Having never owned a home before, there are so many things that need to be purchased. Lawn and garden equipment, home maintenance tools, and more furniture top the list.

This weekend Adam and I went shopping for a new washer and dryer. The house currently has them, but they’re old and we really wanted a more efficient front loading washer. We got an outstanding deal at Home Depot with delivery scheduled soon after we move in.

Staying in the realm of being environmentally friendly, we purchased an electric lawn mower. It’s smaller, but it’s perfect for our yard which itself is small. It also means less hassle than dealing with gas and oil, less polution from exhaust, and it’s so much quieter.

It’s amazing to think of all the other things that we still need to buy. Luckily I had considered all this earlier, but it’s easy to see how people can get in over their heads if they don’t think about it.