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Mar 2023
26m 5s

How to Create Your Dream Home on a Budge...

JORDAN LEE DOOLEY
About this episode

Have you ever wanted to transform your house into the home of your dreams?

Maybe you’ve got a long list of projects that you plan to do to really customize your space, but you’re trying to figure out the logistics and cost of it all.

Or maybe you’ve always dreamed of building a home, but you’re not sure the price tag is in your budget.

Enter Noell Jett, a seasoned home renovator and author of Create Your Dream Home on a Budget.

Noell joins Jordan to share practical tips on how you can create your dream home too.

Get ready to take notes and tune in to this episode to learn:

  • Practical tips for saving money when building, renovating, decorating, and sourcing materials for a home
  • How to figure out when to do something yourself or hire someone else 
  • Factors to consider for each room you’re designing and planning 
  • How to have real talks about money and budgeting when planning home projects
  • Tips for modernizing your home without a major renovation
  • How to juggle being a wife, mom, and supervising the construction of a home

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