We just moved across the country from California to Virginia. We didn't have much in the way of furniture before, but we did give everything away that didn't fi

We just moved across the country from California to Virginia. We didn't have much in the way of furniture before, but we did give everything away that didn't fit into the bed of our truck. When we arrived we made it a point not to buy a single piece of furniture. We relied entirely on unwanted furniture of friends and the Craigslist free section. With the help of our pickup truck we had a fully furnished home within a month for nothing more than the cost of gas. Next time we move a long distance we'll just give it all away and collect all new furniture at our next home. Its really liberating not being attached to anything in our home. We don't pay for anything more than cable internet, pre-pay data and basic utilities. We don't even have a TV. We get all our movies and entertainment at the library for free. They allow for up to 6 DVDs for each of us, so we really don't miss TV or cable. We also use Google Voice for all our phone calls and texting. We have a single Android phone and a $30 pre-pay plan with T-Mobile for going out. We use a couple voip apps so we can have both of our numbers available on the phone. Most of our calls and text messaging happen on our computers anyway. We save on water by leaving the bathtub plugged up after our showers. This water goes into buckets throughout the day to flush the toilets. We never use the dishwasher and we wash laundry by hand when it's not a heavy load. This saves us as much as $40/mo on our water bill. We aren't poor and could live much more luxuriously, but we choose to live this way in order to gain a richer experience of life.