I would also recommend get longer lasting, good quality light bulbs. Cheap light bulbs burn out all the time and ultimately you end up paying more to replace them (plus you have to go through the hassle of buying and replacing them). I got some good CFLs and LEDs that are maybe 3-4 times more expensive than traditional incandescent bulbs but last more than 10 times longer. And added bonus - they are more environmentally sustainable!
lancedragons yes exactly! although - my electricity bill happens to be a flat rate included in my rent. So I am technically saving the electricity bill of my landlord lol.
Also get a pressure cooker!!! Honestly, I'll take a pressure cooker over a crock pot any day. Throw any combination of lentils, beans, rice, vegetables, etc in there and it's done in 15 min. Just make sure you know how to use it.
The main thing I would get for the kitchen is a cast iron skillet. They're usually dirt cheap, but also stupidly useful. Great for frying, sauteing, and even baking since they're oven-safe.
If you are looking for specific pieces of furniture, carry a teeny notebook with you, in glove compartment or purse, with the measurements of your walls or room space or even the size sofa you want. We bought every piece of furniture in our living room at an estate sale, $500 for heavy duty designer furniture (2 arm chairs, 1 sofa, all our coffee tables, etc...) made the decision on the spot, guy was just divorced, moving, and wanted it gone. Priced it after we got home and it would have been over $3000 full price. 27 years later, still looks great! Bought our washer and dryers at a garage sale , better than we could have afforded otherwise. Baby boomers are downsizing, hit those sales!
I actually disagree on the sheets, get one to two really nice set of sheets at a discount around Christmas shopping time, they are always on sale for like 50% off. I found I only need two sets of nice sheets and I rotate them out weekly. I found I sleep sooooo much better on really nicely fitted and soft feeling sheets. And sleep is really important to me, maybe that's where this decision comes in. Cheap sheets just pill and get gross quickly. I ended up having to buy the nice ones after I already purchased the crap ones! Now I've had my nice sheets for years and they are still really soft and strong. But I got them discounted, I agree with you on that Chelsea! Discount, discount, discount!
I love all this advice! Had to learn most of this the hard way as living on my own has become a sinkhole for money the first few months. I would add that it is worth it to be willing to try DIY stuff (in your capacity of course) - for example re-fluffing couch pillows is super easy and worth it, and especially cleaning supplies! (It's crazy how little I spend on cleaning supplies once I bought the basics for DIY cleaners - vinegar, baking soda, dish soap)
Don't get a set. Get a chef's knife, a small paring knife and a serrated/bread knife. If you cook more people together you will all be reaching for these so maybe get more than one of each but the set is a waste.
Oh, I totally agree. I think even cooking a lot you still only need those three. My ex-partner was a professional chef and that was all he had. It's all I have and blog about cooking.
I cook at least once a day and I have a knife set (with knife block). I use all of them. :/ In my opinion, you can certainly get by without a full set, but a full set isn't necessarily a waste. Slightly unrelated: One habit I've started that I'm very happy about is that I immediately sharpen a knife as soon as I take it out of the block (except the serrated ones). It keeps them sharp, and if you do it every time, you don't have to spend very much time sharpening. Just a couple swipes and you're good to go.
The wood and plastic cutting boards is actually incorrect- Because wood is porous, it's more likely to absorb bacteria, so it's better to get plastic because it's non-porous and doesn't dull knives as fast.
It's not really true, it was disproven. Wood "absorbs" bacteria, but doesn't let it back out. And because of the structure of the wood, it 'dries out' the bacteria and kills it, thus no active bacteria ever ends up in the food. I am not sure whether it dulls the knives, but I woudn't like to risk eating tiny plastic shreds from a plastic board.
I prefer plastic. For $10 I get a big and a smaller one. They last me a loooong time. When a plastic one looks bad, toss it and get a new one or two. I have color coded plastic boards that last years.
I bought 12€ sheets (cheap stuff here) that were full of lint on the first 3 months of house. I got 50€ sheets from a store (cotton ones) that were several times for washing (I change my bed every other day) and still look great as new. the 50€ ones go at higher temperature and I can put bleach or whatever I need on it without ruin it. also as a hotel housekeeper, white bedding can look gross, but sun light and high temperatures kill all the germes and get out all the stains
The most important part is the structure. The roof. The foundations. The woodwork. The rest really is secondary. You will realise that when the water comes pooring through the ceiling destroying everything it comes into contact with. We ended up getting our furniture second hand. It is all antique and will last our life time like it has many others. We did not get it from the store ofcourse but from regular people who went "modern" for ten cents on the dollar. And the rest we made ourselves to fit the house. You can never have enough bookcabinets.
I thought this was going to be about updates and things that would add value to your home for resale- like an actual investment. Do you have any advice on that sort of thing? Like what appliances/finishes/structural home improvements/specific room renovations bring the best home value increase compared to their cost/difficulty of implementing?
Video Request - Can you do a video on setting up a home bar on a budget? It would be great to get your feedback on which liqueurs and mixers give the most versatility and bang for your buck.
+Gemma Martinelli Vodka, rum, whiskey. What's sold where is very different. As in what brands, what price. Some kind of irish cream, some coffee liqour, something like grand marnier. Herbal liquors. You know what I think would be best, google some recipes, see what you think you will like and approach it like cooking. Practice makes perfect and don't be too hard on yourself if you end up making a choice that turned out not to be the best. It's a lesson learned. (I've worked in bars and restaurants in Europe and I once took a test on cocktails and mixers at college. Yes, it was an awesome class and I scored some of my best grates ever, haha. Oldskool times.)
Thank you guys for putting out so much content in video form lately! It's been a real learning experience for me considering I have basically no financial experience.
The only white sheets I own are on my guest bed (and now that I think about it, they might actually be beige. My in-laws gave them to us when they gave us their old mattress). I prefer jewel tone sheets. They don't show stains, and I think they're more fun than all white sheets (which make me feel like I'm in a hotel and have to be careful to not mess them up. Also this is the 2nd TFD video I watched where they mentioned buying all sorts of home cleaners. Girl, please. Vinegar, baking soda, and water will clean damn near everything in your house!
Paige Volpi just be careful not to be like me, and after taking advice similar to yours off the internet I ended up ruining the floors of my rented home. Be careful people. Baking soda can clean stuff but for certain finishes specialised cleaners exist for a reason.
Great advice! About the sheets though... Buy good quality ones at discount stores. Aim for the higher thread count, and aim for soft but durable cottons. Choose versatile, neutral colors you love. Good quality sheets will last you a really long time, especially if you use a dryer frequently. My parents picked up a few good quality bed sets with high thread counts at a discount store a year before I was born. My sister and I use those sets to this day 23 years later. Wash once a week, air dry when possible, and it will last you forever. Other tips: - Use a cheap plastic mattress protector on your mattress and layer your sheets on top. - I swear by firm mattresses with a mattress topper, as mentioned in this video. - If you have 2 pillows on your bed and both go flat after a few years, cut them open to transfer all the stuffing from one of them into the other. Sew shut and ta-dah! You have one plump pillow to use. Instead of replacing both pillows, you're replacing just one.
Good question! The plastic protector covers the surface and down the sides, but it doesn't fit tightly like a fitted sheet. It doesn't tuck underneath the way a sheet does. So there's gaps for the mattress to breathe. Furthermore, plastic mattress protectors are not made of hard plastic or the kind of plastic you find in plastic bags. It's made of a thinner, flexible, more lightweight plastic that's intended to be more breathable for mattresses. You're also supposed to make a point of either rotating your mattress (if you have a pillow top), or flipping your mattress (if you have a plain high density foam one) once a year. During this process, you're supposed to kind of smack the mattress around a little bit almost as if you're dusting it? That's what I learned at least. Hope that answers your question! My parents did this with their mattress from a year before I was born, and I'm currently using that same mattress to this day. It's been 24 years or so? The mattress is still in FANTASTIC condition, and the plastic protectors have saved it through lots of tea spills and childhood accidents. Haha!
Thank you. I have a latex foam mattress that has something like hollow vertical tubes for ventilation inside and I was instructed not to cover them (e.g not to put the mattress on the floor or on a board, but on a proper mattress frame. And I was wondering whether the protectors were unbreathable enough to breach that rule for this type of mattress.
For a mattress that specific, definitely contact the mattress place first and make sure to check the quality of the plastic protector you get. If you're truly worried, you can actually get padded/quilted cloth protectors with plastic bottoms and elastic on the sides. This basically just sits right on top of your mattress and does not cover the sides. The elastics slide under the corners to keep it in place. The quilting itself is breathable and will absorb things, but the plastic underneath makes sure moisture doesn't touch your mattress. Shop around!! Another tip I can give you is to cut out a long, wide strip of plastic that covers 1/3 of the middle of your mattress across and tucks underneath. You can find lengths of plastic like this at any store that sells tablecloths and coverings. I used this on my sister's mattress and it worked out just wonderfully. The point is to place it more or less where your lower torso, hips, and thighs would lie. That's kind of the essential area to keep protected if you don't handle beverages in your bedroom often. Once every 2 months, strip your mattress completely when you change your sheets and let it just air out and breathe for 2 hours before you put sheets back on. Gosh I'm a mattress nerd haha
Used furniture is great too - I found that online places like kijiji have tons of listings for dirt-cheap furniture because people are moving and don't want the hassle of moving it. Aside from my coffee table (Ikea LACK - primo quality!) I furnished my place for
I would say that try a second hand store before the real store is a good way to start, because there will always be those who change their home every 5 years who dump their entire home there, and you can find nice wooden stuff that is off the fasion but totally functioning. And some of these stuff are looking like new stuff!
TFD always comes through with good down-to-earth advice! I'm make use if these tips but will definitely share this video with my niece who'll be on her own soon. Thanks a bunch!
Pro tip from a professional mattress salesman: When looking for a mattress, don't be afraid to shop around. Get specific price quotes from a salesman before leaving the store, and show them to other salesmen at other companies, they will get competitive and slash prices to get you to buy. Most importantly don't buy at the first place you go to. Nearly every mattress place has some sort of price match policy which you can really take advantage of. Lots of mattress salesman are also paid on commission so they are liable to drop prices to get you a deal so they can get paid. If you're willing to haggle a little bit or simply refuse too high of a price you can save hundreds. Another good thing to know is to not be fooled by price tags. I have several mattresses in the stores I work at that are upwards of $4k for a queen. Don't get me wrong, they're awesome mattresses but you can still find something high quality that you will absolutely love for half the price. Also, don't be afraid of floor models or outlet pieces because they get offered at major discounts. Always pay more up front for a high quality mattress protector as well; it will make your mattress work better and last longer. As for durability, a 10 year warranty is standard on pretty much every name brand mattress so don't bother getting those toppers. They make your mattress work way worse unless your mattress was awful to begin with.
These are really great! Not sure if you're doing this already, but it would be great if this linked to an infographic or short article on your website. Love your content!
Could you do a video on how to establish credit when you have literally no credit history? I'm a student, looking into getting a credit card soon so that I can get started on my credit score. I know absolutely nothing about what kind of card I should get, how payments work, how to actually make payments, nothing. All I know is that the sooner I establish a credit score the better off I'll be when I want to get a house or apartment in a year or two. If you could make a video on getting started it would be greatly appreciated.
Go to your local bank and ask if you can open a credit card. Make sure you pay it all off every month! My credit union automatically pays off my statement balance each month for me so I don't forget and get charged with interest.
I'm beginning the process of getting my first home. Thanks so much for the tips! I don't think I even want a sofa. I'd rather a few nice accent arm chairs around a nice coffee table. My laptop can serve as my tv so long as I get a DVD drive connector.
great video advice. would like for you to expand in another continuation where particularly you detail what materials last the longest and or are the most varsatile. for me I would like to know of which amongst cooking machinery is the best buy: slow cooker vs pressure cooker vs toaster oven vs microwave? or you can simply rank them. thanks and keep up the great videos
I think the structure as well. My friend bought a Muji closet, which broke super fast because ot has no nails to help attaching the pieces of wood together.
I'd honestly never buy a blade set. You get far far too many, and they take up pointless space, or the knife block starts causing corosion or a breading place for bad stuff on accident. (Stick in a wet knife, or loose control of some flour... and it could become bad and hard to notice) Really. I only ever needed a paring knife, a long serrated one, and a good cleaver. That took care of almost everything.. Eventually I did buy a thin flexi sort of knife. The kind that typically is used breaking down fish. ---- on the topico f cuttin boards I would say.. buy plastic for meats, and segregate one side for poultry. You can clean it with sanitizer (or dishwasher if you have one). If your knife marks get too deep you can actually sand thep lastic down a bit (THOUGH i honestly would not suggest doing that). Or just throw it away. A decent plastic cutting board is typically less than 15. A good wood one is usually 40+ Also with how much you take the coating off, or they may not even have a coating. Wooden cuttinb boards and meat, especially poultry is a bit of gamble with the poresness of the wood. YOu have to seriously disinfect it properly, and carefully. Or you will damage the wood permi (which will require sanding it down) or it'll be a festering zone for stuff. and be very hard to was.
I'm looking to move into my first apartment in a month or two with my partner. I've never lived anywhere but my parents house and we're pretty young (under 20), we both have secured jobs but they are not career jobs, and have a small saving which should help cover initial costs. I was wondering if there are any pieces of advice that you would really recommend, and how to best secure a decent/cheap apartment for our situation?
Is cleaning supplies really that expensive? I feel like they keep going on and on about it. Maybe I just don't clean my house often enough to warrant buying that much cleaning supplies.
I just use an all-purpose detergent (for floors, windows, random stuff, etc), a degreaser (for stove and etc, also seems to work great for limestone), and bleach (for the toilet).
For bed linens, what price range would you think is responsible in the realm of cheap? I've been looking at the sales on Macy's website. Trying to figure out what is the best price for what.
I fullly disagree with the linens tip. I haven't been able to invest in good quality towels and linens, but cheap or bad quality stuff feels gross. Yes you may spend more for a better quality, but they will last longer and feel better. I would keep a few of the not great ones just for dying your hair or makeup stains etc.
+Jacob Burrell (Jake) Probably because it's nice to feel at home and comfortable in a place you're renting, too? Waiting to buy anything decent just because you don't own property is unnecessarily living for tomorrow rather than in the moment. Yes, be smart about your purchases, but just because you move from a rental to something you own doesn't mean you have to discard every single thing you've already purchased and totally start from scratch, either.
Take it from this homeowner: make sure you know if real estate taxes, home maintenance, homeowners insurance, even lawn mowing ...fits into your budget. Renting and investing the difference can be the best choice for awhile.
I disagree! SETS are for SUCKERS! Cookware sets and knife sets include lots of pieces that you'll never use in order to convince you that you are getting a good deal. You only need one good knife to start. You need a good fry pan, a good sauce pan and a pasta pot. If you get a nonstick fry pan make sure metal never touches it and avoid extreme temperatures and extreme temperature changes (don't pour water into a hot pan when you to clean it). Also buy a several plastic cutting boards that fit in your dishwasher and wash them in the dishwasher. This make life easier and it kills the germs.
At least check out second hand stores! If you don't find something you aren't out anything. But you could get a really good deal! I know so many people who won't even consider checking out thrift stores.
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I would also recommend get longer lasting, good quality light bulbs. Cheap light bulbs burn out all the time and ultimately you end up paying more to replace them (plus you have to go through the hassle of buying and replacing them). I got some good CFLs and LEDs that are maybe 3-4 times more expensive than traditional incandescent bulbs but last more than 10 times longer. And added bonus - they are more environmentally sustainable!
+ARTiculations Plus the bonus of saving you on your electricity bill!
lancedragons yes exactly! although - my electricity bill happens to be a flat rate included in my rent. So I am technically saving the electricity bill of my landlord lol.
Also get a pressure cooker!!! Honestly, I'll take a pressure cooker over a crock pot any day. Throw any combination of lentils, beans, rice, vegetables, etc in there and it's done in 15 min. Just make sure you know how to use it.
The main thing I would get for the kitchen is a cast iron skillet. They're usually dirt cheap, but also stupidly useful. Great for frying, sauteing, and even baking since they're oven-safe.
Cast iron skillets are the best! Have to be careful if you have a cook too, though, because they'll scratch it.
And you also have to mantain it properly to prevent rust and etc
If you are looking for specific pieces of furniture, carry a teeny notebook with you, in glove compartment or purse, with the measurements of your walls or room space or even the size sofa you want. We bought every piece of furniture in our living room at an estate sale, $500 for heavy duty designer furniture (2 arm chairs, 1 sofa, all our coffee tables, etc...) made the decision on the spot, guy was just divorced, moving, and wanted it gone. Priced it after we got home and it would have been over $3000 full price. 27 years later, still looks great! Bought our washer and dryers at a garage sale , better than we could have afforded otherwise. Baby boomers are downsizing, hit those sales!
I love finding tables for cheap at thrift stores. Great advice.
I actually disagree on the sheets, get one to two really nice set of sheets at a discount around Christmas shopping time, they are always on sale for like 50% off. I found I only need two sets of nice sheets and I rotate them out weekly. I found I sleep sooooo much better on really nicely fitted and soft feeling sheets. And sleep is really important to me, maybe that's where this decision comes in. Cheap sheets just pill and get gross quickly. I ended up having to buy the nice ones after I already purchased the crap ones! Now I've had my nice sheets for years and they are still really soft and strong. But I got them discounted, I agree with you on that Chelsea! Discount, discount, discount!
I love all this advice! Had to learn most of this the hard way as living on my own has become a sinkhole for money the first few months. I would add that it is worth it to be willing to try DIY stuff (in your capacity of course) - for example re-fluffing couch pillows is super easy and worth it, and especially cleaning supplies! (It's crazy how little I spend on cleaning supplies once I bought the basics for DIY cleaners - vinegar, baking soda, dish soap)
Don't get a set. Get a chef's knife, a small paring knife and a serrated/bread knife. If you cook more people together you will all be reaching for these so maybe get more than one of each but the set is a waste.
You're so right! At least two knives in a set never get used.
Laura Some Number agree
Get two chef knives, one for raw food and one for cooked food
Oh, I totally agree. I think even cooking a lot you still only need those three. My ex-partner was a professional chef and that was all he had. It's all I have and blog about cooking.
I cook at least once a day and I have a knife set (with knife block). I use all of them. :/ In my opinion, you can certainly get by without a full set, but a full set isn't necessarily a waste.
Slightly unrelated: One habit I've started that I'm very happy about is that I immediately sharpen a knife as soon as I take it out of the block (except the serrated ones). It keeps them sharp, and if you do it every time, you don't have to spend very much time sharpening. Just a couple swipes and you're good to go.
The wood and plastic cutting boards is actually incorrect- Because wood is porous, it's more likely to absorb bacteria, so it's better to get plastic because it's non-porous and doesn't dull knives as fast.
That is actually true, at least to use as a cutting board the plastic ones are the better.
It's not really true, it was disproven. Wood "absorbs" bacteria, but doesn't let it back out. And because of the structure of the wood, it 'dries out' the bacteria and kills it, thus no active bacteria ever ends up in the food. I am not sure whether it dulls the knives, but I woudn't like to risk eating tiny plastic shreds from a plastic board.
All about the plastic cutting board, so much easier to clean and dry.
I prefer plastic. For $10 I get a big and a smaller one. They last me a loooong time. When a plastic one looks bad, toss it and get a new one or two. I have color coded plastic boards that last years.
I bought 12€ sheets (cheap stuff here) that were full of lint on the first 3 months of house. I got 50€ sheets from a store (cotton ones) that were several times for washing (I change my bed every other day) and still look great as new. the 50€ ones go at higher temperature and I can put bleach or whatever I need on it without ruin it. also as a hotel housekeeper, white bedding can look gross, but sun light and high temperatures kill all the germes and get out all the stains
The most important part is the structure. The roof. The foundations. The woodwork. The rest really is secondary. You will realise that when the water comes pooring through the ceiling destroying everything it comes into contact with.
We ended up getting our furniture second hand. It is all antique and will last our life time like it has many others. We did not get it from the store ofcourse but from regular people who went "modern" for ten cents on the dollar. And the rest we made ourselves to fit the house. You can never have enough bookcabinets.
I thought this was going to be about updates and things that would add value to your home for resale- like an actual investment. Do you have any advice on that sort of thing? Like what appliances/finishes/structural home improvements/specific room renovations bring the best home value increase compared to their cost/difficulty of implementing?
Video Request - Can you do a video on setting up a home bar on a budget? It would be great to get your feedback on which liqueurs and mixers give the most versatility and bang for your buck.
+Gemma Martinelli Vodka, rum, whiskey. What's sold where is very different. As in what brands, what price. Some kind of irish cream, some coffee liqour, something like grand marnier. Herbal liquors. You know what I think would be best, google some recipes, see what you think you will like and approach it like cooking. Practice makes perfect and don't be too hard on yourself if you end up making a choice that turned out not to be the best. It's a lesson learned. (I've worked in bars and restaurants in Europe and I once took a test on cocktails and mixers at college. Yes, it was an awesome class and I scored some of my best grates ever, haha. Oldskool times.)
Thank you guys for putting out so much content in video form lately! It's been a real learning experience for me considering I have basically no financial experience.
The only white sheets I own are on my guest bed (and now that I think about it, they might actually be beige. My in-laws gave them to us when they gave us their old mattress). I prefer jewel tone sheets. They don't show stains, and I think they're more fun than all white sheets (which make me feel like I'm in a hotel and have to be careful to not mess them up. Also this is the 2nd TFD video I watched where they mentioned buying all sorts of home cleaners. Girl, please. Vinegar, baking soda, and water will clean damn near everything in your house!
Paige Volpi just be careful not to be like me, and after taking advice similar to yours off the internet I ended up ruining the floors of my rented home. Be careful people. Baking soda can clean stuff but for certain finishes specialised cleaners exist for a reason.
Great advice! About the sheets though...
Buy good quality ones at discount stores. Aim for the higher thread count, and aim for soft but durable cottons. Choose versatile, neutral colors you love. Good quality sheets will last you a really long time, especially if you use a dryer frequently. My parents picked up a few good quality bed sets with high thread counts at a discount store a year before I was born. My sister and I use those sets to this day 23 years later. Wash once a week, air dry when possible, and it will last you forever.
Other tips:
- Use a cheap plastic mattress protector on your mattress and layer your sheets on top.
- I swear by firm mattresses with a mattress topper, as mentioned in this video.
- If you have 2 pillows on your bed and both go flat after a few years, cut them open to transfer all the stuffing from one of them into the other. Sew shut and ta-dah! You have one plump pillow to use. Instead of replacing both pillows, you're replacing just one.
If there is a plastic protector, how does the mattress breathe?
Good question! The plastic protector covers the surface and down the sides, but it doesn't fit tightly like a fitted sheet. It doesn't tuck underneath the way a sheet does. So there's gaps for the mattress to breathe. Furthermore, plastic mattress protectors are not made of hard plastic or the kind of plastic you find in plastic bags. It's made of a thinner, flexible, more lightweight plastic that's intended to be more breathable for mattresses.
You're also supposed to make a point of either rotating your mattress (if you have a pillow top), or flipping your mattress (if you have a plain high density foam one) once a year. During this process, you're supposed to kind of smack the mattress around a little bit almost as if you're dusting it? That's what I learned at least.
Hope that answers your question! My parents did this with their mattress from a year before I was born, and I'm currently using that same mattress to this day. It's been 24 years or so? The mattress is still in FANTASTIC condition, and the plastic protectors have saved it through lots of tea spills and childhood accidents. Haha!
Thank you. I have a latex foam mattress that has something like hollow vertical tubes for ventilation inside and I was instructed not to cover them (e.g not to put the mattress on the floor or on a board, but on a proper mattress frame. And I was wondering whether the protectors were unbreathable enough to breach that rule for this type of mattress.
For a mattress that specific, definitely contact the mattress place first and make sure to check the quality of the plastic protector you get. If you're truly worried, you can actually get padded/quilted cloth protectors with plastic bottoms and elastic on the sides. This basically just sits right on top of your mattress and does not cover the sides. The elastics slide under the corners to keep it in place. The quilting itself is breathable and will absorb things, but the plastic underneath makes sure moisture doesn't touch your mattress. Shop around!!
Another tip I can give you is to cut out a long, wide strip of plastic that covers 1/3 of the middle of your mattress across and tucks underneath. You can find lengths of plastic like this at any store that sells tablecloths and coverings. I used this on my sister's mattress and it worked out just wonderfully. The point is to place it more or less where your lower torso, hips, and thighs would lie. That's kind of the essential area to keep protected if you don't handle beverages in your bedroom often.
Once every 2 months, strip your mattress completely when you change your sheets and let it just air out and breathe for 2 hours before you put sheets back on. Gosh I'm a mattress nerd haha
Thank you
Just found your channel and I've already gone through half the videos; everything is so useful! Thank you a lot!
Alton Brown recommends three high quality knives. That is all you really need (and all you will really use too!)
And they're multitaskers as well! If it's about food and kitchenware, chances are AB would have some great advice for you.
Like Martha Stewart, if Martha Stewart cursed like a sailor? This woman needs her own show!!
Used furniture is great too - I found that online places like kijiji have tons of listings for dirt-cheap furniture because people are moving and don't want the hassle of moving it. Aside from my coffee table (Ikea LACK - primo quality!) I furnished my place for
I would say that try a second hand store before the real store is a good way to start, because there will always be those who change their home every 5 years who dump their entire home there, and you can find nice wooden stuff that is off the fasion but totally functioning. And some of these stuff are looking like new stuff!
TFD always comes through with good down-to-earth advice! I'm make use if these tips but will definitely share this video with my niece who'll be on her own soon. Thanks a bunch!
Pro tip from a professional mattress salesman: When looking for a mattress, don't be afraid to shop around. Get specific price quotes from a salesman before leaving the store, and show them to other salesmen at other companies, they will get competitive and slash prices to get you to buy. Most importantly don't buy at the first place you go to. Nearly every mattress place has some sort of price match policy which you can really take advantage of. Lots of mattress salesman are also paid on commission so they are liable to drop prices to get you a deal so they can get paid. If you're willing to haggle a little bit or simply refuse too high of a price you can save hundreds.
Another good thing to know is to not be fooled by price tags. I have several mattresses in the stores I work at that are upwards of $4k for a queen. Don't get me wrong, they're awesome mattresses but you can still find something high quality that you will absolutely love for half the price. Also, don't be afraid of floor models or outlet pieces because they get offered at major discounts.
Always pay more up front for a high quality mattress protector as well; it will make your mattress work better and last longer.
As for durability, a 10 year warranty is standard on pretty much every name brand mattress so don't bother getting those toppers. They make your mattress work way worse unless your mattress was awful to begin with.
in the UK, ex catalogue shops! awesome and many drop off and even fix it up for you
No haters on the block for this one.
These are really great! Not sure if you're doing this already, but it would be great if this linked to an infographic or short article on your website. Love your content!
I LOVE your channel! Thank you for sharing! ❤
"if Martha Stewart cursed like a sailor"😂😂😂😂
Excellent advice! Very useful. Your mother is very smart.
AmazonBasics is amazing and I have gotten a ton of great house things from them. Their forged knives are amazingly good for the price.
Could you do a video on how to establish credit when you have literally no credit history? I'm a student, looking into getting a credit card soon so that I can get started on my credit score. I know absolutely nothing about what kind of card I should get, how payments work, how to actually make payments, nothing. All I know is that the sooner I establish a credit score the better off I'll be when I want to get a house or apartment in a year or two. If you could make a video on getting started it would be greatly appreciated.
+Reagan Dugan if I remember correctly they recently did a video on this and it should be on their channel ;)
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Go to your local bank and ask if you can open a credit card. Make sure you pay it all off every month! My credit union automatically pays off my statement balance each month for me so I don't forget and get charged with interest.
This was awesome! I'm not anywhere near owning my own house, but I've always been curious about how you would start.
I'm beginning the process of getting my first home. Thanks so much for the tips! I don't think I even want a sofa. I'd rather a few nice accent arm chairs around a nice coffee table. My laptop can serve as my tv so long as I get a DVD drive connector.
better than a crock pot is an instant pot. it works much faster as a pressure cooker. but also can be used as a slow cooker.
great video advice. would like for you to expand in another continuation where particularly you detail what materials last the longest and or are the most varsatile. for me I would like to know of which amongst cooking machinery is the best buy: slow cooker vs pressure cooker vs toaster oven vs microwave? or you can simply rank them. thanks and keep up the great videos
I think the structure as well. My friend bought a Muji closet, which broke super fast because ot has no nails to help attaching the pieces of wood together.
I'd honestly never buy a blade set. You get far far too many, and they take up pointless space, or the knife block starts causing corosion or a breading place for bad stuff on accident. (Stick in a wet knife, or loose control of some flour... and it could become bad and hard to notice)
Really. I only ever needed a paring knife, a long serrated one, and a good cleaver. That took care of almost everything.. Eventually I did buy a thin flexi sort of knife. The kind that typically is used breaking down fish.
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on the topico f cuttin boards I would say..
buy plastic for meats, and segregate one side for poultry. You can clean it with sanitizer (or dishwasher if you have one). If your knife marks get too deep you can actually sand thep lastic down a bit (THOUGH i honestly would not suggest doing that). Or just throw it away. A decent plastic cutting board is typically less than 15. A good wood one is usually 40+
Also with how much you take the coating off, or they may not even have a coating. Wooden cuttinb boards and meat, especially poultry is a bit of gamble with the poresness of the wood. YOu have to seriously disinfect it properly, and carefully. Or you will damage the wood permi (which will require sanding it down) or it'll be a festering zone for stuff. and be very hard to was.
Would love to learn about first time home buying.
Could you make a video on how to invest on a dream house that you can work towards over the years.
Love the advice.
I'm looking to move into my first apartment in a month or two with my partner. I've never lived anywhere but my parents house and we're pretty young (under 20), we both have secured jobs but they are not career jobs, and have a small saving which should help cover initial costs.
I was wondering if there are any pieces of advice that you would really recommend, and how to best secure a decent/cheap apartment for our situation?
Is cleaning supplies really that expensive? I feel like they keep going on and on about it. Maybe I just don't clean my house often enough to warrant buying that much cleaning supplies.
You don't really need any fancy cleaners. Vinegar and/or baking soda will clean just about everything.
I just use an all-purpose detergent (for floors, windows, random stuff, etc), a degreaser (for stove and etc, also seems to work great for limestone), and bleach (for the toilet).
For bed linens, what price range would you think is responsible in the realm of cheap?
I've been looking at the sales on Macy's website. Trying to figure out what is the best price for what.
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I fullly disagree with the linens tip. I haven't been able to invest in good quality towels and linens, but cheap or bad quality stuff feels gross. Yes you may spend more for a better quality, but they will last longer and feel better. I would keep a few of the not great ones just for dying your hair or makeup stains etc.
How about how to buy a house first?
+Jacob Burrell (Jake) Probably because it's nice to feel at home and comfortable in a place you're renting, too? Waiting to buy anything decent just because you don't own property is unnecessarily living for tomorrow rather than in the moment. Yes, be smart about your purchases, but just because you move from a rental to something you own doesn't mean you have to discard every single thing you've already purchased and totally start from scratch, either.
Take it from this homeowner: make sure you know if real estate taxes, home maintenance, homeowners insurance, even lawn mowing ...fits into your budget. Renting and investing the difference can be the best choice for awhile.
I am really stuck on whether or not I should buy a house or rent lol I'm not done with the video yet. but omg need advice lol
I think you mixed up wood and plastic when talking about germs on cutting boards?
I think it's bamboo that's naturally antimicrobial....wood is a breeding ground...
I disagree! SETS are for SUCKERS! Cookware sets and knife sets include lots of pieces that you'll never use in order to convince you that you are getting a good deal. You only need one good knife to start. You need a good fry pan, a good sauce pan and a pasta pot. If you get a nonstick fry pan make sure metal never touches it and avoid extreme temperatures and extreme temperature changes (don't pour water into a hot pan when you to clean it).
Also buy a several plastic cutting boards that fit in your dishwasher and wash them in the dishwasher. This make life easier and it kills the germs.
And don't use those v sharpers that you run a knife through. They really mess up knives.
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Sometimes, things that are expensive...
are worse
ikea not fancy? i seriously never even been in there because i thought it was a super fancy store! 😂😂😂
IKEA is mostly junk.
Never skimp on shoes or a mattress. We spend most of our lives in bed or on our feet.
you're pretty
not sewn together with the tears of virgins?! lol
At least check out second hand stores! If you don't find something you aren't out anything. But you could get a really good deal! I know so many people who won't even consider checking out thrift stores.