“$1K is a lot of money and represents a lot of toil.”
BS, When I was making $3.25/hr when we got married we saved $7,000 in 8 years to have the necessary 29% down to buy a home.
We both had cars, paid for in cash and my wife didn’t work.
So your house cost less than $28K?
How much was your rent before you bought the house?