<prompt> Human: Hey all! My wife and I are looking to do some new life starting here, and Id love some advice. With our wedding, weve got a little debt that we are working on together. But I wanted tips on starting to look for a house. What types of monetary things should we start doing now? How much should we look to put down? Should we deal with the debt first, or the house? Weve never been great at saving, but we are hoping to change that now that we are married. We are a mid-20s couple with a combined income of about 100k.  <response>: If you couldnt afford to pay for the wedding in cash, then it will be a while before you are in a position to buy a house. You ideally want to be able to put at least 10 down. Thats not the only way to do it, but doing it with less cash exposes you to various extra costs that you want to minimize. 