buying 'stuff' for a place you havent got yet? madness or moneysaving?

Bumpmakesfour

If you can..

a)afford it
b)grab a bargain
c)and have the space to store it..
Why not?:)

As soon as me and the now DH started thinking of moving in together we started buying bits we saw in sales and things even though we had to save for a while for deposits etc first.

onlyroz

Probably best to just put the money aside, rather than buy things that you might end up not needing.

sock-knitter

when i was planning on leaving my parents and getting a flat of my own, i bought items as and when i could afford it, not electricals tho, i did buy a bed settee which i used as a sofa at my parents, i had a big bedroom, then took it with me to the flat.

Lotus-eater

Free stuff yes, or stuff you get very cheaply. Otherwise better to wait and see what you really need.

I don't know anyone who's moved into a furnished flat, maybe it's a London thing.

FatVonD

OP, I did that, nothing expensive, things like mugs and washing up bowls, I've always been a bit of a homemaker and it helped ease the impatience of waiting to have my own place. If you can afford it and it gives you pleasure then why not?

hollyh

I did this with small things basically what would fit in the bottom of my wardrobe . Things like cutlery, tea towels et i would buy something small every week.

Welshwoofs

im-lost wrote: »

Probably the wrong place to put this but...

How many of you are / have move out from your folks are buying things
that you will need when you eventually move?

I didn't, but what you're doing is actually age old. Unmarried women living at home with parents used to collect together a trousseau (the Americans call them 'hope chests'), which was literally a bundle of things they would need when they eventually got married and left home.

Of course these days, young women leave home without getting married but the principle of what you're doing is the same.

I didn't do it....because I don't plan much in life, but I can see anything wrong or 'odd' about it.

thorsoak

OK - so it was a long time ago (when wheels were square ) but we all started collecting for our "bottom drawers" almost as soon as we started work - whether or not we were planning to move out/marry etc etc. So, when at the age of 20, I got married, between OH and I we'd got all the basics -from teatowels to bath towels, washing up liquid to toilet rolls (present from my big bro!) store cupboard basics, basic "fixing" tools - screwdriver, hammer, drill etc - as well as bed linen etc.

I started basic boxes for our 4 children when they were nearing leaving home for uni ....few more electrical gadgets than we had at first of course - but it saved having to spend out a fortune from their first student grant/loan cheques.

adelight

Sort of. I'm in a house share but will be moving into the big bad world alone in six months time so everything I've bought recently I've bought with a more long term view, ie I needed a new food processor/blender but instead of getting another £5 value one that would break in a year I bought a slightly more expensive better one with a guarantee. When I still lived at home before uni we picked up pans, plates, duvets etc as they were on offer in the run up to me moving. Unlike some people, my family don't have much spare that they can give to me but my parents have saved their old dining table set (and i mean OLD it's been round 4 different generations of family and friends and friend's family!) in the garage for me to have when I move.
I wouldn't trust washing up bowls, loo brushes etc that come with rented flats, especially if they've been used. Aside from a loo brush covered in other peoples poo being a bit gross, we bought a washing up bowl for my current place but it was too deep for our sink so it's now the sick bowl that people take to their rooms if they're feeling ropey :

ikkle87

Another one here who did a bottom drawer before moving out. Towels, bedding, cooking utensils etc. Just as and when you see them. Nothing wrong with it and IMO it helps massively. Especially when you have the large items like beds, cookers, fridges etc to buy.