For me it has to be:
- Helix mattress ($1,217). Sleep is great.
- Home gym power cage & weights (~$1,000). Look good, feel good, get strong.
- Netgear Nighthawk AXE7800 ($339). No more random, annoying internet disconnects/slowness.
- Books ($0 @ library)
- “Ultralearning” - Scott Young (how to learn efficiently)
- “Enlightenment Now” - Steven Pinker (the world overall is improving)
- “The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing” - Taylor Larimore (how to invest)
- PS5 ($500). So many great games like witcher 3, god of war, spiderman.
I’m searching for some more deep value purchases. Give me what you’ve got.
- Coffee grinder. Much better coffee at home
- Nintendo Switch. Hundreds of hours of entertainment.
- SwitchBot. $30 or so to remotely push a button for you. I use it to turn on my espresso machine remotely to let it heat up before I go use it.
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Mulberry silk sheets, pillowcases, duvet covers ($1.2k/set) - best sleep I’ve ever had, keeps me crisp and cool at night
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Eames chair ($10k) - the best lounge chair I’ve ever had
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LG OLED TV as a PC monitor - the best PC monitor you can get
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A $100 brother laser printer (2280dw but it has been discontinued). It’s like a printer from an alternative universe where printers aren’t evil.
Had it for about 6 years now. Printed thousands of pages and only needed to replace the ink cartridge a few times. Had no issues with 3-rd party cartridges. Surprisingly never required any maintenance.
Other laser printer brands that can probably perform similarly, but I can only vouch for this one.
$20 rice cooker back in 2020. It’s no longer made unfortunately. It makes rice perfectly every time. The best part is that I don’t have to worry about lining up the timing of other things I’m cooking. The rice cooker keeps the rice warm for 2 hours if necessary, so there’s plenty of wiggle room if I completely underestimate how long something else will take to prepare and cook.
lol, I came here to say upgrading from those to a Zojirushi rice cooker.
In 2008 after years of being an hardcore Apple hater I had to install macOS on my Dell PC because of that nightmare of Vista (this a very long story so I’ll just cut to the end)
I discovered an all new world of “shit just works”, found piece of mind and started making money.
Bought my first Mac in 2010 and never went back. I also have P400 and a portable Lenovo running Pop_OS and Sway, because that’s part of the story too.
House in 2017
Sync for Reddit.
Likely my school/training which did cost a bit but enabled me to create a career.
My cat. Best $150 adoption fee ever spent.
Very specifically, my Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro headphones.
I was lucky enough to go to a retail store with plenty of display models and I tried headphones that cost €2000 and up. They were so cheap for what they were (€139), I’m probably going to buy an extra pair in case they stop making them. Too good to be true. Use them everyday, and still surprised at the new things I’m hearing in songs played a thousand times.
I absolutely love my induction stove. I’ve been Wanting one forever, can’t justify the price to run upgrade my electrical panel and run a 240v line (I have gas now). Finally decided to get a cheap countertop model (duxtop). It’s night and day. Holy shit. It boils water faster than I could imagine. It’s Hotspot is a little small for a cast iron pan, but works perfectly with steel pans. Gets hot very quick, cools off quick. Way easier to clean. I absolutely love it.
Eventually I’ll get a full sized one, but for now, 2 burners is enough.
- A cast iron pan and paraphernalia. Not cheap, but it’s great to cook with.
- Books. Never regretted buying those.
- Purchase art from artists.
Complete set of bedsheets in 100% bamboo.
Tempur mattress
Laser hair removal for my full legs, armpits, bikini line and upper lips
Blackout blinds for the bedroom
Raw food subscription for my dog
A Kawasaki ninja 650. It might not sound like much. But, its given me something to look forward too. Before I was really lost. I thought life just isn’t worth living. But now? I still feel like that. But, its given me such a sense of freedom, and, whilst I haven’t actually met any other bikers yet. It just feels a lot nicer. Like, when I’m out and I see another, its just a simple not. But, I feel apart of something now.
I’ve been riding around 2 weeks now. But I still get giddy when I ride. I love it. More than anything I’ve had before. And I haven’t felt like this since I was with my first gf.
This became quite long. Sorry.
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