Home renovations have a reputation for being very expensive and feeling unattainable at times! While it is true that skilled labor costs decent money – we want to talk about the upgrades and updates we can make that bring beauty and value to our homes without costing a fortune!
Sponsors:
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- Trees: The very tall ones can fall on your house and break your roof in multiple places. They can make you paranoid everytime you pass one or cause you to stereotype undeserving trees just because they look like the one that fell on your house. Trees, they’re pretty but watch out.
Ep 15- How to Save Money on Home Decor
Ep 23- DIY Home Maintenance Tips
Headlines
What the Internet has to say:
This article from family handyman outlines some of the renovations we could do right away at little cost.
More from the Internet:
This article from Homeowners Hub gives a VERY helpful list of 5 home renovation and home improvement projects you should not tackle on your own!
BILL OF THE WEEK –
- Thank you Melissa for submitting your bill about speech therapy and receiving a grant for this which led to putting money saved towards debt!
- Thank you Jenna for sharing your bill about your internet, getting your line replaced and receiving a credit on your internet bill!
If you want to submit your bill of the week visit frugalfriendspodcast.com/bill to leave us a bill
Lightning Round
Our own home renos – the good and the bad
- Jill- we have been able to do some beautiful upgrades for low cost when we DIY; but have incurred some injuries along the way!
- Jen- found a guy on FB marketplace to do our driveway and it is flawless. BUT the DIY painted tile in the bathroom is peeling…
Wrap-Up:
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