A Path Together

Combining financial lives

Budgeting for a Home

Joshua in Upcoming

May|6|2008

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I’ve been away from A Path Together for a bit, but I am hard at work on a post about the planning stages of buying a home.

The last few weekends Sonia and I have been driving through East Bay neighborhoods trying to get an idea of where we would like to live.  Along with looking through the MLS listings - which I have been doing for months now - I have decided to put together a true budget for home ownership.  I’m not just talking mortgage, but things like property taxes, water, garbage, etc. that most renters do not have to deal with.

The budget I put together, and how Sonia and I decide if we can afford to purchase a home will be the topic of my next post.  I’m off to the east coast to visit my family, so I should have plenty of time on the plane to write.  Thanks for hanging in there!


2 Responses

  1. Political Disgust

    06|May|2008

    it is very hard. We planned and planned and made budget after budget, but there are still more expenses then planned. I suggest you mark EVERYTHING UP 25% just to be safe. Then when you GET HIGHER BILLS then originally budgeted for you will be covered.

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    Political Disgust

  2. Momma

    08|May|2008

    It’s good that you’re planning these things so thoroughly from the beginning. I can’t wait to read more.


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