Sean and Amanda catch a glimpse of the finish line and decide it’s time to invest some of their own labor and talents to the construction of their New Jersey log home.
It’s finally here. That light at the end of that proverbial tunnel that we thought might never come. It’s the light that signals the project is on the down slope, and we can start uttering the words “we’re almost there.” While it always proves to be a bit farther away than it appears, that light on the horizon brings hope and comfort to weary travelers. Our journey has been no different.
As Amanda and I transition from the “starting” into the “finishing” stage, we took some time to take stock of where we are with our finances and began to make some of the tougher decisions between “must haves” and “we don’t really need that.” It’s amazing how the financial well that seemed so deep at the beginning can begin to feel pretty shallow as you get closer to the end of the project. We decided that in order to keep some funds in reserves for the unforeseen, we’d roll up our sleeves and put in a little sweat equity of our own.
This story is from the April 2017 edition of Log Home Living.
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