Before You Go Solo · A Shae Studio Guide
What a Year
Actually Costs
Everyone asks about the money coming in. Almost nobody talks about the money going out. This is the free guide I wish I'd had before I left my firm — the real, line-by-line cost of running a solo residential architecture and interiors studio for a year. Not estimates. My actual numbers.
What's inside
The Whole Picture
- 01Every recurring cost, itemized. Insurance, software, accounting, supplies — what actually shows up on the card year after year, and which line is quietly the biggest.
- 02The one-time setup costs. Legal and registration, the machine your CAD runs on, the gear that pays for itself — what it really takes to open your doors.
- 03My year-one total, all in. Both buckets added up into the one number nobody warned me about, so it doesn't surprise you the way it surprised me.
- 04The two things to have in place before you hand in your notice — the short version of the advice I give every architect who asks me how I did it.
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