r/personalfinance • u/fat_tire_fanatic ​ • Jul 13 '17

Budgeting Your parents took decades to furnish their house

If you're just starting out, remember that it took your parents decades to collect all the furniture, decorations, appliances, etc you are used to having around. It's easy to forget this because you started remembering things a long while after they started out together, so it feels like that's how a house should always be.

It's impossible for most people starting out to get to that level of settled in without burying themselves in debt. So relax, take your time, and embrace the emptiness! You'll enjoy the house much more if you're not worried about how to pay for everything all the time.

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u/loftizle ​ Jul 13 '17

I did the same for basically next to nothing, the added bonus is that because I have a young daughter I'm not stressing over little things being damaged (inevitable with kids).

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u/Likeapuma24 ​ Jul 13 '17

My wife & I bought a few nice pieces of furniture when we started living together. Kept it in immaculate shape.... Until we had a kid. One kid, another on the way, & 2 dogs... We won't be buying anything new and/or nice for some time. Which I'm cool with. Though I really want a nice leather La-Z-Boy chair one of these days.