| Saving money while getting good quality is hard. It | | | | about what they accept, and many have |
| gets worse when the time comes to buy furniture or | | | | discontinued merchandise from stores, not just used |
| other relatively expensive items. | | | | items. |
| Of course, you could always just head to the thrift | | | | My husband and I recently bought a couch from a |
| stores. Run by various charities, thrift stores offer | | | | consignment shop. We knew we couldn't afford |
| used furniture of varying quality. I've seen couches as | | | | much, and it was quickly apparent that even the low |
| low as $30, although most people probably wouldn't | | | | end new couches were out of the question. The |
| welcome that particular couch in their living room. | | | | very few we could consider price-wise we couldn't |
| If you want to go a little higher quality, consignment | | | | stand either in terms of appearance or comfort. |
| stores can be the answer. They are more picky | | | | |