No budget Dan. Just doing things VERY slowly, buying from salvage yards. When I have money, I buy something I need. I am handy, and an expert on shopping around. Mostly cosmetic stuff really. Layed tiles, done floorboars, and copious layers of paint.
Knocked out a built in bar, replaced flashing, some guttering...the list goes on. My husband says work around the house is womans work, so I do it. I love it anyway.
Starting on the backyard now. Have not touched it since we moved in, it is ugly.