We all need a place to sleep, stay out of harsh weather conditions, keep our stuff, and keep out bandits and wild animals. It can be quite difficult to acquire and keep. Many people have risky ideas of what they should try to get for shelter or just have no idea what to do at all. This page is meant to help guide you.
Things people need help with:
- How to find it
- How much they should spend and other money related bits
- How to verify that a place to live has all the stuff good to go such as plumbing, heating, cooling, roofing
- Home Furnishings – Home Furnishings Basics, Home Furnishings Advanced
FURNITURE
It’s going to be something you need. You will want places to sit, place to sleep, etc.
Before you go looking for it, please be aware that you need to fasten furniture that is a tip-over risk. You may not think certain things have a tip-over risk, but you may be very surprised what does and how fatal it can be to a child if it tips over. Please look into it when putting your furniture in place, if you have furniture already in place, or have new kids around your home. See more about it here on our consumer safety page and this specific government website, Anchor It, that is meant to help inform people about the risk.
Read more about furniture for your home here.