Comments on: Surprise Sofa Sale

By: Mosaic

Mosaic — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 05:50:29 +0000

Great color and looks very comfortable.

By: Sofa

Sofa — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:55:17 +0000

This sofa looks very confortable,looks very heavy too. Whatever it is a great piece.

By: DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad

DDFD at DivorcedDadFrugalDad — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:27:07 +0000

Good catch! The only way you could have topped it would be free. Yard sales are great. We also check Craig’s List and snag good things from there.

By: Will Blog For Shoes

Will Blog For Shoes — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:09:29 +0000

I think the fact that you guys decided way ahead of time that it was a purchase you needed to make negates the “impulse” of the purchase.

Great find!

By: SoCal

SoCal — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:46:48 +0000

Frugal Dad you crack me up. I’ve been lamenting about finally purchasing a couch for months! Agonizing, measuring, searching the web and show rooms…trying to find something small enough for my apartment, comfortable enough, and frugal enough for my budget! LOL! Congrats on your new purchase! Your article couldn’t have been more timely for me!

By: Cheapchick

Cheapchick — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:31:16 +0000

Although the “deal” was unexpected the fact that you had discussed the need for the piece of furniture allowed you to act when the “deal” arrived, thereby saving you money versus purchasing an item new retail. You need to be ready to act to save money and you did! This is an item that you will get many happy returns on – not an item that will wear out soon. Leather is very versatile (wipes easy) therefore should last you many years. I think you made a great choice.

By: mike

mike — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:31:18 +0000

I always look at every big purchase by how many times/how many hours i am going to actually use the item. I don’t feel as bad spending money on furniture because I know I will be using it almost on a daily basis.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:57:47 +0000

Congrats on your new purchase. That’s a very nice couch! My husband and I wait until things go on sale if we need something. Do you clean off the furniture before using it? Back when I was shopping for dorm and apartment furniture, my parents always told me not to buy plushy furniture (beds, sofas, etc.) unless you knew the person. Have you ever had a problem with bugs or anything? Just curious!

By: Engineer@EADFL

Engineer@EADFL — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:22:17 +0000

I found myself in a very similar situation earlier this year. The hand me down sofa’s were long gone and we sacrificed without one for a long time. After my recliner gave up the ghost despite my years of rigging it back together, we decided we needed a couch.

Unfortunately we did not find anything used, so we did save up the money a little every month and in January we bought a new couch and paid cash upfront (something we had never done).

I understand your lamenting… I too doubted myself on the purchase for weeks thinking the money would have been better spent servicing debt.

In the end, I came to terms with it, thinking of it as a reward for all the hard work attacking our debts thus far.

Sometimes you just have to break down and spend a little money on yourself. It’s hard to do, especially in a debt reduction/frugal state of mind, but it needs to be done.

Now sit down and enjoy your couch! I know we enjoy ours.

By: MoneyNing

MoneyNing — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:18:30 +0000

Nice addition to the house! I still have the sofa that I “borrowed” from my cousin four years ago (he keeps saying that he doesn’t need it yet since everything else is in his storage) so I can definitely relate to this story

On a side note and as an extension to some of the other comments, I’ve been using newspaper to level desks and chairs so wood pieces are too complicated for me!