Stop in for a cup of coffee

Well I opened an email from my builder today, cost estimates for the house and shop. Glad I was sitting down ha ha. Shop dollar per square foot seems right, not so much for the house. I'm hoping to figure out ways to reduce the per sq ft. below the amount that it is without ending up with a cookie cutter. The wife selected "middle of the road" materials on the inside, outside is a bit more fancy but it's going to be a 2080 sq ft. rambler.