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I am moving into an unfurnished apartment for school.

My parents have been kind enough to agree to furnish it as I am basically... I have no money, let's be honest.

I need to furnish my bedroom. I will need a bed, a desk, and a dresser. I also will be needing to purchase a kitchen table.

The girl I will be sharing the apartment with has living room furniture already. I am supplying the plates as I already have them.

So. Question is, do I want to go for super cheap furniture or do I get nicer furniture for when I am done with college and move out on my own?

My mother is under the impression that I will be needing this furniture for when I leave home and live by myself.

So, do I save them a few bucks and go for super cheep stuff or do I push a little and see if I can get them to buy me nicer stuff?

For example, there's a compact unit for sale that includes a lofted twin bed with a desk for $300.

There is also a $35 dollar plastic fold out kitchen table set.

OR

There's a $500 queen sized bed frame with underbed storage, a headboard, matching dresser and nightstand. This does not supply a desk which is very inconvenient. Also, I sleep on a twin mattress at home so I would need to buy a queen sized mattress.

There is also a very nice 5 piece dining table set that would cost about $110.

If I went that route I would need to buy a desk. But there's a decent one for $50.

I'm inclined to want the "adult" pick because when I move out I don't particularly want to be sleeping in a twin bed. My boyfriend (who wishes to move in together after I graduate) also is not big on the idea of a twin size mattress :p

Soo... I could be super nice and ask my parents to spend like $500 (including the dresser I'd need to buy) or I could be mean and ask them to spend close to $1,000.

I'm torn. Do I be selfish or nah?

They are financially able to afford the expensive one, but they have always been very frugal with their spending.