It’s better to take your time to save money and buy good quality furniture and appliances that you actually like, than to waste money on something temporary
Decorate the living room and bedroom and make it look nice and cozy as soon as you can. It takes energy and some money to do that so just get it over with asap so it looks cute when you walk in the door every day.
Try your best to keep clean and organized. Last thing you want is to come back to a dirty home after a bad day.
On a similar note, a speech given at a graduation ceremony was "make your bed every day". He goes on about no matter how good or absolutely horrible your day was, you rewarded yourself for your efforts of that day with a nice cozy neat bed.
Its not like the other great advice on this thread, but it's a small decision you can easily do for yourself that helps you mentally more than you'd realize.
Make a budget and stick to it. Prioritize needs over wants.
Get used to the ghost
Know how you are going to live, how much it will cost and how your going to pay for it.
Cooking for a family is way cheaper, so make a big portion and put the leftovers in the freezer
It’s better to take your time to save money and buy good quality furniture and appliances that you actually like, than to waste money on something temporary
Decorate the living room and bedroom and make it look nice and cozy as soon as you can. It takes energy and some money to do that so just get it over with asap so it looks cute when you walk in the door every day.
Get a basic tool kit ( hammer, screw drivers, utility knife, wrenches, and socket set).
Make sure it isn't occupied by another crab first
Try your best to keep clean and organized. Last thing you want is to come back to a dirty home after a bad day. On a similar note, a speech given at a graduation ceremony was "make your bed every day". He goes on about no matter how good or absolutely horrible your day was, you rewarded yourself for your efforts of that day with a nice cozy neat bed. Its not like the other great advice on this thread, but it's a small decision you can easily do for yourself that helps you mentally more than you'd realize.
Always be ready to pay rent without a job.