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True story...
My wife (fiancé at the time) lived in a 2 bedroom apartment for 2 1/2 years from age 23-25
During this time, I was accepted to the Naval Officer Candidate School (OCS) to become a Surface Warfare Officer (SWO)
It was a LONG and ARDUOUS selection process
My wife (fiancé at the time) lived in a 2 bedroom apartment for 2 1/2 years from age 23-25
During this time, I was accepted to the Naval Officer Candidate School (OCS) to become a Surface Warfare Officer (SWO)
It was a LONG and ARDUOUS selection process
During the selection process is when I discovered personal finance
The selection process from start to finish took 14 months
I then made the difficult decision to turn down the OCS offer, in lieu of betting on myself and financial future
Then the next part...
The selection process from start to finish took 14 months
I then made the difficult decision to turn down the OCS offer, in lieu of betting on myself and financial future
Then the next part...
I sat my wife down in our apartment and told her I& #39;m declining the OCS offer
I then told her I was done paying $2,000/month in rent, and I wanted us to move back in with my parents to aggressively save for a 20% home down-payment
She expectedly cried her eyes out
I then told her I was done paying $2,000/month in rent, and I wanted us to move back in with my parents to aggressively save for a 20% home down-payment
She expectedly cried her eyes out
We live in the Northern VA region, where decent townhomes sell for around $300 - $400,000
Which required us to save up a potential $60 - 80,000 down-payment
2 years later, we finally purchased our dream starter home for $330,000, and move in next month
Which required us to save up a potential $60 - 80,000 down-payment
2 years later, we finally purchased our dream starter home for $330,000, and move in next month
There were many people along the way who made fun of us for moving back in with my parents, to save up for a home down-payment
We couldn& #39;t have cared less about their opinions, and are forever grateful for the position we are now in because of it
Ignore the haters and DO YOU
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We couldn& #39;t have cared less about their opinions, and are forever grateful for the position we are now in because of it
Ignore the haters and DO YOU
*me and my fiance lived in the apartment together
