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home can genuinely keep renovation costs down. Costco has a wide selection of products across flooring, lighting, organisation, tools and seasonal homeimprovement items, with the competitive prices that make Costco famous.
Know your numbers
As tempting as it can be to hide from bills, Tara says it’ s important to be realistic about needs versus wants, and what you can and will spend.“ Build a 10 to 20 per cent contingency into your budget, and remember: the older the house, the higher the contingency ought to be,” she says.
Whether you use a spreadsheet, Trello board or a clipboard, the key is sticking to that budget.“ Have a 15-minute weekly check-in, where you and your partner or your project manager sit down, maybe with a glass of something that you like
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to drink, and say,‘ Where are we at this week? What have we accomplished? What have we spent? How is the budget?’” she continues.“ Having a budget gives you freedom because then you can have firm boundaries about what you can and can’ t do.”
KIMBERLY GILLAN
is a Melbourne-based lifestyle and health writer, plus a regular contributor to Costco Connection.
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