I’m sure they did the “we definitely can’t afford this” schtick with their white elephant holiday home too. . She is either lying to seem more relatable and to add a bit of jeopardy (likely), is leading her architect a merry dance re what they can afford (unlikely), or is commissioning architectural drawings without discussing budgets (also unlikely). So disingenuous and somehow more distasteful in the current economic climate. Faking their financials when it is clear that they are very comfortable indeed, at a time when people are losing sleep over how they’ll feed their kids and keep the lights on is just gross. At least be honest and a bit bleeping humble about your incredibly fortunate financial position.