After two trips to Ikea, two trips to Target, two trips to City Liquidators and two trips to the new place on Sunday, we were exhausted! *Note: all the separate trips are necessary because we can only fit so much in Kevin's Rav4. Great car, but kinda small for furniture :) We were also the new owners of a bunch of our furniture including...dun, dun, dun....a COUCH! Not to mention, all that running around was necessary so that we have time to get things done on weeknights after work.
I have already mentally prepared myself for our third trip to Ikea one night this week (in the work van) to pick up the shelving units that would not fit into the Rav4 unless we busted out a window or two! Since Kevin is partial to having a windshield, we will just take my dad's work van.
It feels weird that we have been spending so much money lately, but I guess that's what we save it for. Kevin and I were hesitant to hand over our debit cards (yep, NO credit cards used here!) because we get rather attached to the money we work so hard to save :) We had been saving a lot to try to purchase a house, but since that has been post-poned, we do have a little extra to spend without feeling guilty. Plus, as Kevin pointed out, it's not like we're racking up all this debt on credit cards by buying furniture we can't afford. We are buying things outright, with our own money (and a little help from the in-laws: THANK YOU!!) and can feel proud to know that we earned it ourselves. We're well on our way to the non-college-furniture home we've been craving!!
*Fun Fact: Did you know if you use your debit card at Ikea, you get 1% of your total purchase as a coupon to use on your next purchase? Just for using your debit card, which I would have used anyway. 1% isn't much, but it's something!!
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