Over the course of my teardrop build I kept a copy of all my receipts to track expenses and stay on my budget . As time went on I made some changes, Okoume for the outer skin for example, and stopped actively tracking it.
With my build behind me I took a deep breath and went back and tallied up all my expenses, big and small, to see what the final damage was. I came up with the following spreadsheet if anyone is interested, Wyoming Woody: Parts list and cost breakdown.
To save you the suspense it came in just under $4,500 for the parts, glue, screws, etc. that went into the final build. So much for my initial estimate of $2,500...