should i move in with sisters in law to save money?
my husband called me today and kinda dropped a bombshell. his 2 sisters one younger one older are both pregnant and found themselves a 4 bedroom apartment for $800 a month which is a good price. we though we had it good with a 3 bedroom for $775! they each make roughly $300 a week which isnt much so they want us to move in. basically the deal i was told is that my husband and i could get 2 bedrooms (we have 2 kids) and one sis a room and the other sis and bf the other room. rent would be divided equally among all of us. ive lived with one sis in law before and it was ok although i know not to expect her to clean the house, lol. but im fine doing that myself anyways. and i dont work (sahm)and hubby and i are real tight with money, there are no fun extras. this would give us a chance to save like $400+ a month what with bills and all. money we desperately need to start saving to buy a real house. what do you all think? would you do it? im supposed to think this over today...
Public Comments
- God no. Jeez no privacy and two other pregnant women are you nuts?
- NO! I would not do this. I'd stay in my own place and not have to deal with the hassles of living in someone else's place.
- Things to think about ------------------------------ Do you really think you all can live together peacefully + Are you and your husband willing to give up your privacy + How will they be able to pay their share when they are no longer able to work being pregnant or with a new born each + are you willing to let someone else have some authority over your children + If one or both of them want to move someone else in, are you OK with that + What about food and utilities, and extras like soap, shampoo, toilet paper (these things cost too) + When they are able to go back to work, who will care for their new babies + If its you, do you think you can handle your kids and theirs + If you do babysit, how many hours a day and how much are they willing to pay you + Are you really OK with cleaning house for others, (with a husband and 2 kids, yes you do work) If you think you can handle these things, than do it. If not....Stay where you are OR, Find cheaper housing Or, Get an outside job so you will have more money.
- No way! You may like them now but that will all change once you move in with them. Trust me, everything changes. I moved in with my sister for a while and we hated each other after 2 months. Much better living alone--with your own fam--
- it wont ever work. 3 women cant run the same household. these girls will be babies soon enough, think of how dirty the house will be then. not unless you plan on baby sitting all the kids all the time. if you do youre a better woman than me cause i like my own family life, running my house the way it needs to be.
- Stay in your own rental. THEN look up a First Time Homebuyers Program! There are MILLIONS out there! I heard of plenty but because I was in SUCH a rush to buy I didn't take advantage. I'm a single mother of one and I dont' make very much at all.. and I was able to buy a house on a SINGLE income mind-you.. I know yal can do it. These programs are GREAT!! You can go in with ZERO down, no closing, and low payments.. also some programs give you $1k a year to go towards helping with your property taxes for 4 years. A friend of mine pays $600/mth and she's buying! I pay a total of $800/mth and I'm BUYING! It CAN be done!! (I'm in Austin, TX so I do'nt know, maybe the cost of living is much greater where you're from -but my rental before buying was $750/mth TO RENT!! so I think I got a great deal!) Once you're "Grown" it's never a good idea to move in with other grown folks... it's just a disaster.. I mean what if they stiff you on the rent.. then that makes your credit go down the drain.. kiss that new house away... think bout it.
- Well there would be ups and downs to moving in. The good thing would be that you would have extra money and be able to save for a house. The bad thing would be you would have no privacy whatsoever. I personally would rather have my privacy. Good luck...
