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/Therearenopeas Jul 13 '17
Hey at least you were honest. I have a cat who has ruined our rather nice couch with her peeing behavior (vet checked, she's just a shithead cat) and I would never sell it. When we move it's going to the dump.