Remember to check out your local Craigslist or Freecycle site today for garage sales or cheap furniture. Odds are you’ll be able to find decent furniture for a low price, maybe even free.

I’m moving at the end of this month, and we will have furnished much of our house for a very low price. This will include two free couches from the previous renter! And I’m getting a really nice big framed mirror from my boyfriend’s roommate; he was going to throw it away!

One of the best ways to score free stuff is to just ask. You would be surprised to find how much people actually throw away because they don’t want to haul it. I remember seeing a leather couch in the dumpster one year at my college!

*Note* For those of you that are grossed out by used furniture, just pick up some upholstery cleaner. It might take you 30 minutes or so to clean it, but hey, it’s better than paying $500 or more for one that probably won’t last that long anyways.

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