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For me it has to be:

  1. Helix mattress ($1,217). Sleep is great.
  2. Home gym power cage & weights (~$1,000). Look good, feel good, get strong.
  3. Netgear Nighthawk AXE7800 ($339). No more random, annoying internet disconnects/slowness.
  4. 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)
  5. 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.

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[–] TheGoo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

A really good pillow... Reduced my snoring, increased my wife's ability to sleep because less snoring.

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[–] erik111189@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I ended up buying a rice cooker, and plan on buying an e-reader. Thanks, everyone.

[–] to55@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

An ereader that supports the epub format. Getting all my books from Anna’s Archive saves me hundreds of dollars each year. If I absolutely loved the book, I buy the ebook to support the author after all.

[–] joneskind@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

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.

[–] ShlorpianMafia@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Art supplies, nothing else compares to the feeling of freedom I get when crafting something and having tons of options for things to work with. I'm actually thinking of buying a cheap laser engraver next so I can turn digital art into all sorts of stuff.

[–] morriscox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Regarding #3, also get a pair of cargo pants and a polo shirt with a pocket. Very handy as a tech. You can carry a bunch of items with easy access. You can even carry a book. I am constantly using my phone and having it in a shirt pocket makes it easy to retrieve and put away.

[–] boopdepop@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I would love to hear some watch stuff, I've started getting into watches lately and have a Casio Duro on the way as my first collection.

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[–] AskewLord@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

A down jacket I found at a REI garage sale that's like 8 years old and still great. It was like $60.

It gets a lot of negative commentary though, because it's not 'fashionable' because it's not one of those $1000 winter jackets that people buy every other year because a new brand of expensive winter jacket is 'in'.

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