I'd be really interested to hear your points of view on this (and anyone who has done it).
DH and I have been married for a year, got pregnant on honeymoon so now have a 5 month old DD. She's fabulous - My DH works shifts, and I have returned to work part time.
I've done my first month and it's a bit depressing how much I get paid after nursery fees. We should be able to claim tax credits which will help but we stumbled across the idea of living with DH's parents to ease the burden.
They're 'young' sixties with DH's younger sister and boyfriend living there. They have a MASSIVE house (and swimming pool). They love DD (and our dog) and I think they kinda like us too . I know they'd have us living there as they've said yes when we've considered it before, but what else is there to consider?
It's all for financial reasons that would allow us to sell our house, use equity to pay off loans, then save like mad to afford a mortgage and a bigger house in the long run. It feels like DD would really benefit from the environment in the short term and then the financial rewards for us in the long term.
Sorry this is a bit long but my thoughts keep drifting back to the idea and I'd be really interested to hear other people's points of view.
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Considering living with in-laws - financial sense or emotional nightmare?
lazyhen · 27/06/2008 20:09
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