Furniture Question

DH and I sold our Condo and are moving out really soon! We are renting for a year or two (probably two) while we save more money and look for a house. We have to buy some furniture (that we did not need in our condo) for this new place. We do not know what to do. I have always said that when I buy a house I want to buy all new furniture. So do you think we should buy cheap stuff now that will last us the 2 years we are here, or start to buy better furniture that will last us a while?

My opinion would be to buy the cheaper stuff now bc we never know what style we will want for a house 2 years from now, but Im worried its a waste of money.

Any thoughts, opinions?

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We did the same thing (apt for 2 years to save for our house). We bought what we needed to hold us over from Craigslist & tag sales. Glad we did, we never would have been able to predict what furniture we would have needed, sizes, etc.

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Dont buy anything nice.....you have no clue what size yournew house will be. OUr living room is acutally smaller than our last two apts and our couch just fits.....I want new furniture now that we are in our house....

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Defintely go to garage sales and craigslist. We got our bedroom furiniture from CL and only paid $350 b/c the people needed to get rid of it asap. We also got a beautiful dining table with 6 chairs for $250! We are buying a house now and I am so excited to be able to get new NICE furniture. You can make due for know on the cheap. GL!

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Thanks!

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AND you can always re-sell whatever used stuff you get down the road from CL & tag sales (for pretty close to what you paid) when you buy the new stuff

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I would get cheap stuff but really cheap.

Even target/Ikea new items can really add up.

It will also save you money when you eventually move if you only have the boxes/household items and less furniture.