Yes, your coworker is right! Duane saves his clients an additional $2,000 on title fees on every purchase. It was a huge relief for us when we saw our closing disclosure.

See this all the time... people ruining craft with bad tips.

My own method is just being bad at math and hoping for the best, which has led to some truly passive aggressive Venmo requests. Setting a clear plan like you did sounds way smarter than my usual chaos. Maybe I should try the grown-up talk thing next time.

@clark.cole's Denver balcony sketchbook comment changed my view on old garden plans. I used to see my sketches as failed dreams, but they actually record what I learned about soil and sun. Now I think those pages are part of the growing process, not just wasted paper.

Yeah, and once the frame starts going, the fabric stress points go next.