Your first tool box: First in a series of "What tools should I own?"

I believe that everyone needs a tool box of their very own.  When someone is graduating from high school or college and heading to that first apartment is a great time to think of tools as a unique and useful gift!   The problem is: where do you start?  

My husband bought me my first actual tool box early on in our marriage.  See, this man knows.  He is not handy, and I am, and he just went with it and got me a tool box.  It was a basic plastic box with compartments and lots of trays and space.  The only problem was when it was full, it was heavy.  I can't lift it full. 

So for the start post of "where to begin", here are my suggestions: This is a set from Stanley that has the basic tools for the first time homeowner.  All are included in this hard case, and each tool has it's own spot in the case for easy organization.  This is a great deal at $39.95 and takes the guesswork out of picking out each tool separately! 

Of course you can pick and choose which tools to start with, and I'll go into that more later this week.  

This is on my wish list: a lighter, easier to carry tool "bag", also from Stanley.  For only $15.32, it's a great deal and a good place to start! 

And if you want to add a little whimsy to your gift or starter kit for yourself, you can always go pink:

Maybe starting out with pink tools won't be so intimidating, right?  

Coming up in this series:  Specific tools I use on a regular basis; where I buy my tools; what brand names I've had good experience with; how to store your growing collection; shopping on Craigslist, and tools I still am drooling over.  Then we have the whole outside tool collection to ponder after that!


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