Last year, my parent's next door neighbours bought a new dining room suite. They offered me their old one for $50 which I snapped up. It's nothing special but is in good condition and will definitely do the required job. Around the same time, my parents asked me if I wanted the two big bookcases that I'd been using since I was a child for my huge collection of books. I of course said yes.
At the beginning of the year, my mum was on a second-hand shopping spree and bought me two bedside tables and a small coffee table. I also have two bar fridges and a microwave. But that is pretty much it.
Last weekend, I went shopping to get some prices. I walked into Harvey Norman which is a big furniture and electrical store here in Australia. They were having a big sale, so I bought a fridge and a washing machine, costing me around $1500. These are two things I think are important to buy new, as I will be using them so often and obviously want them to last. Though I know most people think they're a waste, I also got the extended warranty on both, just to be on the safe side. It just gives me peace of mind.
My parents are giving me one of their leather couches as they were planning to get rid of it anyway. It's a good quality couch and is beige, so will work with whatever colour scheme I decide on.
I have been buying and putting on lay-by towels, sheets and doonas as well. All on sale, so I'm getting a good deal.
Yesterday, I went to visit a friend and she gave me a big TV (mine is quite small), a DVD player, a set top box, a small heater and a TV cabinet. All for free because she was just going to throw them out anyway.
So as you can see, I am getting a lot of help but at the same time having to spend a fair bit of money! I need a bed next. This is another thing I don't want to scrimp on, as I obviously will spend a great deal of time in it. People keep telling me to buy cheap crap now and replace it later, but I don't see the point, why not buy the good quality now? That will save me money in the long run.
So there we have it. Can anyone offer any suggestions on what else I will need to buy? I don't feel like I have thought of everything!
If you have got something to sit on, something to sleep on and something to cook on you are well on your way. All the little things which make a house a home will come in time. Have you thought of ebay ? We bought almost all of our lounge furniture that way we could afford to go top of the range because we were on an auction site. there were a few things we missed out on getting because the bidding went too high, but we took our time and eventually got everything we wanted, and now when somebody comes in and comments on our beautiful lounge we can,t help but smile. By the way we got an LG dishwasher a couple of months ago, in a titanium finish and in perfect working order for $23.04 and it has,nt missed a beat.
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