Some of you have asked me how much I spent building the house. Very few people can tell exactly what their house cost, but I can!

| |     | Cost | | ---------------------------------- | ------------------ | -----: | | Boards (mostly shanty boards) | | $8035 | | Refuse shingles for roof sides | | $4000 | | Laths | | $1250 | | Two second-hand windows with glass | | $2430 | | One thousand old brick | | $4000 | | Two casks of lime (expensive) | | $2400 | | Hair (more than I needed) | | $310 | | Mantle-tree iron | | $150 | | Nails | | $3900 | | Hinges and screws | | $140 | | Latch | | $100 | | Chalk | | $10 | | Transportation | | $1400 | | Total | | $28125 |