Although it may be tempting to buy nice expensive furniture when you first set out on your own, this may not be the best idea. New furniture can be very costly, and you need to consider how long you are actually planning on living in that place, not to mention that town or city. The more new stuff you buy, the more it will tie you down. Owning a lot of “stuff” tends to complicate life more than you might expect.
A friend of ours, who has done a lot of travelling and working around different parts of the world, shared with us recently how she regretted her decision to buy brand new leather couches. Due to her frequent moves, she has been burdened with having to move her furniture along with her. She knows that if she were to try to sell it, she would never recover her costs, but the moving costs have amounted to almost half of what she has paid for the furniture to begin with.