Real Answers for Life’s Money Challenges
My partner and I are looking at buying a house.
Weve been together for two years and are talking about marriage.
We currently each own a house.
We both work full time, but my partner makes roughly double what I make.
I dont have any kids.
I am about to receive a large inheritance that I could use toward a down payment on this house.
Could you make some suggestions on how we could do this so that its fair for everyone?
A fair transaction in the context of a family isnt just about an even financial contribution.
It includes everything you each contribute to and experience out of your lives together.
Dana Miranda is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance, author, speaker and personal finance journalist.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
You know which ones were talking about: rent, utilities, cell phone bill, insurance, groceries…
