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Furnishing on a Budget: Needs First

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$1,480 is what Theo Castellano saves furnishing his first apartment secondhand instead of new, the math behind this 55-point guide. Extensions price a real rent-to-own offer against buying new and build a free-furniture plan from buy-nothing groups and move-out piles.

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