One thing you might want to think of before you get that used couch or bed at a garage sale is the possibility that it could be infested with bed bugs. The reason this is important to think about is because once you get a bed bug infestation in your house, it can be very difficult to get rid of. And getting a bedbug bite is no fun, especially because you probably don’t know what it is right away. Get several of them, and you’ll be walking around looking like you have a disease of some sort!

Just a friendly little tip. I’ve been thinking about this because I’m about to post my old couch and twin bed on a neighborhood site, although the people who buy mine won’t have to worry about bed bugs, thank goodness!