- Fitbit tracker with heart rate monitor (the model I have is the Fitbit Charge).
- Cordless drill/screwdriver.
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#22At least for perspective alteration: Plane tickets.
The gut answer, though, is a pair of snowshoes. Much of the best of my life can be traced to that decision.
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#23Treadmill
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#24ReMarkable tablet
im wondering, is the device a good PDF reader?
most ereaders have bad PDF support, and this device seems perfect as a device for study.
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#25Mobility scooter. I have heart problems and arthritis, and it has made all the difference to my ability to get to shops, chemist. doctors etc.
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#26AirPods Pro
The original ones were awesome, but these ones are even better. Absolute game changer.
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#27Possibly my Patagonia down jacket. I didn't grow up in a family that could afford nice winter jackets and always had a used ski-style winter jacket, which is really hard to move around in and not very warm. I didn't know it was possible to be comfortable in cold weather until this past winter.
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#28Tickets to cart racing for the second date with my wife (back then future wife). I did not know she does not drive, and she does not drive now, but she carried through this with such a poise and good attitude that I realized she just might be the one.
Books - some of them were free, some of them bought, about mathematics, physics, chemistry, programming that got me hooked on these subjects.
Computers. Sinclair ZX Spectrum clone when I was in secondary school and my own PC that I assembled myself in university.
Contact lenses. I am myopic and used glasses. Contact lenses required some time to get used to, but ultimately gave me the great feeling of freedom.
Anything to support shared experience with people I love. It could be a ticket to the movies or a museum, meals in restaurant or for a picnic etc. The exact expenditure is not really important and it may be a good movie or not, but what matters is time spent together.
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#29- Cast Iron pan (one pan to do it all)
- Crockpot (cook while you work)
- Good mattress (you spend 30%+ of your time there)
- Roomba (clean while you work)
- Ninja blender/food processor
- Noise Canceling air pods
- toaster oven (cheap and you can cook everything)
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#30A Garmin watch. Having your health data easily available makes healthy decisions (take the stairs, or walk a bit more, or hit the gym...) a lot easier.