Don't tell that to the Millennials, though. A good number of them need to learn actual life's lessons, not the textbook and feel good nonsense.
Oddly “this old house” is pretty realistic though they never give you figures, the project is always extremely pricey.
My favorite on the topic is “Mr Blandings builds his dreamhouse”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ep9Q8rJhs8
Truth. Nothing like a good money pit to teach the hard lessons. That’s how I learnt/am learning!
They won’t pay for them anyway.
Two months til the roof leaks, month and a half til furnace quits, 20 days til bangers bust out all the windows.
Three months til one or both tenants break a leg on the steps, eight months till both are slapped around INSIDE the house by local bangers, seven months til the craphole is boarded up.