I love love love carboot sales.
You can really find gems if you're lucky.
When I was young and we had just moved to Spain, we sold our stuff at a carboot sale every Sunday for a few years. It was great! My first taste of earning my own money at the young age of 8 :)
Good luck with the journey to buying your own house. I'm enjoying the posts. It's a reminder that I need to work on my own goals hihi