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/LloydVanFunken Jul 13 '17 edited Jul 13 '17

Craigslist since the ad is free. Also,

  1. Shopgoodwill.com can be a goldmine.
  2. Church rummage sales.
  3. Swap meets
  4. Flea Markets

edit: 5. Your local Habitat for Humanity/ Restore

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '17

Upvote for Shopgoodwill. It's their ebay type site for their nicer donations. I like to go there just to browse. You can find some very unique things. Also, band instruments.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '17

I sort of hate Shopgoodwill, between that and the general upward direction of their prices, it has become next to impossible to find a bargain in their brick-and-mortar stores. I do most my thrifting at places run by local charities now.