— REAL NUMBERS • REAL RESULTS

$306.37

CONFIRMED SUBTOTAL SO FAR

What I’ve actually spent—and what it helped me build.

100% verified expenses tracked step by step without estimates or speculative totals.

I’m documenting the costs as I go because beginners deserve to know what this journey really costs. These are confirmed purchases, not estimates, and I separate money spent from results achieved.

• TRANSPARENT EXPENSE LOG

Itemized tool & equipment ledger

Expenses are tracked because part of The Digital Carpenter journey is determining which tools are actually useful and which are not worth continuing. Purchases are documented honestly without claiming every tool produced income.

Hostinger

Current monthly tools

DJI gimbal

$59.00

Web hosting platform

$74.99

Software subscriptions

$99.00

Video stabilization gear

Hollyland microphone

Three books

One coloring book

$39.99

Audio recording equipment

$26.37

Educational materials

$7.02

Sample product research

TOTAL — $306.37

+ CONFIRMED PROGRESS

What has actually been built

Website online

YouTube channel started

Amazon KDP product

A fully functional digital home configured, designed, and deployed independently.

Launched as a real-time video diary capturing weekly progress and genuine reflections.

Successfully formatted, revised, and published after navigating manuscript corrections.

Pinterest discovery channel

Practical hands-on experience

Pinterest board established as a discovery channel to connect with fellow builders over 50 and 60.

Hands-on experience gained with website building, video recording and editing, AI tools, and self-publishing.

/ TRANSPARENCY STANDARD

Receipts are more than what I spent

Core Standard

Research and plans are never reported as confirmed results.

A receipt can mean both the money spent and the result produced. Trisha documents what she purchased, why she purchased it, whether she is still using it, what it helped her complete, and what she would do differently.

■ HONEST LEARNING

The lessons count too

I don’t have to learn everything. I have to learn the next thing I need.

Trisha Hayes

Rejected publishing files, unfamiliar software, wrong buttons, tools that may not be worth keeping, mistakes, corrections, and learning curves are part of the documented journey—not something to hide.

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