<prompt> Human: I apologize if this is not the correct place for this post. Because discussing money is still, unfortunately, fairly taboo in my circles, I thought Id ask PF. I dont have much knowledge of my peers financial situation so Im not quite sure if I am financially healthy and set to meet my goals.Currently, I am 25 years old living in Houston. I make about 52.5k per year and average about a 3 raise annually. I have about 25k in my personal savings and about 19k in my retirement. I do not have any debt. I know that not having any debt makes me very fortunate and off to a good start. I just want to make sure I will be able to afford my financial goals. I try to save about 300 a month in my personal savings and I contribute 5 of my gross pay to my retirement. Additionally, my employer contributes 7 to my retirement.My first big financial goal will be to buy a house by the time I am 30. The homes I am looking at are about 350-400k. I know I cannot afford this alone. My partner will contribute as well but Im not sure what their salary will be at this time. I am hoping somewhere between 50-60k per year. How much of a down payment will we need on this home? Do you think I will be able to meet this financial goal?Thank you very much for your help!  <response>: Yeah thats a lot of house on your salary, but if you partner brought in 50-60 itd be pretty do able. Couple things, like to see that retirement contribution higher, atleast for a while. If you had over a years salary in there by age 30 thatd be really nice. Also if you had a really large chunk of money to put down on that house it would make that house range way more affordable. 20 should be your target but beyond is icing on the cake. If you want to compare yourself to your peers, you are miles above. Just the fact you have no debt makes you in the top percentage, not to mention already have retirement under way and a healthy emergency fund. 