Overwhelmed with how to redecorate/how to afford furniture

Find a good will near you and buy one piece at a time

Facebook marketplace and local facebook groups for ‘buy and sell’ ‘don’t dump, donate’ ‘freecycle’? Once you find one you tend to find a bunch more! People are constantly giving stuff away on there, and you can post and ask if anyone has something specific you need! Lots of groups have the anon feature too if you know people locally and don’t want them seeing you ask for something. You might just end up needing to pay a man with a van to help transport the big items! Check what you’re entitled to as well, there’s lots of grants out there depending on your location to help buy certain furniture, if you’re in the UK have a look at the ‘Discretionary Assistance Fund’, it’s one emergency payment to help with things like gas bills, and one to help buy furniture like beds, sofas, chairs, and white goods like fridge, washing machine etc x

If you can drive, then Facebook marketplace, Olio, or gumtree are good options! Some people even give furniture away from free cz they want to get rid of it and they look to be in good condition. A friend of mine recently moved to her very first flat and she got so many good freebies like wardrobes, sofa, bed frames from these apps and sites!