Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

How about writing an email instead of calling?

I think the hardest part is not falling off the roof :p. No, no, we don't do that. Our roof is a good 12m high, if that is enough. When I say "roof" I do not mean covering a shed (we did that at our place with bitumen), but the house itself.

You don't become rich by the money you earn, but by the money you don't spend.

In this respect, I consider any income discussion questionable. I hardly earn 1500 euros net and have adjusted to that.
But I have a nice and above all quiet job with the best working hours and a short commute to work. A company car for private use rounds off the package. And while years ago I spent my time in traffic jams in the Bavarian big city, today I am relaxing in my pool by 3:30 p.m. at the latest and enjoying the day.

So what? No loans, no vehicle costs, almost no energy costs, and enough time. That makes the 1500 net look quite different.

I have also always bought the machines and equipment I needed for building. Now I am pretty much done and am selling these, of course significantly more expensive than I bought them due to inflation. The profit alone should essentially cover the material costs. And I was a lot in hardware stores and somehow pieced everything together.

For example, I was once at Globus and came across a door clearance sale. Every door 10 euros. Exactly the farmhouse doors I needed.
These were partly doors with glazing that regularly cost 500 euros each. Paid 120 euros for all interior doors. 1800 for all my windows (Schüco mullion windows). 15 euros for the heating, 4000 for the kitchen, which should be well known here. Parquet throughout the whole house, second choice, for 1000 euros. 36 Poroton second choice directly at Wienerberger in the factory for 45 euros per pallet (60 bricks).
Sanitary mostly as well as window sills and fireplace etc. bought very cheaply on a holiday in Croatia. Marble for the bathroom directly from Italy.
Rosso Verona, in case that means anything to anyone.

And that’s how I assembled the entire house. But you have to get off your ass for that. But just by the way.

Interest rates are still very favorable. We will soon see interest rates around 10 percent here. In the USA, 12 percent is already being calculated. So get cracking. Buying and paying for land is very important. You can start early with that. Anyone with a family income of 5000 can realize something like this in a relatively short time. You just have to save.

Then buy a wheelbarrow and a shovel and start. The rest will come by itself.

In our village, we have district heating. According to the price list for heat supply, there is a price increase of a total of 5.44 cents net per kWh. These are
gas procurement levy + gas storage levy + balancing levy. The legislator says that all levies should cost a total of 3.048 cents net.
Calling the municipal utilities did not help – no one has answered for 4 days. Is the price list correct or should I involve the Carteloffice?

Basically, it doesn’t matter whether you stay on the garden shed or the house roof. Falling is bad either way. But with the house, I would also secure myself with a safety lanyard. There would be enough climbing material for that.
Although working at heights is really a matter of taste. With a fear of heights, it just doesn’t work.

Hi Winniefred, yes, I am listening ;)