Dishwasher - saves so much time.
Haha, nice, mine came with the apartment. It's funny how quickly we take things for granted. It does indeed save a lot of time.
Ask HN: What are the purchases under $300 that have improved your life?
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Re: Ask HN: What are the purchases under $300 that have improved your life?
#321. Air filter
2. Dehumidifier
Re: Ask HN: What are the purchases under $300 that have improved your life?
#33Overhead noise-cancelling headphones
Re: Ask HN: What are the purchases under $300 that have improved your life?
#34Here are all of my favorite sub-$300 purchases:
- A Moccamaster
- A really nice electric kettle
- A set of Insta-crates from Costco
- A crokinole board.
- A nice set of power tools (Makita, Dewalt, or Milwaukee).
- A REALLY nice steak dinner.
- A used T450s
Re: Ask HN: What are the purchases under $300 that have improved your life?
#351. Air filter 2. Dehumidifier
1. Air filter totally agree!
2. Dehumidifier strongly depends on where you live, cause, in my apartment we can't live without a Humidifier, for some reason it always get so dry!
Re: Ask HN: What are the purchases under $300 that have improved your life?
#36Pineapple corer. Think I got one for $5 off aliexpress years ago. Didn't think it would work, but it's super easy to take a pineapple and get almost all the fruit out. Pineapple's are good winter fruits since they are shipped in from the tropics regardless.
Re: Ask HN: What are the purchases under $300 that have improved your life?
#37Here are all of my favorite sub-$300 purchases: - A Moccamaster - A really nice electric kettle - A set of Insta-crates from Costco - A crokinole board. - A nice set of power tools (Makita, Dewalt, or Milwaukee). - A REALLY nice steak dinner. - A used T450s
Thanks for this, great suggestions!
- I recently got an AeroPress, love it!
- Electric Kettle is basically the first thing we bought when we moved in, so useful!
- How are instacrates useful to you? Just general purpose storage?
- Crokinole, very intersting, looking into this.
- Agreed, power tools are a must!
- I actually got a Butcherbox subcription, and am so happy about it. Good thing I like to cook.
- A good laptop is a must also.
Re: Ask HN: What are the purchases under $300 that have improved your life?
#38Making the assumption that you work at a desk all day, and ignoring the good recommendations of a solid pair of noise-cancelling headphones, I'd recommend an ergonomic mouse and a nice keyboard. Personally I'm really into Logitech MX Vertical and MX Keys, but MX Master 3 is also very nice to work with. Has resulted in issues with wrists and hands reducing a lot. Your mileage may vary, though.
Re: Ask HN: What are the purchases under $300 that have improved your life?
#39Save it for a rainy day. Having a good rainy day fund helps take the edge off day to day living.
I already have one, and addition of $300 is not going to change it much. Plus, this gift was given with direct orders to spend it on something nice. That said, I totally agree with you, contributing to a rainy day fund can totally improve one's life.
Well in that case, get yourself a nice home decor piece. That way you can remember the gift whenever you walk by it.
Re: Ask HN: What are the purchases under $300 that have improved your life?
#40Pineapple corer. Think I got one for $5 off aliexpress years ago. Didn't think it would work, but it's super easy to take a pineapple and get almost all the fruit out. Pineapple's are good winter fruits since they are shipped in from the tropics regardless.
Nice, thankfully my spouse likes to prep pineapples and does it in like 2-3 min.