<prompt> Human: My husband lost his job today. His salary was 55k. I just started at a better paying job a month ago and went from making 49k to 63k. We have a few hundred dollars in credit card debt and 70k in student loan debt all from me, undergrad and grad school loans. We have 14,000 in savings. We saved 3,000 in September alone with my better job and his salary. We were on track to our goal of having 30,000 by April. Now I dont know how much well be able to save. We had planned to buy a house this year and start a family. Were both 31. Now were not sure if we can. Right now we have a one-bedroom that costs 1100month. A two-bedroom apartment in this county starts around 1600. Ive been house hunting online for the past year and think we could get a decent small and outdated, but still livable house for around 240k. My husband wants us to start looking for two-bedroom apartments, but I think if we are going to move, it should be into a house. When we decide to move, would it be better for us to get a bigger apartment or buy a house? Also, if you have any other advice to help with our situation, that would be wonderful. Thank you for your time. Sorry this is such a long post!Edit: Thanks for your responses everyone! I think that I needed a dose of reality. To be clear, I wasnt planning on having us buy a house right away. We were just discussing whether our goal should be to move into a bigger apartment or buy a house. We have decided to stay in our small apartment for now, and look for a 2-bedroom apartment when our lease is up next year so we have room to start a family. We are no longer planning on buying a home this year. And to the people who said you were sorry to hear about him losing his job, thank you. We were shocked and upset at first, but now we see it as an opportunity for him to find a career he really loves.  <response>: You should not buy a 240k house if you dont have 48k for down payment plus another 10k for house emergencies. 