In this generation of self-starters and self-made women and men, do-it-yourself isn’t just an option, it’s a way of life. And if there’s not an app for that, chances are there’s a YouTube video for it ...

Cara Brookins and her four kids in front of Inkwell Manor, the family’s “do it yourself” home. (Credit: CNN/Cara Brookins) (CNN) — With two bad marriages behind her and debt that came with them, Cara ...

With limited funds, but the wish to give each of her kids a room to call their own, one mom in Bryant decided to build her own home. And not with the usual instruction you'd think. The Brookins family ...

A single mother needed to find a home but had a limited budget — so she decided to build one herself. Cara Brookins and her four children built their home from the ground up using guidance from ...

Author Cara Brookins opens up about her family’s unbelievable feat. Author Cara Brookins opens up about her family’s unbelievable feat. No weather data available ...