Amazon's Back-to-School Furniture Sale Starts at Under $30 (and Includes a Futon for Under $200)

Dorm furniture used to mean one of those saucer chairs, some bead curtains, and calling it a day. Today's undergrads, however, are stepping their decor game up-and the rest of us are benefiting. Take, for example, Amazon's daily deal for August 27 on back-to-school furniture. It includes deals as steep as 58 percent off on some great home basics. While some of the sales pieces scream "first off-campus kitchen," a few are inexpensive basics that can give your home a quick upgrade. Here are three ...