Psycholit

Psycholit t1_j6okvc5 wrote

Congratulations on the new job!

Try to minimize lifestyle creep. You've been living comfortably at $65k, so make sure you barely even see the extra income. I would proactively increase your pre-tax retirement contributions through work, and also increase the percentage of your income that goes straight to savings rather than checkings. Keep the amount you're living on the same or almost the same.

Other people have linked or referenced the PF 'prime directive.' It's basically a flowchart that tells you the ideal way to do exactly what you're asking. Follow that.

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Psycholit t1_iuihm05 wrote

Do not take the loan. It will not do anything for you. Your credit is absolutely fine; about 700 will get you a very good rate. You are overly fixated on credit score.

I would be more worried about whether a bank will offer you a mortgage without an income -- even with 400k in savings.

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