How important is a honeymoon to you v. putting that money down on a house or Town house?
BellaEyes
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How important is a honeymoon to you v. putting that money down on a house or Town house?
Which would you do? I would definitley want to go on a honey moon BUT I try to look a the bigger picture and perhaps taking that extra expense and putting it towards a DP on something we can call our own would be more important.I mean if you can do both that's great, but what about the group of us that can't? Share your thoughts!
MrsD06
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How about a less expensive HM? Ours was not so much that it made a big difference in putting $$ towards a house.
JandJ1224
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Personally I think its important to take a vacation at least once a year. Everyone deserves thats. There are definitely options that are more economical then others. I know what you're saying though, I kind of feel the same way about the whole wedding!!
JohnnysGirl350
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I would say go with a smaller HM and keep some $$ for your downpayment!
Mdolph6
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FH and I are buying his parents house right around the time of our wedding (we are not getting it at a discount price either LOL) anyway we really wanted our honeymoon to be important because we never really get to go away because of our schedules...so we got lots of quotes for our honeymoon and went with the cheapest but best deal we could get.
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Posted by LR5883
How about a less expensive HM? Ours was not so much that it made a big difference in putting $$ towards a house.
I agree. Our HM is not going to be that expensive (3K) it could still make a difference with a house downpayment but not that much of a difference. If it were just 1 or the other, I'd take the house. It's really important to me though. If you have to put off getting the house for another year will it really bother you? If it will then take the house now and do the HM later.
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a HM will not determine if you will have a down payment or not...
your whole wedding bugdet could potienally be a down payment....thats where the question should be
BellaEyes
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What if a HM is about 5k? That's still reasonable?
VadersBride2006
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Right now considering our youngest child is only 4 months old, a home of our own is much more important than a HM... plus we couldn't find anyone to take all 3 kids for more than one night, if we even get that much!
Katie&Chris2006
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I know what you are saying too...and every so often I feel the same way about the wedding. FH and I are trying not to go overboard with the HM because buying a house after the wedding is definitely a top priority. But we still want a special trip to celebrate our new marriage and the memories to last a lifetime!
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Posted by BellaEyes
What if a HM is about 5k? That's still reasonable?
thats reasonable. the HM is impt to me. all vacations are, and i think they are very much needed. 5k is a fair amount for a hm and it wont make or break a house deposit.
the HM is more impt to me than the actual reception.
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I'd go for a cheaper honeymoon and save more for a house. The HM will be over in a week or so, but your house will last for many many years. The HM is still important, but to me, it doesn't matter if we go to Tahiti or the Bahamas or stay in a HM suite vs a regular room. Its a change to relax and spend time alone with your new husband.
Everyone can do a small HM. Were doing and 8 day cruise out of NY- 1500 total. You can go out east or the poconos or Vermont or Nantucket or somplace close by for 4 days or so. Get your relxing time away, but within driving distance adn without breaking the bank. to me its still a HM even if you dont leave LI.
Just my .02.
SillyBeans
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I figure we can go 'all out' for our honey moon, and it would probably only set us back a couple months to buy a house. we do have a coop already, but I feel like you only have one honeymoon. If there is somewhere you really really want to go, then go , now is the time
ZuzusPetals
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Victoria, I always talk about keeping things in perspective when it comes to this whole wedding business. I thought this was a no brainer but Im obviously the odd ball out. I would 100% focus on putting a down payment on a house! You have the rest of your life to vacation. You can plan a little honeymoon on a t iny budget BUT to me nothing is more important than owning my very own home!! Best of luck with everything!
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We spent a lot on our honeymoon and don't regret a dime of it. The wedding, on the other hand, we now realize, could have been done more economically. When you have a good crowd and your friends and family around, it's always great. The HM, IMO, is your time to do something special with your new spouse - and it def. doesn't have to be $$$, but it's important. We wanted to do it up for the HM, b/c once we find a house we want (and we've been looking since a week after our HM!) there will be no opportunity for such a getaway.
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Our honeymoon for one week in Aruba came in at or under $3,000 with everything, that really wouldn't add much to a house down payment, but it was great fun.
For an even more economical option, the Dominican Republic is supposed to be beautiful and looked pretty cheap, and there are flights on Jet Blue
kissy27
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When we booked our entire wedding & HM we budgeted so that we could still have what we want & purchase our home.
Luckily, we were able to purchase our home in Aug (7 mnths prior) to our wedding. We opted for a 10 day Caribbean Cruise rather then Hawaii or another exotic place. Our HM with spending money cost us less then $5K
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Posted by BellaEyes
What if a HM is about 5k? That's still reasonable?
That is very reasonable! In terms of house buying, the extra $5K doesn't really matter
Summer101
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Posted by ZuzusPetals
Victoria, I always talk about keeping things in perspective when it comes to this whole wedding business. I thought this was a no brainer but Im obviously the odd ball out. I would 100% focus on putting a down payment on a house! You have the rest of your life to vacation. You can plan a little honeymoon on a t iny budget BUT to me nothing is more important than owning my very own home!! Best of luck with everything!
I agree!!
FallBride05
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Personally, I would opt for the house. BUT, I think it's definately important to get away, even for a couple of days after the wedding. Even if it's to a nice B&B somewhere local
