I need a realistic furniture budget

My bedroom set is done, toast, finito -or however you spell it, and you get my drift. I need a new bedroom set. I got it when I moved into my current place. I thought I was moving out of town so I didn't want to spend a lot of money because I didn't plan on taking the furniture with me.

Then a lot of things happened and I decided to stay put. But I still have this cheap awful furniture. The mattress is worn and it needs to be replaced. I am not buying another piece of furniture as long as I'm in my current place. However I need a realistic budget as to how much new furniture will set me back.

I'm thinking of going piece mill and buying one thing at a time and doing a build-a-bedroom if you will. That way I can totally control the costs and I don't have to buy anything unless I have the cash. Before I make any final decisions however, I need to know what it's really going to cost me. I saw a bed for less than $600 but I still need mattress. No box spring because of the design of the frame. I also saw an entire set that would set me back over $2k which I absolutely do not have.

Maybe I'll go out in the next couple of weeks to see what I'm up against.

Why exactly I need furniture

I had planned on leaving Pittsburgh back in 2005. I knew I wanted to finish school but I thought I would have been done by 2007. When I bought the furniture that I currently have, I got what I considered to be "temporary" furniture. Temporary because I only thought I needed it for 4 years max. It was cheap, both in quality and in price. It's served it's purpose and now it's time to get rid of it. However, I won't buy new furniture as long as I'm here.

Besides, June will be here before I know it.

I'm going to need all new furniture

I'm not moving until next year but I'm already counting down. I'm graduating school in April and by the end of June I plan on being gone. I'll be celebrating the 4th of July in my new city, whichever one that may be. As of right now it's either Orlando or Jacksonville. But something strong is pulling me towards Miami.

I am not taking any of my furniture when I leave. I plan on going through and purging everything starting a month before I leave. Basically whatever doesn't fit in my car doesn't go at this point. I only care about clothes, shoes, important papers and of course my laptop. Everything is getting trashed.

I knew that when I bought that furniture though. I purchased it with the intent on only having it 5 years. I had just forgotten how expensive furniture is though. I've been looking at everything from couches and love seats to quality kitchen sinks and refrigerators. I know that some places don't provide a frig so I'm looking at everything now. I'm already comparing prices so I know what to budget for. I also need to know when something is a good deal and is something I should jump on.

I'm really getting excited for my move. I really can't wait.

I'll be shopping this weekend

Check out that chair. It looks so comfy. It would be perfect for John's living room. We need to go out and furnish his whole apartment. I can't believe he gave away all of his furniture when he moved out of his last apartment so he needs everything. I saw some great office furniture that would fit perfectly with his apartment's theme. His colors seem to be black and cream with a little bit of burgundy thrown in.

I guess we'll be spending all day Saturday surfing the net to get the best deal.

Shopping for new furniture

John is moving into a new apartment soon. When he moved in with his ex-girlfriend he gave up all of his furniture. Now he's moving on Monday and he needs furniture. He needs everything from bedroom furniture to living room furniture. He also needs a new computer desk and chair. We were looking for beds and we found this website OvernightMattress.com/Real-Reviews while we were comparing costs.

We found out that we can buy a foam memory mattress online 2-3 times less than buying it in the store. This manufacturer just started selling their mattresses direct with free overnight shipping. We're really looking at this company so we can save money. Buying enough furniture to furnish a whole apartment is pretty expensive. And we really can't afford that right now.