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You're lucky, I have a bear of a time sleeping and often feel physically uncomfortable sleeping on the floor.

I bought a cotton-filled Japanese futon mattress and slept on it for 6 months. In the end, I was still waking up with hurt joints, almost like bruising, and I bought a $1,000 mattress instead.

So I think it's due to individual nerve differences or something...

Futons are underrated as well. Foldable and disposable. Saves a ton of space in the room.

Mattresses are oversized sanitary napkins but people keep them around far longer than they should because they pay so much for them.

I've slept on quite a few futons, especially in college, and I've never slept on one that I would consider comfortable, only merely better than the floor.

I'm reading the comments and feeling incredibly fortunate. I'm 33 and I've slept on a $100 Ikea queen mattress since my college days (the very basic model) and haven't had any sleep or back-related issues.

I appreciate the plusher mattresses hotels have, but at no point have I thought to spend anything close to what these mattress places usually charge.