I agree with you. I am beginning to think that she is simply ‘dumb‘ rather than conniving. I also think that is why she has to get away so often. Because it really is too much for her to deal with so she reverts to her comfort zone of shopping and gallivanting around.Well, I hate to burst yours, but having completed projects is not the same as not spending money. She's spending gobs of money, but all of it has been very poorly managed. And I don't buy for a second that anybody is giving her sweetheart deals - to the contrary, I think there are plenty of hogs at the trough taking advantage. I just see alot of squandering of money on stuff not fully thought out, or properly planned, and a lot of stockpiling of materials that aren't getting used or needed for a long while, and stupid stuff like expensive antique wall paneling that will cost a fortune to restore properly. I don't think she understands the nuts and bolts of construction/renovation and ends up getting taken for a ride. She desperately needs to sit down and make a prioritized list of projects, set budgets and a spend forecast. Frankly, I don't think she's capable of doing that and will continue to go scattershot until the patreons dry up and move on to something more interesting.
She really is just a tween girl stuck in a middle aged woman’s body with a lifestyle where she bit off more than she can chew.