He Has a Child on the Way and He’s Living with His Girlfriend’s Parents?
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🗓️ 9 November 2025
⏱️ 10 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Brought to you by the Every Dollar app. Start budgeting for free today. I guess what I'm wondering is |
| 0:08.5 | me and my boyfriend, we currently live with my parents and are expecting our first child, and we want |
| 0:17.0 | to know when it's the correct time for us to buy a house is going to be. |
| 0:22.0 | When you can afford it? |
| 0:26.9 | And I guess I'm thinking, can we afford it? |
| 0:33.5 | Probably not. People who ask that question generally side in the area of they cannot, but tell us your financial situation. |
| 0:36.5 | How much money do you guys make? Right now, he brings in, we're just on one income right now, he brings in 3,600 a month. |
| 0:45.8 | Okay, and what does he do for a living? |
| 0:48.7 | He basically works for a union, but he works in construction. |
| 0:53.6 | Okay. |
| 0:54.9 | And go ahead, George. |
| 0:56.0 | I'm just wondering, is there a growth path for him there, or is this it? |
| 0:59.8 | Like, he's the, he's at the top of the ladder. |
| 1:01.9 | No, he, no, he's not at the top of the ladder. |
| 1:05.0 | He's basically just begun. |
| 1:06.7 | He's in his second year apprenticeship, so will be getting oh good he gets pay raises throughout |
| 1:13.0 | and what's the uh what's the ultimate destination if he is um apprenticing where does he end up |
| 1:21.1 | eventually i think he becomes a journeyman and i think he would top out around somewhere around $40 an hour, but I haven't |
| 1:32.0 | calculated that. |
| 1:33.8 | So why are you two living with your parents with a baby on the way? |
| 1:39.5 | You're not married. |
| 1:40.5 | Do we have a family plan here? |
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