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5 Tips For Furnishing A Home On A Limited Budget

furnishing a new homeMoving can be a pretty intense experience, but there are few things that are more exciting than moving into a brand new place for the very first time. When you get to finally start building your very own home, all the potential can be a little bit overwhelming. Unfortunately, so can the costs. It’s not cheap to come across all the things that you’re going to need to properly furnish your home, and these days, most of us aren’t exactly rolling around in extra money. If you’re trying to furnish your home on a budget, you’re definitely not alone. Given the behavior of the economy over the course of the last several years, a lot of individuals are still trying to live as frugally as possible. Thankfully, though, this means that everyone is trying harder and harder to come up with ways to do more while spending less. When it comes to furnishing your home, there are definitely a few solutions that can help you get what you need without breaking the bank. These tips will show you how to create your own proper living space without spending a small fortune in the process.

1. Utilize Craigslist. Craigslist might sound tried and true, but that’s because it works. Just about everyone uses Craigslist, or has used it at some point in the past. A resource likes this (and there are plenty of others online, as well) can help you to easily find great deals on used furniture that are right in your area. If you live in a relatively crowded or metropolitan space, you might even be able to find things just around the corner from where you live. Often, things can be found for free on a site like Craigslist, as well. It all depends on how patient you are and how diligently you search through those listings.

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Only Buy New Furniture When You Are Ready To Settle Down

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.

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