Clark Howard 's book features ways to buy smarter , spend smarter and save money . This excerpt is on housing ; book also covers student loans , starting a business and more . Howard says people quick to buy a `` dream '' make the mistake of buying land site unseen . 'are often surprised when they find out that it can be very expensive to build anything in this country.
Clark Howard 's book features ways to buy smarter , spend smarter and save money . This excerpt is on housing ; book also covers student loans , starting a business and more . Howard says people quick to buy a `` dream '' make the mistake of buying land site unseen . He says people who buy a used home `` still want it to be as perfect as a doll house ''