We built our dream home... by age 30
Pair share secret to success
THIS is the couple that built their dream home before they turned 30.
S us a n Mccar t hy a nd h e r h u s b a n d D a n n y, b o t h 2 9 , managed to finish the property using only their own hard- earned cash.
The couple, who met on Bebo when they were just 14, began saving t owards t he home at 23 and started looking for the site at the age of 25.
And the Cork woman maintains the key to their success was staying at home instead of moving out and renting.
She told the Irish
Mirror : “People ask on Instagram all the time how we did it.
“I ’m a hairdresser and Dan’s a t r uck driver, and we both h a v e n’ t b e e n t o c o l l e ge, but I s ay when you want something you just go for it, if you have enough drive to do it.
“We weren’t major drinkers, not that I didn’t buy clothes, but we just saved.
“We both lived at home and we had an option of moving out and renting our own place, but we decided we were going to stay at home and save.
“While we were saving on our rent, which was a huge help obviously, we had to buy land and we had to do it all ourselves.
“It’s the case for a lot of people, they’re living with their parents and decide to move out, it’s the worst decision.”
Susan and Danny mar r i e d i n 2 0 1 9 , three days after the build was completed, and welcomed little Bonnie in August.
She said: “I would build again, 100%.”
CHIC Modern bathroom
COOK AT ME Stunning kitchen and dining area
We were not major drinkers but we just saved SUSAN MCCARTHY CORK YESTERDAY