Hello, fellow simmers! I'm a new member to the site, though I've used it for at least a year for research and info and I've been simming since TS1 was first released. I became a member because of the challenges, most especially this one, because they look like fun! But enough about my intro, I actually have some questions.
I started my ID (after very careful planning for the last week or so) and I followed the familyfunds rule, bringing my Founder Thomas Kipling to $1800. However, I started building on my ID lot and found that a 3x5 room with the cheapest door, free flooring and free wallpaper, and the cheapest bunk bed ate up all of the money. I can't even get the dorm fridge from the UL EP.
So, my question is this: is the $1800 rule before or after building a simple starter structure (as in, a small studio with a small bath)? I don't know if someone else has asked this before, and I read about 100 pages of this thread before I got a headache with no answer found.