Saving for Major Home Renovation

I love furniture, home decors and everything about house planning and design. I guess it came from our hobby when we were kids when we always want to draw home plans for our dream house. We have a nice huge house but it’s devoid of pretty interiors. All our furniture are made and designed by my father who took up carpentry as a hobby when he’s not in his government office. All of them are made with quality wood and craftsmanship that even after 3 decades it’s still in good condition. Last year I had some of them restored to its former beauty not just for looking good but for my father’s memories as well. It carries all the sweet memories we had with our father when we were still young and he’s still living. 

Now we’re saving a lot for the general renovation we have in mind and we’re investing on some small business if we’ll have enough finances. My friend is asking me to teach her how to buy gold bars and told me that she’ll let me invest stocks on her future jewelry shop business. She’s now working abroad and saving for the big dream of hers so when she decides to stop working she’ll have something as good investment and source of income.