What to Buy for a New House You Should Know
When you go to a new place for a job, there are some basic things that you need to take care of. The article also highlights the to-dos for those going from India to USA for job. Replace India with home if you are from a different country! The approximate costs are also indicated for a family of four.
Tips for you : When you get these items, store them and don’t throw the plastic bags that you get, they can be used for trash/dustbins.
Any furniture sale with lot of discounts
- 3 new twin mattresses + spring boxes – each will cost about $75, max of $100. Don’t buy used mattress
- Couch or sofa or chairs – $100 – you can buy used or second- hand
Wal-Mart – $500 approx
- 3 bed sets – comforter + skirt + quilt – twin size – each <$50
- Pillows – each about $5
- Cutlery set like plates, bowls – <$20
- Spoons set – $1
- Forks set – $1
- Knife – $1-4
- Naphthalene balls for wardrobes – $1 each
- Hangers for clothes – set of 10 for $1, can buy 5 sets
- Rice cooker – <$29
- 2 shower curtains – $1-3
- 2 curtain rings packs-<$3 each
- Dish washer pack -$8-10
- Laundry detergent like tide -$8-10
- Fabric softener -<$5
- Cooking vessels set (pan, vessels etc) box – <$40
- Glasses set – <$4
- Aluminum foil
- Plastic lunch boxes -set of 10 – < $5
- Plastic wrapper
- Small mixer grinder – if you want – <$10
- Tava/ square pan – $5-10
- Shaving kit
- Vaseline lotion – big – needed in USA
- Soaps – like dove or a good one
- Head & shoulders shampoo
- Hand cleaning liquid soap – 2 bottles
- Towels- get from India
- 2-3 bedsheets, pillow covers – get from India
- Vegetable cutting platter – <$10
- Plastic glasses/ plates set
- Refillable big water can
- Room freshener
- Hand towels
- Tissue paper
Dollar store
- Door mats – double bedroom house so 3 mats – each $1-3
- 3 trashcans/ dustbins – 3
- Other small things
Others
- Internet cum phone connection
- Cell connection
- Credit cards
- SSN (for yourself!)
So now you know things to buy for a new apartment , don’t wait , you go to market and buy something for new house .