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What would you use money for?
If you were to come into money.....[Poll]
Re: What would you use money for?
I personal am leaning toward house too....
My thinking is a wedding is just a day. and nothing I have planned in the immediate future.. As for a car, again, its great and something that I probably do need with #2 coming, but its a temporary thing too.
When I was engaged my father told us we could use the sum of money he was going to contribute to us for either a wedding or a house. We (I) chose a wedding and I don't regret my decision for one minute.
I voted for a car only because I had a wedding and we are in our forever home You could always hold on to the money or invest it so it earns you some money. And decide later on.
we'd do some of the upgrades we want to our home.
while a wedding is just one day - it's a special day. you are celebrating love, family and friends. you create memories and it's wonderful. i wouldn't fully discount that. My parents offered us $ for a wedding, or elope and take the same $ for a house. DH pushed for the wedding since he didn't think family should only come together for funerals. He wanted to celebrate big with everyone!
Is this YOU we're talking about? How much money are we talking? Can you do more than one thing?
1) We had a wedding reception and our kid was there but we didn't spend a ton of money so I felt no guilt whatsoever.
2) Now is a great time to buy a house. It's a buyer's market out there so if I was you wouldn't pass up that opportunity if I had a windfall of some sort.
If I HAD to choose one it would be the house.
I answered based on my personal situation. We had a wonderful wedding, if we hadn't been married yet, I would probably say wedding. We didn't scrimp and it was worth every penny.
We already have a home, however it really is not big enough for our growing family. (plus it is in NC).
We need a bigger car as well but I just feel a home should come first.
OH! So cool!
In that case, I'd buy the house first, and I'm not sure how big your family is but if there was money to spare and a way to do a small-ish wedding, I'd try to squeeze that in too. But then you have to be bothered by the planning and your FMIL and her stupid opinions...
OR OOOOOOOOOR (I'd still buy the house first but then) I'd go to the JOP, take my immediate family out to a restaurant to celebrate and go on a FABUFUUCKINGLOUS vacation. Actually, that's probably what I'd do. Yes, so that's what you should do.
I would totally say house....We did a JOP wedding and went to a resturant with the family and I wouldnt trade that for a big wedding ever. I had the important people with me on my wedding day and well our friends understood. A house is a big investement and you can always sell and get another bigger one if you want or downgrade to a smaller house
I like this idea! and while on vacation get married! 2 birds 1 stone