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@LadyKatey. I took out my old faucet that wouldn't support a water filter on the spout, and bought a new one at Menards for $25.00. It's the one handle type, and I learned how to install it myself from a few Youtube videos. I was pretty proud of myself for being able to install a faucet. I looked online and off, and $25 was the cheapest I could find for the one handle faucet. I'm moving in a few days, but am not taking the faucet with me.
I attached some metal baskets to the single bulb on my ceiling fans, but I'll definitely be taking those, and putting back the ugly white globes that I safely stored in the pantry. I have a more difficult task ahead trying to put up something prettier on the ceiling fans in my new place that have the multiple bulbs in the saucer-type globe. Maybe I'll look into the drum shades that have been mentioned.

Two years ago I started volunteering at a thrift shop a few blocks from my apartment, in a large city. As a volunteer, I get an enormous discount on everything--sometimes 95% off! I'm only there a few days per week, but do see a lot of the donations that come in before they hit the floor, so I get a good choice. I also have a few people there, staff and volunteers, who know what stuff I like/need, and they'll set things aside for me. We get donations 7 days/week, and put stuff out every day, so there is always something new. Aside from the great deals I get on stuff, volunteering at the thrift store has saved my sanity (I've been unemployed for more than 2 years), resulted in friendships, dates, a new apartment via another volunteer, and given me the feeling of being useful, and my help valued. Not to sound cliche..but you can't put a price on those things.