Others are giving you good advice on the FF front; here is dishwasher advice (if you have looked at these already, my apologies). I have lived in tiny-kitchened apartments for a while and only graduated to a full size portable dishwasher recently. Prior to this, I owned several (in succession, they lasted about 2 years before dying) of these countertop dishwashers. They are a lifesaver for apartment living - about the size of a large microwave or toaster oven, the height calibrated to fit in the average gap between countertop and cabinets.
Cons: They are not as nice as a full size dishwasher - small in capacity (maybe 4 place settings at a time) and can't handle the worst of the dirty (no baked on/caked on food). Also: getting parts for repairs is somewhere between impossible and HAHAHAHAHA no. So in many ways, if it breaks outside of warranty you have to throw it out (and because the price of a repair guy call might be nearly equal to the price of a new one). But - at $200-250, it is something that can be budgeted for to replace.
Pros: Future marital bliss (drastically reduce arguing over dishes). You don't have to do nearly as many dishes by hand. Confound the MIL (just put them in the dishwasher! What dishwasher?) You don't have to do nearly as many dishes by hand. Did I mention, you don't have to do nearly as many dishes by hand?
Look on amazon for "countertop dishwashers" - there are a bunch of varying quality around that $225 price point, and I haven't had one for several years so I don't know which is currently the best.
I had this one for three years before I moved. I was the best purchase! OOS now. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MX8XO6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The dishes came out as clean as my current full size dishwasher. Space of course is an issue, it wont fit extremely large bowls. So with two people, we needed to hand wash a few large items. On Amazon you can pics of the inside, to get an idea of capacity. 99% of the models are the same.
For some reason, the text of my post got deleted when I added the photos, so summarizing below:
I'm moving next year and looking to clear out some things as I clean up/organize. I'm in upper astoria/ditmars a few blocks from singlecut brewery/best market. I'm selling the following:
1) Mini-dishwasher - hooks up to sink and washes 1-2 people's worth of dishes. Specifications can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/SPT-SD-2201W-Countertop-Dishwasher-White/dp/B004MX8XO6 - asking for $100 OBO.
2) Vacuums - Dirt Devil stick vacuum and Shark hand vacuum with attachments - asking $25 each OBO.
3) Coffee machine - left behind by old roommate, I don't drink coffee so free to whoever wants it.
4) board-games: clearing out old games I haven't played in a while:
- King of Tokyo + expansion
- Machine of Death kickstarter edition and expansion
- Marvel themed chess set
- Star Wars card game by Fantasy Flight
- Real dumb laws - game about dumb laws
- Punderdome - pun-themed party game.
Asking for best offers on the games. I'll likely be posting again in the new year as I get closer to my move date and have furniture to sell.
I've been using this one for almost four years and it still works great. Quite possibly the best $200 I've ever spent in terms of cumulative time saved per dollar.
get a portable mini dishwasher that you hook up to the sink: http://www.amazon.com/SPT-SD-2201W-Countertop-Dishwasher-White/dp/B004MX8XO6/ref=sr_1_1?s=appliances&ie=UTF8&qid=1453629714&sr=1-1&refinements=p_72%3A2661618011
Here's some random stuff I was very happy with. None of it is discounted at the moment.
Dishwasher
Knife sharpener
Lipo checker
Japanese for busy people
Mini quadcopter
Side cutters