My partner and I are talking about moving into our own place in the fall. He’s thinking of buying a house instead of us renting. We are dating and we won’t be married or engaged when we move in together. (This is by choice, we want to experience more life together before we take that step.) Do you have anything tips on how to make sure that this is an equitable experience so that if we do break up what I invest into the house (money, time, etc) isn’t completely lost while he walks away with a house?
Oh hell yeah! This is such a solid strategy. We both cohabited with our spouses before getting married and it was a great decision both for our relationships and our finances.
Anyway, we recorded this episode of the podcast just for bitchlings in your situation:
Season 4, Episode 2: “We’re Moving in Together but Don’t Plan To Get Married. How Can We Split Finances Fairly?”
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