People ask me this more than anything else: how did we build our own home? The short answer — we planned to GC it ourselves from day one. The longer answer is two full-time jobs, spreadsheets after dinner, and a few years living with my parents to make it happen. Here's what it really looked like.

What It Actually Cost to Build a House And the Budget Mistakes We Wish We’d Avoided.

This is probably the question I get asked most often. Not what flooring we used. Not how much our house cost. Not even what paint colors are on the walls. It’s simply: “We want to build a house someday. Where do we even start???” Here’s the general order I’d recommend based on our experience.

Saving money during a build doesn’t always mean doing everything yourself . It means being intentional. Here is how we saved money while building our dream home.

From unexpected flooring costs to skipping extra square footage, here’s how we built a 2,201 sq ft farmhouse we could actually sustain — without stretching beyond our means.

How we proved to manage the risk for a bank considering us for a construction loan to build our modern farmhouse.

If I could go back and give my past self one thing during our custom home build, it wouldn’t be a bigger budget or a faster timeline. It would be this tool.

Funny, honest take on the rollercoaster of decision fatigue, delays, and compromises.

I created my FREE Budget Tracker to help you organize, plan, and confidently bid out your new build without the stress or guesswork.