Hoping to move out and start renting

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

I thin most people have given you GREAT ideas on things to buy, just remember at the start it doesn't need to be new, when i first moved out i was 18 and NOTHING matched in my house, i bought things from the op shop (furniture etc) and had family give me things they didn't need anymore.

Another great thing is tell family & friends your planning on moving, for your b'day etc they can pool together and get something you NEED or even give you cash.

Stay true to yourself hun and i know you can do it, you and Grace will have an amazing time in your own place with your own space.. start small and work your way up.
You have the determination and i know you will make it work.

Re sharing, i had the WORST experience with someone i thought i could trust, i worked days and she worked nights and i THOUGHT she was paying the rent during the day, problem was she wasn't and she was hiding the letters about it.
I was lucky as a friend of mine owned the house i was renting, i kicked out the other friend and my friend wrote off the debt and we started fresh.
Just make sure you have set boundaries and that you think you CAN live with this person 24/7.

I know you can do it!

[ss_storm]

good luck hun, it's a big but exciting step to take. I was lucky when I first moved out of home I went to dorms at uni so everything was provided, and when i moved out of there I moved in with DF who already had his own stuff! I got away with it cheaply..lol.

Kitchen stuff is probably the most important, and bedding. As long as you have something to eat & cook on/with, sleep on and sit on you should be right for a short time! Make lots of lists

[Butterfly Child]

Oh thanks you guy, you've given me alot to think about which is good some of those things i didnt even think about! Ill definently look into the bond loan thing, that will be such a help! the rent around this area is astronomical atm ill be lucky to get something at about 300-350! i really would love it just to be me and grace as ive been living in a full on house for some time (which is good as your never lonely lol) but i think it will be nice to have it be just us if i can afford it

im going to start going to the tender centre around here and seeing if i can pick up some furniture cheap etc.. the things im hoping to buy new are a fridge and washing machine and probably the kitchen stuff might see if i can pick up some bargains on thursday at the christmas sales etc..

[Alipralli]

Don't forget about garage sales either.

In the past I have gotten couches (2x 2seaters and an armchair, matching coffee table and end table, bookcase, table lamp (all at the one garage sale for about $150) some outdoor toy things for DD (slide, basketball hoop), and lots of books (novels and cookbooks).

And have seen a lot of old dinner sets, coffee cups, pots and pans, kids room curtains, heaps of toys etc. And I reckon they are heaps cheaper, coz people just want them 'gone', so if not sold, then they are going to throw them out, and have to pack a trailer etc.

[Lulu]

In Victoria you can get an interest free loan from Clink to buy whitegoods. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't be available anywhere else. They direct debit from your payment. I think you can get up to $1000 and have a year to pay it back.

DO look out for reconditioned fridges. Places that do it are likely to give pretty good warranties. In fact I've only bought my first brand new fridge about 2 years ago because reco ones were far cheaper and just as good.

Don't forget about a vacuum cleaner - you just can't live without one!

[ss_storm]

Don't forget about a vacuum cleaner - you just can't live without one!

And get a decent one! We bought a tiny cheap & nasty vaccy from Sam's Warehouse or somewhere like that...did the job ok for a one bedroom unit, but once we moved into a house it was a nightmare vacuuming. Loved it when we upgraded to a real vacuum cleaner! So if you can spare $300 odd dollars (we got a vax on special for about that price from Harvey Norman) get a good one from the start!

[Butterfly Child]

thanks guys i went shopping at the after christmas sales and picked up a kitchen essentials pack with all these sauspans, strainers, fryingpans for really cheap so thats one less thing. ill write a list here which ill add to once ive got new things if people can help think of new stuff? ive tried to think of all the things i use on a daily basis(besides grocery items)

What i have:
Vacume cleaner( cyclonic )
pots and pans/frying pan/strainer
2x cutlery pack
16 peice dinner set( mugs/bowls, plates)
4x glasses
Blender
oven trays/ cake tins
toaster
Queenbed
cot
bookshelf
wardrobe
change table
laptop
beanbag

What i need( please help me think of the things)
Washing machine
Fridge
lounge
dinningroom table/chairs
pegs
washing basket
peeler/tin opener/spatulars/mash
microwave
kettle
tupperwear
towels/t towels/washers
toilet cleaner brush
dust pan broom/ broom

If anyone can add some things i can add to the list that would soo good thx guys xx
i found a place close to my parents(just down the road really a 2 bedroom unit its ok its right near the shops, for $265, im hoping to have alook at that next week..

[ladybird11]

Wow, you're doing really well BC!!

I'd also leave aside some money for your first grocery shopping to stock those cupboards , which will also probably need to cover cleaning supplies which you won't have to buy each week....