I am still not settled yet

I know how it is. We have those old fashioned blinds on the bedroom windows. Nice ones down stairs though. When you do have some extra money(giftcards?)you could go to overstock.com or several other places(I could give you a list)that have huge sales and find some blinds, curtains, window treatments for cheap.

I started many times all over again, with nothing even no savings. Just decorate the room (windows of the room) where you spend most of your time. The rest will come in time. Don't bother/care to tell people what you need, you never know who has what left over. Pay the bills most necessary first and take care of yourself, so you have food. Make little pots and put cash in it. One for the food, one for the doctor, one for celebrations etc. There is no need to put a lot of money in each pot as long as you put sometning in it. Make a sport out of hunting for cheap or better free stuff and enjoy it. This way you will not only safe yourself a lot of money but you will also trigger your own creativity, give articles a second/next life which is also good for the world we are living in (no wasting of, less trash).

life is not about settling ,you have to be patient and try to work for some time and very soon you can settle down for sure

Yes, you are right. You'll have to be settled there eventually. It's good that you'll be able to save. In other words, you are still working on the "break-even". After spending on different incidental expenses, you will be able to recover those amounts in time. I'm for one, doing my best to save for future expenses, paying premiums is my priority, need to be sure on things now. Good luck to you.

It is been a month then you must see for some cheap blinds or curtains around your house. i am sure you will get what you are looking for. it is nice to have curtains on the window, or even blinds, adds to the beauty of the room and makes it cozy.. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead

I have been thinking about the same things lately. I moved in my new home sever years ago and never got things done that I wanted to. I have always wanted to paint walls different color but like for you I can't afford to do the things I want to my home all at once. Money is so tight and the price of things just keep going up. I think maybe posting on mylot and saving some from here will help over a years time for me to do some small project for my home.

In the past it has been my experience that with a job change or a location change it seems to take at least three months to see any benefit from savings or from increased income, So I understand how things are taking a lot of time to get straightened out.

take a look at thrift stores in your area. you would be surprised and you never know what they have there. i so know what you mean about to bills though, especially with Christmas just around the corner!

I know its hard to get settled when you move. And you don't have the ability to do what I do and sew your own curtains. Its can be frustrating when you can't get things done in a timely manner. I don't pretend to sew fancy curtains, but as it stands right now, the ONLY bought curtains in the house that I HAVEN'T had to adapt are the ones in my front room, and I did have to pin up the bottom of one of the panels because otherwise the window unit wouldn't work to cool the room. The new roommate's room also has bought panels, but I got them at Big Lot and had to shorten them and then add weights (inexpensive broaches) so they wouldn't blow up from the window unit. (I used the same broaches to pin up the front room panel and close the front room panels as well.) You can't open and close these curtains, but if you were interested, you could pull them aside. My mother opened her curtains every day and shut them at night, I've never bothered.

There is no determined amount of time when you have to get things done so take your time. I would make sure the bills can be paid before worrying about things like curtains. I know it gives you less privacy though but I have had windows without curtains in the past and they stayed that way until I could afford to buy curtains.

I hear ya! We moved in here early June - and we aren't exactly settled yet! There doesn't seem to be enough time - especially during the week - so we try to do our little projects during the weekends, that is, if nothing is already planned! This weekend we finally put up the blinds in our dining area and living room . . . we've been wanting to do this for so long. We have a lot of windows in this house and we opted for no curtains (trying to go without carpet or fabric due to my daughter's eczema) . . . but blinds can cost a bit - so we've only done about half so far. It's nice to see things coming along, but we are just barely getting closer to being done. One day we will both be "caught up"!!!

It takes time and money for sure. I guess we are settled now. Since it costs us more to live here we have to scrimp a lot. I no longer use the dishwasher to save water. We don't use lights in the daytime. We open all the blinds and curtains to let more natural light in. We haven't seen any savings on water because one month we had a leaking toilet that flooded the basement. And the next month the washing machine broke and leaked water for hours before it was discovered. We have a new washer now and got the toilet fixed so it doesn't flood out of the tank onto the floor and into the basement. So hopefully this time we will see savings.

I can identify with this. It is hard to settle into a new place especially if you lived at the previous address for some time. I always find there are a lot of expenses and things that have to be done that you really weren't expecting. Good luck with everything. It is nice to be really settled into a place you like.

Moving always takes so much time and money. And it's stressful. Have you tried (or heard of) freecycle.com? you might be able to get some of the things you need off that site for free from people who live in your area. Right now I'm just the opposite. I'm trying to get rid of everything. I want to find senior housing and move. I live in a house right now. It's nice but I need a change. Once you start seeing the savings you'll feel better. I hope it starts happening sooner than you think it will. It will take time for you to get everything you need and finally be all settled. It's just the waiting that kills ya. But try that sight. You never know. In my area I can't believe the stuff people are giving away for free.