Being patient financially

As Sophia and I grow older and look to start a family, we’ve started to have the big financial conversations which is equally parts exciting and terrifying. For the first time, I’m starting to think about having to provide for someone else financially. Of course starting a family is great, but the cost of another bedroom, childcare, school, etc. start to linger in your mind.

The more I run the numbers, the more I realize that we need to be not only fiscally responsible, but patient. As much as I want to go out and buy a house the minute I hear that we may have a child on the way, I know that is not wise. Being forced into a large purchase like that is not the way I like to operate financially.

As much as it will suck to rent for the foreseeable future, Sophia and I will be much happier in the longer run if we stay patient. Not only that, but our balance sheets should look better as well.