UPDATE: How to get housewares and stuff needed for new apartment without breaking the bank
I followed your advice and want to thank everyone who commented on my post to help me. I am overwhelmed with the results and now have a fully furnished apartment and fully stocked kitchen all from donations.
I posted on Facebook for friends and family and received some kitchen ware and some furniture from my parents and other family members.
I posted on three buy nothing groups on Facebook and received more kitchen items. A man who has a junk hauling business saw my post and told me he gets a lot of nice furniture that people throw away and asked me what I needed. I gave him a list. Yesterday he delivered a sofabed loveseat (like new), a dining room table with four chairs, a brand new area rug, a coffee table, a file cabinet and an office chair. And he didn’t charge me for delivery or anything!!
The only thing I didn’t get was a set of patio furniture but I can afford to get that on my own. I am blown away you guys by people’s generosity. People were giving me candles, towels….all kinds of stuff!! It literally saved me thousands of dollars in furniture and housewares. #finance source