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Like the Indian man in the rug shop once said to me

'go without until you can afford something you truly love that is quality otherwise you are just contributing to the waste of the world'

So he didn't get a sale cause I couldn't afford the rug I really wanted and he knew that would happen but he believed in what he was saying. (I still don't have that rug, but I want it more than ever).

IKEA thinks it's doing the world a favour, but it's not! everything ends up in the tip after a few years, the steel is sub-par, the timber is not timber and the DIY instructions have broken up marriages I'm sure. Do yourself and the world a favour and buy quality second hand goods, the craftsmanship and materials are unmatched in todays 'made in China' market.

You really don't need anything other than a few kitchen basics, a mattress, a fridge and a towel.

And like my dad always said 'if you can't afford to pay cash for it, then you can't afford it!' Interest free terms are a one way ticket to dept city unless you are sensible and disciplined (but you're not are you ;)

Plus I totally agree with the above comment, if you've recently moved house you were probably cursing the day that you decided to expanding your belonging beyond the suitcase.

Yes it's not an ideal situation.

But I visited my friend in Istanbul last year and her bed was right next to the toilet, just a little curtain separating the two (no door). And there was only one bed so we slept in the bed together, next to the toilet! Oh, and the shower was over the toilet, and the water would sometimes flow over near the bed. Lucky we're very good friends and rugged Aussies :)

Wow! That's great that you can do so much negotiating in the US. You try that in Australia and they would laugh at you. We have lots of laws to protect both parties but every inner city rental property has about 20 applications on it in the first day of advertising, so if it's not you, it's the next guy moving in. And you could never paint it, let along choose the colour!

…if you have to ask :)
I once heard an interior designer say that a rug should be at a size where the couch can have 2 legs on a rug 2 legs off. Which makes sence cause the point of a rug is for warmth underfoot.

You mean USA doesn't have dual toilets in every home??? Everyone in Australia has one, and we flush our toilets just fine.