Probably a bit out of the $50 budget: a massage.
this post was submitted on 06 Nov 2023
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- good pair of underwear
- good pair of socks
- bag of fancy coffee
A full size electric blanket (by full size I mean big enough to lay on it completely, like the size of a single bed mattress. I love mine
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Tongue scraper. Get a small metal one, will completely remove bad breath and stuff like garlic breath. It also removes cakes of plaque on your tongue sometimes. I've always brushed my teeth, but holy cow the tongue scraper helps. Better than mouthwash.
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These are the things I'm glad I got back then and would get again if they broke, that fit the price category:
- an onion comb for dicing
- shoehorn with a long handle
- 3 stage knife sharpening station
- wireless phone charger (no more fiddling in the dark with the cable)
- magnetic keychain holder (from AntPocket tools)
- Unicorn Beetle Pro phone case and belt holster (if you're on board with the aesthetic)
- a pair of Klim earbuds (wired, with foam tips)
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A good, bright head lamp. See everything!
$35 gets me twelve bottles of soylent, which I use as twelve days I get to skip breakfast but still be well fed.
Pre bottled Soylent got me through a very rough time in grad school when I couldn't eat because I was afraid to leave my room. The powdered stuff wouldn't have worked because you have to prep it and clean up (meaning I would have to have left my room). So pre bottled practically saved my life.
I've moved past that now. It's a bit pricey to keep up with when you go pre bottled and it's not available in stores like Walgreens. Plus the best flavor (Cafe Mocha) was hurting my stomach. The only other flavor I didn't mind was the strawberry flavor. All the others kind of suck. But it really has some pretty good utility.
If I'm ever in a pinch now, I just go with whatever nutrition shake is at my local corner drug store instead. Usually it seems to be a brand like Ensure or something. I can't stand the regular chocolate or vanilla flavor that these meal shakes generally have, so I try to seek out a dark chocolate. Soylent didn't seem to have that yet when I stopped buying from them.
Why were you afraid to leave your room? No worries if you don't want to share, just curious.
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A water pik machine. An electric toothbrush.
A car phone holder. A bidet.
New kitchen towels.
And some more of the other stuff people already said.
+1 to bidets
Asia has spoiled me
bidet, electric water kettle, air fryer, pour over coffee, USB desk fan, portable electric heater, air purifier doubling as white noise maker, melatonin, metal tongue scraper, quality kitchen knife / sharpener, fleece Sherpa lined sweatshirt hoodie, wool socks, weekend at Bernie's type sunhat, portable water purifier, ceramic pans,
A cole n mason pepper mill & toss in a bag of tellicherry peppercorns.
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Body pillow. I got one off of Amazon for like $30-$40 on a whim to try out sleeping with one. Can't even imagine trying to sleep without it anymore
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Air fryer. I got one on a black friday sale for like $30 and it paid for itself within a week for the amount of effort, time, and oil saved to fry stuff.
I’ve had this little fellow hanging in my shower for a year or so now and it’s great. Turn it on and it connects pretty much instantly. Weirdly good sound for the size and water resistant. Keeps my phone dry too
Tozo wireless earbuds (noise cancelling!).
Airfly pro - a little widget that allows you to Bluetooth from the seat back entertainment system on planes.
A fold up kettle.
Nanobags.
I travel a lot. These things are crucial.
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Smart plugs! These outlet switches come in packs of four for about $25 dollars. Once installed and set up in the app, you can automate them with scheduled timers or turn them on or off remotely. They will also integrate with Home Assistant, Google Home, and Alexa.
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A kitchen paper holder that you can mount to a wall, shelf, etc, and that has a stopping mechanism so that it allows you to rip some paper off the roll with just one hand. Absolute kitchen game changer.
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Lanolin is a bitchin' moisturizer like for everything—particularly your chapped lips. Haven't tried it for any other of my chapped bits but the same principle extends.
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the cape sundew I keep on my windowsill. As someone with a lot of house plants, it has been a godsend for keeping flies and other pests out of the house.
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my first aid kit. You never want to need one of these, but I've been glad to have it close to hand a fair few times