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used truck, or if you have a vehicle capable of towing, a trailer. dont spend more than $5k on the truck, though.

good upright vacuum and good wet / dry shop vacuum.

lawn tools. buy the hand tools at garage sales next spring, never buy human powered lawn tools new. you'll need a few shovels, garden rake, leaf rake, some pry bars, hoe, seed spreader, shears, wheel barrow should get you going. And you need some hoses, but feel free to buy them new.

home tools. unless your house is brand new, be ready to repair stuff. And if it is brand new, expect to start having to repair stuff 6 months after the warranty expires. get a chop saw (aka compound sliding miter saw), circular saw, jig saw, reciprocating saw, hammer drill (the one with a variable sized chuck), impact driver, random orbit sander, belt sander. also need to get some stuff for electrical (pliers, voltmeter, multi-meter, box full of wiring and tape and wire nuts and strippers and etc).

if you haven't got good flatware (forks, spoons, knives) get it now, get good dishes and glasses as well. makes everything feel so much classier than drinking out of jars and your parents hand-me-down dishes.

And replace all your smoke alarm batteries, carbon monoxide alarm battery, and get at least 1 fire extinguisher, I have 3, 1 in my kitchen, 1 in my garage, 1 in my detaches shop. And if you don't have enough fire alarms / carbon monoxide alarms, get them.

And change the locks on your door. Old home owner could still have keys. If the locks are all different brands, consider going to a single brand. I like schlage. Kwikset sucks for rust resistance if you are at all near water, according the locksmith i went to.

Finally, plant a tree as soon as possible to your first day.

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