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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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[–] sab@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago (4 children)

My Italian five-ply stainless steel frying pan was a game changer for me. Mountains may crumble, but that pan will be with me forever and making cooking in a pan an absolute joy.

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[–] Liquid@vlemmy.net 3 points 2 years ago

I bought a Sebo X1.1 vacuum cleaner when i moved into my own place in the late 90s.

I have had all sorts of dyson models and bagless & cordless is very convenient, especially for stairs. But nothing beats the brute force suction of that Sebo. Its still going strong today

[–] demesisx@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (5 children)
  • Toyota RAV 4 ($18,000)
  • 2013 Apple Macbook Pro (still looks and works like new $3,700)
  • Rancilio Silvia ($450)
  • 2001 Chevy Prizm (at >200k miles, I actually had to scrap it even though it still ran perfectly due to sensor issues $1800)
  • iPhones (absolutely flawless hardware which keeps getting better with each iteration (~$1,000)
  • Canon 5D MKIII ($3,000)
  • Kemper Profiler (still getting free software updates 12 years into its lifespan $1,800)
  • Fluke 87V (the best meter on earth $400)
  • Synology NAS (though I hear they have been enshittified $2,000)
  • Airizer Argo (still going $300)
  • Nvidia Shield Pro ($300)
  • Aeropress ($30)
  • Orphan Espresso LIDO 2 (will outlast me $195)
  • Warmoth guitars ($5,000 for five guitars)
[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

+1 for the Aeropress. Great rich coffee from a low cost maker.

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

Electric toothbrush.

Invest in your teeth. Trust me.

[–] jinarched@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

A MMO mouse. All the keybinds allow me to have an incredible workflow with everything I do on my PC including browsing.

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[–] Lateralking@vlemmy.net 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Audible. I used to pirate audiobooks and get them transferred to my phone and then use a glitchy audiobook app to listen to them which semi frequently lost my place.

Audible just made my life easy. The 1 credit a month is a bit shit but I listen to long ass books anyway (30+ hours) so I haven't really noticed.

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

A Hydro-Flask brand water bottle. It makes the contents immune to all delta T. Very solid product, highly recommend.

[–] k5nn@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
  1. Atolla 5v 4a usb hub ($30.00) power really helped with my cable management problems and power up my PI from there

  2. LS 50x headset ($250.00) mainly cause it's triple connectivity ( Wired , BT , 2.4Ghz )

[–] OrkneyKomodo@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago

A Leatherman Squirt PS4 (keychain multitool). I think I only paid about £20 for it back around 2010 (give or take a couple of years). Endlessly useful & still fully functional.

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