THINKING ABOUT BUILDING A CUSTOM HOME—WORTH THE HASSLE? I get where you’re coming from, but honestly, I found the “unsexy” stuff like outlets and s...

Yeah, that shade trick saved me too...especially since my laser is definitely on the budget side. Haven't tried batter boards yet, but your descriptio...

Had a similar experience myself when we were looking at a small commercial lot. Online GIS showed everything clear, but when we dug into the actual re...

I get the logic behind investing upfront, but honestly, sometimes the premium stuff isn't always worth it. Like when we redid our kitchen, we splurged...

Haha, same here. I tried the spreadsheet route once—got way too ambitious with color-coding and formulas, and it ended up abandoned after two weeks. L...

Honestly, from my experience, even being proactive with maintenance doesn't always translate into savings. A couple years back, I replaced my old wate...

I get where you're coming from, but honestly, I've found the opposite to be true for me. Every time I've tried budgeting software—even as a starting p...

Had a roofer once who actually downplayed the damage, said it was just cosmetic. Got a second opinion and turns out the first guy missed some serious ...