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Savvy September 2018

Asking for down payment for house instead of gifts

ccgh, on March 17, 2018 at 1:08 PM

Posted in Registry 41

My fiance and I have lived together for 3 years now, and while we have all the "stuff" we need, we are shopping for our first home together. As many people our age do, we struggle with coming up with the money for a down payment. We have decided to set up a fund for this for our registry, and I'm...

My fiance and I have lived together for 3 years now, and while we have all the "stuff" we need, we are shopping for our first home together. As many people our age do, we struggle with coming up with the money for a down payment. We have decided to set up a fund for this for our registry, and I'm looking for a cute/clever way to address that. I've seen many cute poems and stuff for a honey fund, but nothing for a house. Any ideas?

(Before anyone comments on how this is tacky, rude, etc. to ask for money, I have already made up my mind, and have discussed it with several of the more opinionated people on my guest list and they all think it's a great idea, and very practical. And most people seem to prefer the ease of giving money anyway.)

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    It’s one thing to give money voluntarily, including in cultures where that is typical. It’s another to ask or put your hand out. Tacky then and tacky now. As people said, if you there’s no registry people may decide to give you cash on their own.


    None of the reasons you mention are a justification. There have always been couples struggling to buy their first home, or who have what they need. That’s nothing new.
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