What we didn't count on was the fact that some of our furniture was too large for the rooms in our new home. Because of the furniture size and amount of pieces of furniture, we were forced to make some difficult choices. Having to eliminate some furniture and purchase new furniture caused a cloud of anxiety to hover over our new house.

Having discovered an online site where we could advertise our furniture for sale without having to pay any fee, we were relieved. We were able to get a decent price for our furniture and began checking out our options for replacing it. Since both of us work full time, we realized that we really didn't have a lot of time to shop for new furniture. Besides the time involved, we actually couldn't afford the high cost of brand new furniture.

At that same online site, we found the solution to the problem of bedroom furniture that wouldn't be too large for our new bedroom. We saw an ad with a picture of a wall unit at the site that included the dimensions. We measured the wall in our bedroom where we wanted to place our bed.

After calling the sellers, we went to their house and purchased the wall unit which fit perfectly in our bedroom. With all the space, we were really thrilled! It cost a fraction of the price for brand new furniture and yet it looked just like new. Since we had made money on our old bedroom outfit, we actually ended up making a profit.

Now we had the bedroom all furnished with items that fit perfectly and our mortgage payment had not been affected. What we had thought would be an exhausting and expensive search had actually been quite easy and inexpensive.

Next, we had to start on the challenge of furnishing our living room with pieces that would fit and look nice. One really comfortable recliner chair we had purchased just before the move did fit in our new living room. We decided to keep that chair and find a couch that would match it.

After visiting several local furniture stores, we realized that couches to match our chair were more expensive than we could afford. Spending a thousand dollars on a couch just would not fit in our current budget. Those that we found at discount stores were so poorly built that we decided to check back with our newly found online site.

After putting a picture of our recliner on the free classified site, we waited to hear the phone ring. Within a few days, we were contacted by someone with a couch that matched our chair. The price was right, so we picked it up and found that our living room looked perfect. Thanks to the modern technological age, shopping can be fun and easy.