6 tips to furnish your home on a student budget
- Maurine Njunge
- Nov 29, 2022
- 2 min read
Moving into your new unfurnished home can be exciting and stressful! As students, you want to be efficient with your time, resources, and money so that as you invest in your new home, you're happy with what you accomplished and how much money you saved.
Start by creating a list of essential furniture and appliances you will need. Good furniture can be bought used and resold later, but ensure the quality and cleanliness before bringing into your new home. It is recommended to buy your bed new. Additionally, appliances, because they come with a receipt and warranty, guaranteed knowledge that they should work and peace of mind that your food is safe.
Create a budget for your essentials. From your list, you can shop online and assign prices to plan your future spending.
With family and friends available to help you move, decide which few large pieces of furniture are most essential to buy first, and buy the rest after moving into your new home. Despite having already viewed the home, having time to measure room dimensions will allow you to shop more efficiently. (For ex, if a desk is more important to you than a dining table, it can double as both until you're ready to buy a table.)
If you're moving in with a roommate, create a budget together and maintain continuous communication throughout the shopping process.
Know what you're willing to resell (even at a loss) for your next move and what you'd like to take with you to your next home. This will guide your shopping so that future moves are a peace of mind.
Facebook Marketplace is a great resource for buying used furniture, and remember to negotiate for better deals with the seller.
Your choice to rent an unfurnished home may be due to the lower rent it offers over furnished homes. And you can keep enjoying savings on your home with the above tips to stay within your student budget.
Click here to view unfurnished homes and rooms in popular student communities such as Oliver, Strathcona, Garneau, Allendale and Downtown Edmonton.
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