Put the families up at an indoor water park for a day or two.

Originally posted by @Jay Styles:@Steve Basra Steve have you purchased anything in the US?

By that time you get more than one of those, you're usually approaching the dollars to just do the central system.We haven't found the fit to justify using one, as most of our places aren't built like efficiencies or loft style.

@Josh Cuthbertson curious, can you put an exterior elevation up so that we can see the style, etc. ?

Perhaps the outdoor unit is $2k, but you need indoor units and professional installation.Let us know what you decide.

I thought it was interesting how people decorated their places so much to their own taste and then drew a clientele that also liked that style.

I know that my tile distributor injects a lot of their personal styles on pros through their design center. 

Live a frugal life style, pay off your bad debts and then save for investing.

@Ray Johnson Well put sir...much more diplomatic than my standard advice that they are crap ;)@Jeremy Sharp Eventually you'll need to build your own calculator based on your investing style an preferences...takes some time and effort, but it's worth it.

Reality is that with 5 kids your financial position and her dreams will not be achieved if she does not have the for site to realise status quo is never going to work.You need more income going forward simply to maintain your present life style.