Share house solutions

Everyone’s been there. It’s time to move out for the first time. You have three forks, a collection of teaspoons lovingly donated by your grandma and your mum’s second hand toaster. Suddenly all the comforts of the family home seem far from reach. That bread maker that made the house smell amazing; the blender that whipped up café quality smoothies in the mornings… all gone.

Perhaps you’re years out of home – a fully-grown adult. But you’re itching for a coffee machine and you’ve h

There’s got to be an unspoken list of household appliances that everyone loves but are taken as a givenad the “you’ll use it once and then forget about it” line from your partner.

. The following is a start:

• TV: It’s the modern day gathering point. Grab a cup of tea, put your feet up and settle down to some mid-week ‘veg time’.

• DVD player: For all those times TV just can’t deliver.

• Dishwasher: Anyone who says they find washing up at the sink ‘therapeutic’ is lying… or a wildly positive person.

• Vacuum cleaner: What did you do before the vacuum cleaner? Voila! Clean!

• Rice cooker: One of the world’s most reliable food sources made easy… with the flick of a switch.

• Heater: We’re coming into winter and let’s face it; most homes and apartments in Australia are not well equipped on the warmth side. A flush of hot air can change a morning around.

You can make sure they’re a given in your household, whether you’re a student in a share house or a family of five. Anyone can rent appliances. It’s a fast, easy and efficient way to click the fingers and ‘pronto’, the coffee machine is on the bench. Get the appliances you need without the big cash outlay upfront; or the ‘must have’ technology now. It’s even possible to rent a fridge – one of the more obvious staple ‘can’t live without’ pieces. Or how about a freezer? Washing machine? Microwave? The list has no end.

Learn more about how to rent appliances at at www.flexirent.com.au.

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