I also thought it fun to keep track of the monetary costs associated with this headache. Obviously I cannot count time (despite the "time is money" adage), gas money for traveling, or anything like that. Needless to say this has been something in the back of our minds for a while. There is no way to account for the magazine subscriptions, time looking at house plans online, etc.
So, to start it off--
Costs
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Building Your Own Home For Dummies - $19.95
Perk test - tbd
Survey - tbd
Plat - tbd
