I should probably be more clear. Our main objective is to buy a house. We have no idea how to save money to do that, how much money we need, or what we can afford. Our secondary objective is to save money in case of emergencies, with the tertiary being to save for retirement.

My objective, of course, is to save up to buy more toys. But that's beside the point.

I have a 401(k), and my wife has a 403(b). But we're not quite sure about the investment mix, etc.

Thanks for all the replies so far!

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