Fresh produce.
We have a few different grocery stores to choose from, stop and shop is the closest. But we mostly don’t go there because their produce simply sucks. The selection is poor and all too often things look wilted already sitting on the shelf, and worst when you get the produce home, despite appearing ripe it’ll be largely flavorless.
High quality produce makes such a big difference in the food we eat, we’re willing to drive a lot further to get it.
Bidet. Get a toilet seat bidet. You have poop particles on your butt. No toilet paper is 100% efficient. The bidet will pay for itself in 6 months.
I look down my nose at all of the people with poopy butts. Buncha animals.
The bidet will pay for itself in 6 months.
You misspelled “the very first time you use it.” 😁
Can you recommend any particular model?
In general I don’t support buying cheap shit on Amazon, but I’ve bought $100 bidets and I’ve bought $20 ones, and they all do the same thing - spray water on your butt. I had one model that had a hot water input, but my plumbing could never warm up the water in time. So cheap, cold water bidets for me.
I got the Cadillac at the start of pandemic. Biobidet BB-600. It’s like the nice Japanese ones. My parents have a manually operated one that let’s you set your pressure and nozzle positions. Mine has buttons for all of that.
RAM.
Rule of a happy life: always have as much RAM as you can barely afford.
Spending a little extra money on a more expensive brand of something you really like can be worth it.
It’s often not worth it to do the “right thing” and save money by buyinh a generic or off-brand item you’ll end up not being happy with. Assuming you can afford the cost, the disappointment of eating off-brand cereal that tastes like paper, factory-farmed eggs, or wearing discount clothes that are cheap and look bad or have an odd fit just isn’t worth it.
A good smartphone with unlimited data
Activities with people you are close to. The older i get, the more “stuff” i accumulate. I don’t ask for more stuff as gifts. I don’t need more stuff. However I have an infinite amount of space for memories of things I did with friends.
Books. I always need more.
Paperback or ebooks? I’ve grown to think most paperback books aren’t worth the money.
I still prefer paperback books, even if I’m struggling to find more space at home for them.
Preference aside, because I agree with you, they’re a waste of money and space and natural resources if you only read them once or twice.
I don’t feel that way about reference manuals or books you use to look things up in, though.
Again, to be clear, I prefer handling books. I have many shelves of them. But… It’s illogical these days.
Yes, you’re right. I bought a Kindle but haven’t used it much as I am still going through my book backlog.
As they say: you will own nothing, rent everything, and like it.
I pirate my books or use the public library program to check ebooks out.
Anything that brings you actual joy. $60 fancy Japanese food on Uber eats is worth it.
I’m just going to seed my post by saying that I told myself many years ago that it’s never a waste of money to buy a book. Some of the weird shit on my bookshelf could definitely stand to counter this, but I still believe it’s true
Toilet paper that doesn’t exfoliate your pucker hole with a single wipe. I pay a little bit extra to not feel like I’m pooping in a construction site portable
Safety gear. When I hike:
- whistle
- emergency beacon
- road flare
- fire starter
- pistol, sometimes an extra mag
- spare cold-weather clothes
- first aid kit
- walkie talkie
- food
- compass
- space blanket and regular blanket
- plastic poncho
On the water is a little different, but you get the idea. And yes, loaded with beer it’s a 19lb. bag. Good exercise though and it fits and rides like a dream. I’m not really aware it’s on.
Probably toilet paper.
Well made cold weather clothing, including boots. Yes, you can spend more than is necessary, but if it gets cold enough then buying the well made stuff is always worth the money compared to buying cheap stuff.
It is basically cold weather safety gear.
Working outside year-round, my Mickey Mouse boots have been a godsend, to such an extent that I look forward to the days where I can wear them. Everyone on the jobsite always laughs at how big they are but my feet are sweating in -20° weather while they’re shoving Hot Hands down their socks.
Sun block
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