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Ask HN: What purchase under $1000 has changed your life the most?

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Re: Ask HN: What purchase under $1000 has changed your life the most?

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Post by leosanchez »

purgedreality wrote: post #15

#1 My first hub & patch cables back as an early teen to learn networking. #2 Air Fryer #3 Wedge pillow - Eliminated my chronic back pain completely in ~2 weeks about 7 years ago and it's not returned since I've kept using it. #4 CGM off Craigslist - wasn't approved from previous insurance, but made managing my illness go from frustrating to nearly effortless so I fought to find better insurance and I'm doing awesome.…

> Wedge pillow - Eliminated my chronic back pain completely in ~2 weeks

Do you place it behind your head or legs ?

Re: Ask HN: What purchase under $1000 has changed your life the most?

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Post by endisneigh »

1. A nice bed. In my case a hybrid spring foam. I got a Zinus green tea hybrid and a latex foam topper. About $800 together after tax

2. A massage chair and audiobooks. I have trouble getting relaxed to sleep. 30 minutes in a message chair listening to a nice audio book is great. Recommend Osaki and its rebadges like the insignia 3D. $1000 or so.

3. A dog. Mixed feelings on this. I love my dog that I got from a shelter and he encourages good habits, like touching grass and socializing with people outside, but it’s a lot of work. Buyer beware. $300 to adopt and about $300-$1000 on yearly needs.

4. Nice walking shoes, about $100.

5. Robot vacuum. Recommend the roborock s7+. About $800.

Re: Ask HN: What purchase under $1000 has changed your life the most?

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Post by fwungy »

JohnFen wrote: post #10

For me, it's a tie between a bidet and a standing mixer. Both of those were utterly life-changing for me, and with both, I regretted not getting them years earlier.

First time I used a bidet was when I started at Google. They have some bidet stalls in their bathrooms, some fancy Japanese ones too.

I was nervous about a hard stream of water going up there, not knowing how cold or hot it would be, but it was a life changer.

First thing in at a new house for me is $50 bidet.

Re: Ask HN: What purchase under $1000 has changed your life the most?

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Post by askiiart »

The first thing that comes to mind is a computer, of course. Anything even semi-modern is fine, but right now I daily-drive a Ryzen 5 3600 with 16GB of RAM.

A quality mechanical keyboard has also been great. I use a TKL GMMK with Kailh BOX White switches, it's been awesome. ~$100.

Re: Ask HN: What purchase under $1000 has changed your life the most?

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Post by n_ary »

Book! I spend around ~€300 per year on books. Not only do I get lots of interesting ideas, concepts, perspective and cool history, I also get a good night’s sleep on days that I substitute infinite-scrolling-of-doom with books.

Also, I read a lot of tech books which often includes a lot of surprising new things that improves my work suddenly or unlocks issues at work by providing entirely simply solutions(of course adapted to my problem).

Also some indoor plants, they probably do a bit of air cleaning but their aesthetics cheer me up when I am back home.

Good pair of comfortable shoes I bought last year reduced my chronic back pain(hard soles apparently strains the heels and eventually back muscles?!).

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Post by gardenhedge »

n_ary wrote: post #28

Book! I spend around ~€300 per year on books. Not only do I get lots of interesting ideas, concepts, perspective and cool history, I also get a good night’s sleep on days that I substitute infinite-scrolling-of-doom with books. Also, I read a lot of tech books which often includes a lot of surprising new things that improves my work suddenly or unlocks issues at work by providing entirely simply solutions(of course a…

do you use a reading light at night?

Re: Ask HN: What purchase under $1000 has changed your life the most?

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Post by _sm5d »

About 8 years ago I purchased some puerh tea and some rice bowls, must've spent maybe £30? I haven't stopped exploring puerh since and it's changed my life completely. Some of the results can be seen (puerh.uk and slowtea.org for example) but the greatest change is internal.
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