Congrats on the house move. We one of those brits who waste money on furniture. Bought new sofas for £1400, decided don't like them so going to replace. Maybe after a year. An expensive business!

Sounds like you might have got lucky if you've had cash whilst markets are falling. When markets are down I like to look at relative performance rather than absolute returns, as long as you're not cashing all in, ups and downs shouldn't really matter.

Good luck getting settled in!

Always great to hear your stories and experiences :)

Congrats on making it there!

Loving your second hand furniture, particularly that 'treasure chest' - what a find!

When I moved house, I took the family furniture with me (what could fit!) - figured it had already lasted over 20 years and still looked decent! New goods these days are not built to last, as TFS says! The only piece of furniture I ended up buying was a small dining table.

Hope all goes well and you and the missus (and cat) settle in quickly and that the financial side of things are sorted out quickly for you.

You made it! Congrats!

I'm surprised to hear you've bought new furniture before with your deep aversion to spending :)

I actually prefer old heavy wooden furniture as you know it's robust and been around years. All the new flat pack stuff is useless and will be falling apart in 5 years or sooner if you ever need to move house. They just don't make it like they used to! Saying that we've picked up some decent stuff that is newer but solid on the cheap, just need to be patient. We've been stung a few times by just needing something quick and it ends up being useless, certainly a bit of trial and error involved.

Looking forward to the next post about your American adventure