{"id":2514,"date":"2014-11-05T19:18:02","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T11:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mortgagesmoneyandme.com\/?page_id=2514"},"modified":"2023-06-15T12:21:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T12:21:35","slug":"budget","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mortgagesmoneyandme.com\/resources\/budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2514\" class=\"elementor elementor-2514\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc22844 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc22844\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51912055\" data-id=\"51912055\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39559a31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39559a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 30-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>It is essential to take a realistic look at your monthly living expenses to see if you can afford to buy the house that you want. 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Not only that, lenders are scrutinising these expenses carefully to make sure that they are not putting you into a loan that you can&#8217;t afford. 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