wife was SAH but we still used an expensive daycare (her insistence). Bought a house in [b]the poor part of Chevy Chase[/b]. Didn't learn to fix anything like a PP suggested - I don't trust people to do their own repairs and wish there would be a big sign on all houses as to whether the seller had a husband who thought they were Mr. Fix It (it'll come back to haunt you 5-10 years later). Had two cars with 2% interest car payments for 5 years - [b]$85k in cars total[/b]. [b]Traveled internationally 1-2 time per year.[/b] It was fine. A little tight, not a lot of eating out. But doable. Just realized though that this was 10 years ago so with inflation it might be a bit tougher today." If things are tight, look at the bolded and you'll know why. [/quote]
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