Craigslist! I'm at home this summer and beginning a PhD program this fall. I just completed undergrad and didn't have any of my own furniture. So far, I've purchased a desk, small dining room table and chairs, large bookcase, and a fifty year old Ethan Allen hutch. Total cost: $205. Bonus: Everything is made out of real wood. I'll be renting a U-Haul trailer and driving about 150 miles to the studio apartment I just rented near my campus.