Afghanistan Money And Trucks!
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So for a brief background. My fiance and I are getting married next month, having a baby in January, and two months later, he is getting sent to Afghanistan. Our main problem is what to do with the money he makes while he is there.
He will make about 45,000 while he is gone, and whatever he hasn't spent on living expenses for me and the baby (I plan on splitting the costs with him 50/50) he plans to spend on a truck and remodeling for his motorcycle.
He currently drives a Trailblazer that he bought a year and a half ago, and has decided that he doesn't like it anymore and wants a diesel truck. It will cost from between 30,000-40,000 plus about 8,000-10,000 in extra add-ons.
His bike is the other main problem. He bought it with his military bonus for 5,000 and has added about 1,000 in renovations. It currently doesn't work because he tore it apart and doesn't plan on fixing it until he gets back, yet he is still planning many other add-ons.
Is this reasonable? In my opinion we should take the money he makes and save it. We are having a new baby girl who will need to go to college, not to mention we are a young couple and will want to buy a house in the next few years.
(I must mention that we are currently living together and have been for 3 months. He is paying the bills while I'm finishing up my degree, so I am thankful for that)
He will make about 45,000 while he is gone, and whatever he hasn't spent on living expenses for me and the baby (I plan on splitting the costs with him 50/50) he plans to spend on a truck and remodeling for his motorcycle.
He currently drives a Trailblazer that he bought a year and a half ago, and has decided that he doesn't like it anymore and wants a diesel truck. It will cost from between 30,000-40,000 plus about 8,000-10,000 in extra add-ons.
His bike is the other main problem. He bought it with his military bonus for 5,000 and has added about 1,000 in renovations. It currently doesn't work because he tore it apart and doesn't plan on fixing it until he gets back, yet he is still planning many other add-ons.
Is this reasonable? In my opinion we should take the money he makes and save it. We are having a new baby girl who will need to go to college, not to mention we are a young couple and will want to buy a house in the next few years.
(I must mention that we are currently living together and have been for 3 months. He is paying the bills while I'm finishing up my degree, so I am thankful for that)
Added by Tiger09286 (female)
Side 2 says...
First, I would like to say that this is oh so gay and I can't believe Jen is doing this just so that someone may finally tell her she is right. As if I don't have enough stuff to worry about with my upcoming deployment to afghanistan, now I have to take time out of my day to post my side of a story that shouldn't have been aired out in the first place. We have talked about this issue, yes. But what she failed to mention in her side was that I told her we would wait and see how much money I had saved upon my return from afghanistan before I made any decisions on what I buy with my hard earned money.
The truck that I want is not going to cost between 30,000 - 40,000 dollars plus 8,000 - 10,000 dollars in add ons. The truck that I want to get should be somewhere around 15, 000 - 20,000 dollars plus whatever I feel I can afford in add ons, but I plan to pay cash for the add ons and only 10,000 in cash for the truck and then get a loan for the rest. Upon my return, I will receive more than 1,000 dollars per month from my G.I. Bill while attending college. I will pay on the loan with some of the money that I receive from that. She also failed to mention that my father and I run an excavating business (on the side of my other two jobs) and need diesel trucks to tow our skid loaders. Any add ons I do to the truck will be for my own personal enjoyment. Yes, I would like to do some stuff to my motorcycle as well. But if I can't afford it, it won't happen.
Again, I would like to state that "no decisions on my personal purchases will be made until I can assess how much money I have saved up when I return. Any bills or necessities that need to be taken care of first, will be". This is all stuff that we have talked about and I have flat out told her, but was neglected in her side of the story.
As for saving money for our child's college and getting a house, we both plan to get our master's degrees or beyond which will most likely require us to move. Why make such a large investment like buying a home when we will only live in it for a year or two? I could always re-enlist in the military for a 15,000 dollar bonus. Besides, it will be at least 6 more years before we can finally settle down in a permanent place anyway. In regards to our "unborn" child's college...lets face it....it's still 18 years away at least. With both of us having master's degrees or higher, it should be more than sufficient to pay for her college.
The truck that I want is not going to cost between 30,000 - 40,000 dollars plus 8,000 - 10,000 dollars in add ons. The truck that I want to get should be somewhere around 15, 000 - 20,000 dollars plus whatever I feel I can afford in add ons, but I plan to pay cash for the add ons and only 10,000 in cash for the truck and then get a loan for the rest. Upon my return, I will receive more than 1,000 dollars per month from my G.I. Bill while attending college. I will pay on the loan with some of the money that I receive from that. She also failed to mention that my father and I run an excavating business (on the side of my other two jobs) and need diesel trucks to tow our skid loaders. Any add ons I do to the truck will be for my own personal enjoyment. Yes, I would like to do some stuff to my motorcycle as well. But if I can't afford it, it won't happen.
Again, I would like to state that "no decisions on my personal purchases will be made until I can assess how much money I have saved up when I return. Any bills or necessities that need to be taken care of first, will be". This is all stuff that we have talked about and I have flat out told her, but was neglected in her side of the story.
As for saving money for our child's college and getting a house, we both plan to get our master's degrees or beyond which will most likely require us to move. Why make such a large investment like buying a home when we will only live in it for a year or two? I could always re-enlist in the military for a 15,000 dollar bonus. Besides, it will be at least 6 more years before we can finally settle down in a permanent place anyway. In regards to our "unborn" child's college...lets face it....it's still 18 years away at least. With both of us having master's degrees or higher, it should be more than sufficient to pay for her college.
Added by ohsogay (male)
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