When we did our budget we rang around and got quotes on different things so that it was as realistic as possible and then added about 10%
Our shed came in under budget as did all of our fencing and retaining wall materials
However our driveway will be over budget as we,ve decided on pattern pave instead of coloured concrete...but it,s only about $1800 so not too bad.
We,ve tried to think of everything that we will need and of course want even such things as new kitchen appliances,knick-knacks etc.
I,m sure there will be some things that we,ve forgotten to include though
We,ve budgeted about $ 4000 for curtains-blinds but that could be way off because we really don,t know what we want yet
Our overall budget is around $400,000
We are lucky in that we won,t owe the bank any money,but we still don,t want to overspend
Cheers Mel