We could barely afford it so we weren't sure it was possible
What did you two decide to do after that?
we had a big fight at the table just days before and we had to put $2000 on credit cards until next pay!
I understand the tension must have been high and that caused a lot of stress.  But it's bad practice to purchase things you can't afford, and even worse to put them on a credit card as well.
Well if we are speaking bad here then we never saved enough to get our house. We built that as we paid off other debts.
It is good to avoid debt and learn proper money handling. If you make a budget you can see what costs and expenses you can trim off to help make ends meet.