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What are some of the best purchases of your life? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

recently? hawkins 3L stovetop pressure cooker - I use it at least twice a week, mostly with beans, rice, root vegetables. been using for about 18 months. no issues whatsoever.

historically?

  • ecco shoes, the pair I had for 9 years just wore out last week so I decided to try a different brand.
  • filson coat (double mackinaw), it's a beast, but I only wear it 5 months out of the year - in the late fall/winter/early spring
  • hp 9480m laptop, have had it for 10 years now, daily use, had no issues at all. no changes, other than updating it to win10 5 or 6 years ago
  • all-clad steel cookware (pots/pans/skillets), had the set for around 15 years, works really well.
  • futon mattress, custom made, 6' wide, 7' long, 6" thick, had it for 20 years now. super comfortable

just about everything else wears out, breaks, or in the case of most electronics, has planned obsolescence built in after 3 or 4 years.

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