$20 can buy many peanuts.
Explain.
Money can be exchanged for goods and services
Wool socks if it’s winter and/or you live in a cold climate.
I wouldn’t even consider that a luxury item. In cold climates, warm socks are required.
Wool ones specifically are far better than synthetic ones
They also keep your feet from stinking and stay warm even when saturated in water. Also, in the event of a fire or high heat, they won’t melt and fuse to your skin causing catastrophic tissue damage
A 10-foot USB cable. Most people use whatever’s packed in with their electronics, and it’s pretty rare to get anything longer than 6 feet. Having the extra length is really nice in many situations.
It’s also one of my go-to inexpensive gifts or part of a care package for someone in the hospital. The extra length there is often the difference between being able to use a device while it’s charging or not.
They’re rare because 10 feet is too long for a reliable USB data transmission. But yes good for charging.
Eh, I have audio interfaces and MIDI controllers on 10ft cables cause shorter just don’t reach my PC, works perfectly fine. Longer than that is a gamble but as far as I know 10ft is the upper bound of the USB 3.0 spec, so should be totally fine unless you have especially shitty cables.
I have long ones too that run my old Oculus Rift sensors. Those can ocassionally be flaky but I think it’s the controller rather than the device. I’m not saying they don’t work, I’m saying they are less reliable and/or more expensive to make reliable. Hence companies not bundling them.
I love my ten foot charging cables, but I also really love the magnetic ones that self wind, regardless of length. I keep one in my car and it has yet to be the problem that every other charging cable I’ve had was.
Bidet attachment.
For 20 bucks really? Is it a handpump model you dip directly into the toilet water?
Aww damn. Prices went up since I bought mine, but it was $20 when I got something similar to this one :
https://www.amazon.com/SAMODRA-Ultra-Slim-Minimalist-Non-Electric-Adjustable/dp/B08QHTVDM3
Please use URL Check to de-spy your links
What is it? Why?
https://www.amazon.com/SAMODRA-Ultra-Slim-Minimalist-Non-Electric-Adjustable/dp/B08QHTVDM3
That’s the link. Everything after the ‘?’ is information encoded in key=value pairs separated by an ampersand (&). It’s harmless on its own and it’s useful for rendering pages. But big corpos now attach extra info about your browsing session for analytics and advertisements and who knows what else. TikTok, Facebook and Amazon are the most notorious for abusing this. In FB, for example, they use an “fbid=” parameter associated with your account and YouTube uses “si=” so they can track who gets the link from whom.
As a rule of thumb, if the link is obnoxiously long, it’s tracking something.
Wow that’s crazy thanks
You’re welcome! Sorry, I had to edit for clarity. Hopefully it’s better explained now and less wordy.
Yes
2kg of cookies
I like the way you think
If you use your phone a lot (or if your battery is old and you haven’t replaced it), a power bank is very useful.
A reputable powerbank (such as those from Anker) cost just under $20 USD for 10,000 MAH
It’s worth it for other people too, the fun putting a “W” sticker in front of the logo is endlessly entertaining.
A cheap over shoulder satchel, it’s like having a extra pocket always available
There are a few brands that make decent backpacks/satchels in the 10L - 20L size, within that price range. They’re very helpful
I’ve got 6 or 8, take one everywhere, even if I already have my purse. I’m addicted to getting them at thrift stores. Just got a sweet, black, tacticool bag with molle loops and velcro for $1.
Fluffy stuffed animal. If I didn’t have a couple stuffed kitties to hug I probably would have killed myself already. Nice to have something to pretend loves you
I know few pleasures greater than snuggling up to a pile of plushies in a cold winter night.
Though they do NOT help in getting up at morning in the slightest.
Mini Swiss army knife. I don’t know how to live life without this on my keychain
I’ve got a Gerber Dime pliers-based mini multitool on my keychain instead.
I’ve had 2 Gerber Dimes they seem nice in theory but you can’t use the pliers for pretty much anything without them breaking.
Gonna get a Victorinox as my next tool
That is a pretty good point – I haven’t broken the pliers, but haven’t found them to be all that useful, either. My most-used tool by far is the “package opener.”
3 times the weight though
Swiss Army Classic for those shopping. eBay has tons, take you time, hundreds of cool designs.
Cool trick: search “TSA lot” and you can get knives by the pound. I got 50 one time, fixed, polished, sharpen, etc., gave them away for Christmas at the office.
SD mini is 20 usd I think brand new as well. It is so small you don’t even notice it on your keys. Everyone should have one. I buy them as gifts for people when I don’t know what to get and the amount of thanks I get down the line is wild
This probably sounds autistic but I have super long hair and I’ve managed to grow it longer than ever before because when I see an obvious split end I just hit it with the mini scissors
A beard trimmer. Shaving sucks and irritates my skin, plus I look like a baby without facial hair. But that’s only one benefit.
I have been using a beard trimmer to cut my own hair for the last 10 years which has saved me probably $2000 worth of haircuts (estimating a $25 haircut + tip every 2 months). Not to mention saving about 1 hour waiting at the barber every time. I only messed up once and had to do a buzz cut.
So you just buzz cut your entire hair essentially? I did that once and looked like a serial rapist
Don’t get a beard trimmer and also use it on your hair; get a hair trimmer and also use it on your beard. Specifically, get the kind that comes with an assortment of combs up to 1" (and then maybe even buy the 1-1/4" and 1-1/2" combs that are sold separately, too).
It only takes a few minutes of YouTube videos before you can do a passable men’s haircut.
I cut my own hair during the pandemic and never went back to paying for it.
Same, saving way more than I’d have guessed. I go for buzzing, but I’m nearly bald on top anyways, so it just looks cleaner.
So you just buzz cut your entire hair essentially? I did that once and looked like a serial rapist
Buzz cut was only once because I messed up. Usually I do a trim, short on the sides and back and longer on top. It’s easier than it sounds - I just use a smaller mirror along with the bathroom mirror to see the back.
Agreed with almost every single part of your post. I have done the same thing for last few years. BUT I’m growing my hair out now that I’m retired and I am gonna be a hippie. Still use the beard trimmer daily tho!
Converting $20 to local currency, I’d probably go with this:
This is so-called “Liubao Tea”, a kissing cousin to pu’er tea. I did a review of my first batch(es) and it has rapidly (literally with one round of brews) reached the top of my circulation in teas.
The depicted tea is one aged from 1991 (the one I reviewed was tea stems from 2003) and is of one of the higher grades. A 100g package will set you back about $15 or so at today’s exchange rate. 100g is about 15-20 servings, and each serving can be brewed multiple times (even my tea stems can be brewed four times without loss of flavour), so it’s quite the bargain.
Save it for a time when you really need something warm, rich, and comforting. It will last forever as long as you store it in a cool, dry, dark space. And personally I think it’s a bargain at 15 bucks.
Excuse me, kissing what?
It’s an expression. It means “related, but not so closely that they can’t fuck”. Welcome to Dixieland, pardner
Cousin. Did I typo that?
What methods do you use to dry the tea leaves and stems after each brew?
You don’t. You finish your cup, you put the leaves back in, you pour hot water over top.
I see, so it’s only possible if you drink it consecutively. Do you use a strainer or put the leaves in the cup?
The link provided a lot of answers to your questions. It looks like, similar to puer, to be drunk consecutively.
Oops, didn’t notice the link. I’ll check it out.
Yes. At work, for example, I make a cup in the morning about 10AM and then keep refilling and drinking until about an hour before quitting time.
Where do you get it?
I get it straight from a collective representing the farmers in Liubao. There are some Internet vendors who sell it, though, so you don’t have to move to China. I can’t vouch for any of them though since, well, I don’t use their services.
Also, if you haven’t tried it, loose leaf pu’er tea really is excellent. I get mine in tins from the local Chinese grocery store, and the one time they didn’t have any I drove around all afternoon trying to find a store that had some in stock.
I’ve tried them. I still prefer the compressed ones, but they’re pretty good, yes.
Pet jumping spider.
Honestly 10 star pet. They eat a small bug every other day or so. They look adorable. They will recognize and react to you, and you can even train them to accept handling. They come in a wide variety of colors.
Downsides are that you’ll probably end up getting more than one (do NOT co-hab them!), or that they only live for 1-3 years. If you enjoy having the spider though, you can look into other arthropods like tarantulas, or vinegaroons (which look scary, but are harmless and have very sweet dispositions).
Do you just… grab one off the street?
You can, but for ethical reasons, I would recommend not doing that. There are plenty of sellers online and at expos who sell captive bred spiders.
Not a pet but a couple weeks ago I had a big fly buzzing around my room and annoying the shit out of me for like 4 hours while I was working from home. Then I heard it buzzing against my window in a weird way and I turn around and there’s a big ass jumping spider just murdering the shit out of it. I’ve never been so happy to see a spider in the house. It hung out in the corner of the window for like an hour after that and then it was gone and I haven’t seen it since.
$20
OP said under, so $19.99.
Okay… Now only over-budget by $79.95. I’m starting to think we’re bad at this.
Not luxury, but I keep a small AAA flashlight with me nearly all the time.
Easier to handle and faster to use than a phone light. Also doesn’t use phone battery. I clip it on my hat if I need both hands like taking out the trash.
I have an Olight i3T but I would try out the i3T 2. More lumens and better battery efficency.
How do you clip it to our hat ? Like this ?
The Olight i3T and the i3T 2 have a bidirectional clip.
Oh, I see
This is a less-than-20 usb-c rechargeable light. Not AAA, but honestly I’d take this over AAA. I got this one at Home Depot.
Few dollars over OP’s request, but an Olight Oclip is straight awesome for a multipurpose light. Simple UI, super lightweight, long lasting, quick charging (USB-C), magnetic or clip-on, extra LED for red light.
I clip mine to the cross piece on my hiking pack to illuminate the trail. I’ve also used the red blinky light so my wife can be certain where I am, nobody think I’m a deer and shoots at me, and so 4-wheelers can spot me.
1L water bottle, especially if it’s insulated. Keeps your drink cool, but also makes it so I don’t have to get up to get more drinks when I run out.
We had some in a car during a trip to Wonderland during the summer. A Gatorade bottle was disgustingly hot while the insulated bottles still had ice in them.
5/7 would recommend
I love insulated bottles but I can’t find one that’s 1L that isn’t massive…
