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BiggerPockets Money Podcast · Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Mindy Jensen's Spending Shift: From Frugal to $200K/Month Due to Home Build

Mindy Jensen shared her personal spending journey, noting that 10 years ago her household spent $30-40k annually. Currently, her spending is averaging over $12,000 a month, significantly higher due to building a house, which led to a $200,000 spend last month alone.

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10 years ago, it really was in the $30 to $40,000 range.
Mindy Jensen
My spending is averaging north of $12,000 a month, right? That's a lot more than I was spending when I was, you know, 20, 23.
Mindy Jensen
I spent $200,000 last month because I'm building a house and a lot of bills came due at once. So my spending has gotten way freer.
Mindy Jensen
Heard on BiggerPockets Money Podcast — “Has the FIRE Number Gone from $1M to $2.5M?, published Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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