We're getting a brand, new mattress. Hoiw and why?  

The mattress we are sleeping on we bought from a friend, when she had to move out of her home, because her hubby was in a nursing home. Actually, I was the Social Services Designee, and I felt it would help her to have the money and to not have to move it. It is not a high quality mattress, and should be replaced probably within the next few years, but it is okay.It is a queen sized mattress. My son sleeps on our good full size mattress, which we got at Sam's Club less than ten years ago, and it did not get slept on a lot the last five years. The other full size I bought new when my first hubby was ill. The furniture store told us it was more or less "guest room" quality, not designed for two people to sleep on year around. It is also pretty nice, though. The twin sized I picked up at a reuse center, and it looks really brand new, except for a spot where it looked like a kid colored the side of it with a blue marker. Our tax money is frittering away in my opinion, but we have invested a tiny bit of it, and got a zoo pass with part of it, and will take a trip and have fixed a car, and so on and so forth. It hedges us a bit, since I am not working very much at all at this time. Last year was about the same, in a way.

I have a mattress that is probably way past due..lol..It is still on really good shape though so I'm going to wait a while before I get another one. I am getting money back this year but I am planning to save it...or go on a vacation with my family. I'm leaning toward the vacation at the moment.

When we put our old house up for sale we left our box spring and bed frame there for staging and we just slept on the mattress on the floor in the new place. Our house was only on the market for a month but by the time we sold it we had decided that our first purchase would be a brand new bed - our backs were killing us! Since we had the money we splurged and bought a fancy pillow top set and it was the best investment we have ever made. It's a little more firm than I thought I'd like but I have never slept so well in my entire life - it was absolutely worth the $1000. I think it has a 25 or 30 year guarantee so we're good for many more restful nights!