"i want neon look and have cash to spare" - Anon

Your place

So, your neighborhood is grey and your home feels like solitary confinement in a nuthouse. You get home from a depressing job, take a look around and get even more depressed. You want to change that.

Finding a place

First of all, consider if you really need your own house. It's got room, sure, but is it worth your brouzouf and the effort to keep it in shape? If you live alone, then probably not.

Go as small as possible. One-room apartments seem like a poor-man's place, but even if you're not poor that just means less cash spent on space you don't need. Easier to heat as well.

You'll need a decent and stable internet connection, obviously. Get something with a good connection to public transit. You may very well be able to ditch your expensive car.

If you see any vermin or insects, consider the place to be and stay infested and eject. If it hasn't been cleaned so far, the shazbot landlord won't clean it for you.

Furniture

Get some essentials in there and carefully think about what you need. The latter is where most dipshits fail and regret it later. In general, used furniture is a good idea if you thoroughly check it first. If you can't, steer clear, it's fishy.

• Your place may come with a kitchen. If it works, take it. If it doesn't come with one, consider what you need and buy it. Stove, oven, fridge, obviously. Get a damn microwave and toaster and have some free working surface.
• Comfy chair. You'll spend a lot of time in it. If it's a bad one, you'll get back pain.
• Large desk for your rig.
• Consider loft bunk for more usable space.
• Futon helped with my back pain and it's acceptable to chuck on the floor and roll up when you don't need it.
• For storage, consider where you can cram in some additional stuff. Glue some wheels under a plastic tray and shove it up your ass wherever for additional storage.
• Get some shutters, nobody wants to see you fapping to chinese cartoons.
• Whatever you need for your hobby, WIP.

Decorate

In general, don't overdo it and get shit that's actually useful.

• RGB-LED-strips provide rather cheap lighting that can be adjusted to your needs. Yellow for winter, red for the other seasons to reduce the amount of insects swarming in during nighttime. Blue to fry your retinas.
• If your computer is a god-forsaken abomination with more LEDs than transistors, you're doing it wrong.
• Pictures on the walls according to your tastes.
• Don't leave clutter lying around just because it looks cool, keep the ground at least somewhat clear.

Clothes

If I see you walking around in a trenchcoat and shades I'm going to stab you and poop in the wound.

• Get some military surplus. Got some great backpacks and sturdy clothes with pockets for days. Don't overdo it with camo.
• UNIQLO got lots of great functional clothes without branding for cheap. Keep you warm/cool while being astoundingly lightweight. Look for Heattech and airism. I'm told their bras are great as well, if you're a female. There are no wahmen on the internet.
• There's a style named "tech ninja". Skip the ninja part, but prioritize functional wear.
• Avoid branding, don't let greedy corps turn your body into an advertising pillar.