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Save or splurge: The bedroom

To get the most for your money, you need to know two things: when the good stuff is worth paying extra for and when the economy choice is plenty good enough.

By Money Magazine's Andrea Bartz, Ismat Sarah Mangla, Noah Rothbaum and Wilson Rothman

Wamsutta luxury comforter | $100<br>at Bed Bath & Beyond

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Comforter

Wamsutta luxury comforter | $100
at Bed Bath & Beyond

Save or spend: Save

Save on the overblanket, which isn't in constant contact with your skin, to make up for the splurge on sheets.

A basic polyester-filled comforter or coverlet like this from Wamsutta will keep you warm in any ordinary bedroom, says Linwood Wright of the National Textile Association.

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