Would you spend $300,000 on renovations just to make your neighbours jealous?

How much do you care about having the best house on the block? Enough to dump your entire life savings into renovations for four years?

Because that is exactly what Debbi Marco brags about in her first person narrative published in the Daily Mail.

"I have spent the past four years pouring all of our savings into making sure ours is the best house on our street — because I wanted ours to be one that people stopped, stared and pointed at, for all the right reasons," the British woman writes.

Nevermind the fact that Marco will likely spend the rest of her aging days saving for her retirement, she's got pride dripping from her pores.

"Secretly, I couldn’t bear to be the anonymous owner of a distinctly average property, indistinguishable from the rest," she writes. "I wanted to live in the most talked-about house in the area."

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Marco and her husband who live in Surrey have spent £189,000 (just over $300,000) on renovations to their three-storey, four-bedroom house. The renovations include a completely new kitchen, a new roof and loft, and a two-storey extension on the back of the house.

See the photos of their expensive renovations here.

The interesting thing about Marco's article is that she appears consumed to the point of obsession to be "better" than her neighbours -- not for one minute exhibiting the slightest degree of self-reflection about how psychologically unbalanced her competitive streak may be.

"The bitter tone in their voices rather pleased me. I loved the fact we were keeping tongues wagging," she says of neighbours who were surprised to see more work being done.

For four years her life was consumed by labour-intensive projects and stress as builders, plumbers and electricians stampeded through her house, even while she was pregnant, but she feels it was all worth it.

"I’d even turn on the lights and leave the curtains open at night just so our neighbours could get a glimpse into our fabulous home."

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Marco even has her own ideas about why she was invited to a neighbours Christmas party whom she holds in high-esteem simply because they are the richest people on the block.

"At Christmas we were invited to an exclusive drinks soiree held by the most established residents on the street. Only a chosen few locals were invited and there was no guessing why we had been awarded our place."

And finally, Marco ends her puff piece with a borderline delusional statement.

"One of our neighbours has just put their house up for sale and I couldn’t help but wonder whether it was because they were upset about being overshadowed by us."

What are your thoughts on spending that much money on home renovations? Do you think Marco gets more satisfaction from her home or the supposed jealousy of her neighbours?