Where you absolutely refuse to go the cheap way.
For me its deodorant. Everything else I’ve found but my chosen brand fails me.
Food. I’ll give you everything else I own for food if I really need it.
Shaving cream and razors
Switching to double edge razors costs more up front, but you save so much on blades.
Safety razor life FTW.
feather blades
I don’t have much facial hair so I get away with the cheapest bulk razor in groceries/drug store.
Toilet paper
Get a bidet. Trust me
Still need good paper to pat dry. I’ve yet to find one that has a dryer function that actually works. A slight breeze of warm air ain’t gonna do it.
Use wipes , one wipe after a lil wash is mint
Those aren’t flushable
Upvoted!! 🙌🏻 Not flushable, even if they say they are. But they do eventually break down, as do most things. So you could “go Greek” & dispose of wipes in a small toilet-side trash bin, then dump in regular trash or even compost. 🙂
The Greeks at least aren’t supposed to flush toilet paper because their septic lines literally can’t handle it. It sucks & I think a lot of the people I was with flushed it anyway, but that’s the protocol. I followed protocol because I am well aware of how much septic problems suck to fix.
Disgusting. And nowhere near as good as a bidet. It just doesn’t clean as effectively.
Towel… How daft are ya?
Hey just trying to look out, I can’t cite my sources atm (think I read it on Re**it years ago), the Japanese have fucked around extensively with hot-air dryers on bidets. Powerful ones that worked. Use & overuse of such devices can lead to a dried-out butthole, like it can be detrimental for your health. Do your own research, proceed with caution, don’t go crazy & mess up your body.
the Japanese have fucked around extensively with hot-air dryers on bidets
Use & overuse of such devices can lead to a dried-out butthole
TIL TIHI 😭😭
This is the first thing I started buying the good stuff on when I became not-poor. Never going back!
“Became not-poor” Fucking life goals.
Never go back!! And always buy it on sale! It’s not like it expires.
Cheap toilet paper just means I’m buying preparation h later. Good toilet paper is an investment in my butts health.
Plus it takes enough more it’s not really saving that much.
Everything that is under you. Shoes, mattress, bike, car, desk chair etc.
Cheaping out on the above will cost you more in hospital and physical therapy bills.
“Don’t skimp on things that seperate your ass from the road.”
Includes tires, helmets or PPE, furniture and what you said.
One of my dads advice nuggets. Has yet to fail me.
I wanted to buy new good shoes, but I can’t find good ones. 😫 to be fair though, my feet are weird sizes.
See if you can get Joya shoes where you live. They’re like walking on clouds. I’ve recommended then to everyone I know, but most ignore the tip. The ones who’s gotten a pair thanks me afterwards. You’ll NEVER hurt under your feet, no matter how much you walk in a day.
Good comment! It’s a great rule of thumb.
I’ll add: a good bike helmet, which is a single-use item. One knock to the head and the helmet’s dead: if you are okay it’s done its job.
No
The rule I use is anything that goes between you and the ground. A bike helmet fits that category.
Only good bread.
I learned how to make my own and now even the most expensive bread isn’t good enough
I bake my own and it’s great.
But if we’re being honest, my baguettes can’t beat the 40 year old artisan bakery across town.
Cannabis. Quality typically scales with price.
If you grow your own, you get the best of all worlds. Some of the best cannabis you can obtain is shit you grew yourself.
Truth be told, I haven’t actually bought flower for some years for the above reason :) Good homegrown beats dispo by a long shot.
Headphones. I first used some cheap ones and then switched to Bose. The difference was significant. Never again cheap headphones… Also my ears thank me because I can listen to music with lower volume than with the cheap ones.
Oh Bose? I mean it can be an upgrade, but wait until you buy actual good headphones.
Well, what a coincidence that I need new ones. Which one would you recommend
Beyerdynamic for me.
that’s a deep rabbithole that you may not want to look into, if you value your wallet. Keep the Bose if you’re happy with them
Yeah. Bose spends a lot on marketing, whereas high end headphone brands (Hifiman, Audeze, Beyerdynamic, Sennheiser, etc.) spend more on R&D.
Sennheiser is a good choice for someone just getting into higher quality gear. They have a wider range than most, but even their lower end are very good.
I have a pair of relatively cheap yamaha studio monitor headphones that are actually pretty great! ($80) Most headphones will also sound much better when driven properly with an external DAC, especially the higher end ones.
I plan on going to the $200 range next as I’m not too satisfied with the bass of these things, It’s definitely there, but it doesn’t go too loud before it gets distorted on the lower ranges,
I decided that if I could keep a pair of cheapo ear buds for a year, I would get myself a nice pair. (This was about 3 years ago)
Last year I got myself the top of the line Sony ear buds. But they hurt my ears (not the newest ones that hurt people’s ears, the year before model, c’mon Sony, what are you doing), and my cheapos still work wonderfully, so unless I’m in a noisy environment and I need the noise cancelling Sony provides, I just roll the cheap ones.
Over the ear are another story though, those you go good or go home.
Steaks. But still in a cheapish way. I was thoroughly disappointed in a ribeye I ordered at a restaurant once. Since then I wouldn’t order one of those in a restaurant, but I will buy my own. Ribeye is my go to. Sous vide is the cooking method. Cannot be beat.
So, don’t trust Dollar General steaks then?
Disclaimer: my wife has a chronic neck injury.
Car! We’ve had Renaults for years, but last time we went for a BMW and the difference is night and day. My wife had to do lots of stretching exercises just to go and buy bread. In the BMW she can happily drive 5-6 hours with no (extra) discomfort.
A bicycle
Underwear and socks. PC desk, don’t trust a 50$ folding table with your midlife crisis gaming rig.
Electronics.
Generally speaking, electronics are the one thing that almost always follows the “you get what you pay for” rule. To a point, though. Headphones, for example, are better the more expensive they get. Up until they’re about $200, that is. Anything higher than that is just wasted money.
Just chiming in with an alternative perspective on headphones.
I personally disagree that anything higher than $200 is a waste. Diminishing returns is subjective relative to one’s enjoyment, but I think I’ve landed on a few headphones around ~$300ish I am very happy with.
I own headphones significantly more expensive than that, but I wouldn’t call them a waste of money since they bring me tremendous joy and they are better at reproducing sound to my preferences than my cheaper pairs.
But for me, if I had to somehow objectively quantify my joy-per-dollar between some of the really good ~$300 pairs and my top of the line pairs, it wouldn’t be so significant that my quality of life would be dramatically altered.
Bounty paper towels.
Everything else is a fucking waste of paper.
This along with toilet paper for sure. I did paper towels once that reviews said they were just as good. They lied. They weren’t close. It isn’t worth the price difference as you go through so much more.
my wife insists on trying cheaper brands and then telling me they’re just as good.
i do most of the shopping now.
I totally get why you might not but for me, quality underwear has been a great purchase. They last longer, breath better, stay put, and synthetic ones are washable in a sink in a pinch when traveling(I mean they all are but these dry really quick)
I’ve found my expensive underwear to not last all that long, but to be amazingly more comfortable. There’s no going back, especially when it’s hot out.
What is expensive underwear to you? Curious on brands and different qualities.
My favorite is ExOfficio. I usually buy them when they’re on sale because they can be highly variable in pricing. 15 to 30 dollars an item, for example, and usually not so cheap as 15. But the quality is great.
Edit: I used to use Patagonia, which are much better than standard underwear, but ExOfficio is better.
I only buy ones certified by inspector 34.
Coffee beans for sure (gotta love freshly roasted specialty beans!), but also vegetables (organic & local are the best). Oh, and also headphones, for sure.
To me these are all totally worth it because the jump in quality is very noticeable. After a certain price point, though, the law of diminishing returns kicks in hard
I unfortunately can’t tell the difference between organic fruit and regular fruit.
But I can tell the difference between fresh eggs from somebody’s lawn and cost like $6-8 and supermarket eggs that’s like $3. Fresh eggs is so good
