mymelodyhk
before we got married - we don't have much money - no wedding banquet. just went to marriage registration. and have only 2 tables for dinner with the closest family.
we first rent a small flat to live, after calculating that we still need to pay a large portion to my Mother-in-law.. we changed plan... we move to a bigger flat (600 sq ft) but lived together with my in-law to save $5000 a month.. (that's a lot)
of course - loose privacy - no more 2 people's world.. but I don't need to do the cooking or so as she will in charge of the kitchen..
we've renting the house all the time... as we don't have the money to pay the down payment - but we are just slighly exceed the limited to apply for first home buyer. so that's my life - still paying rent-helping the owner to pay off his mortgage.