u/Which-Hurry-9042

Recently started living alone after a breakup and my ex ended up taking the old bed frame

I also dont really know how long I'm gonna stay in this apartment so I'm trying not to buy something thats gonna be a pain in the ass to move later. I've been looking at cardboard bed frames like yona since they seem pretty easy to carry and it seems easy enough to assemble

Has anyone actually used one for a decent amount of time? I'm kinda wondering if its worth getting in my situation or if I should just get a normal bed frame. Just dont wanna buy something and then regret it when I end up moving again

So I just got my first apartment (yay me!) and I'm determined to make it as low cost but very much 'me' as much as possible.

I'm slowly furnishing my apartment and trying not to buy a bunch of stuff that I'll end up replacing later.

So I had the idea to go for a cardboard bedframe. I felt like the super good ones were way out of my budget. Plus it's eco friendly, so might as well! Fingers crossed that it would actually last me. Anyone has any experience? The one I got was from Yona.

I also bought some modular sofa pieces and a bit of storage kallax from ikea. Next would be a dining table so any recommendations for that would be great. Must be budget-friendly please.

Would also like some more advice on the furnishing department. Got any other furniture ideas you think would look good for my space?

okay so i sat down this weekend and actually made a proper budget for the first time in my life and it was equal parts eye opening and depressing.

The good stuff first. I can actually see where my money is going now which i couldn't before. like i knew i was bad with money but seeing it laid out is a different thing entirely.

The humbling part is looking at all the things i told myself were temporary when i moved in that are just... still here. the mattress on the floor is the big one. i said i'd get a bed frame within the first month. that was four months ago. every time i have a little extra something more urgent comes up and the bed frame stays on the list.

so i'm trying to actually build it into the budget now instead of just hoping the money appears. but i'm also second guessing myself because i don't even know what a reasonable amount to save for one is. like do i save $80 and get something that'll fall apart, do i save $200 and get something decent, is there actually something worth buying in between those two numbers that i just don't know about.

For people who actually budget properly, how do you handle the one time purchases like furniture? do you have a separate category for it or just fold it into general savings? and if anyone has a rough number they'd actually recommend saving for a bed frame that won't embarrass me i'm genuinely open to hearing it.

I moved six months ago after leaving a really bad living situation quickly. Took basically nothing with me. I've been rebuilding slowly but the bed frame keeps getting bumped down the list because whenever I have a little extra it goes to something more urgent.

I know sleeping on the floor isn't great long term. I've read about the mold thing and airflow and my mattress has started showing some dark spots on the bottom that I'm worried about. But I look at bed frames and I'm seeing $200 minimum for something that doesn't look completely depressing and I just can't. I don't have that much on me right now.

I'm not looking for "save up" advice, I know that's the answer eventually. I'm more just wondering if anyone's been in this spot and found something that actually worked as a bridge. Like a real solution that isn't "wait until you have money" because I've been doing that for six months and the mattress is on the floor.