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Quality electric toothbrush. I can't get my teeth feeling clean without one anymore.
A rice cooker. Doesn't need to be fancy, but it lowers the barrier to cooking substantially given how many dishes use rice.
3, A phone with a camera that's at least mid-range, as it's the camera you'll have on you most. I used to always use phones from cheap brands like Umidigi and although some of them did perform quite well others left me with gaps of my life where none of the photos I took have any detail.
-house
-carbon fiber road bike
-Honda HRV
I also bought a used DSLR (Nikon D3200 for ~135$) to better document stuff I do, as a form of marketing. I pick up used, antique lenses for cheap as I encounter them. It's been profitable and generally great, but doesn't make top 3.
Rescue dog - I saved hers and she saved mine.
College Education - paying to finish my 4 year degree, life changing
40mhz AMD PC processor /w motherboard. replacement for a christmas gift but it solidified my love of computers and computing. Which lead to my college degree and career.
Sailboat
Did you cruise or live aboard? I had a Cat '22 about four years ago and lately I have been thinking of taking the leap to go cruise for a couple years.
I had an islander 30. I lived aboard on the Gulf from Galveston to Pensacola. It was hard, especially at first, but I am glad I did it.
My Garmin Fenix watch, it was during the first month of wearing it that I realized my life and fitness can be like a video game and I get badges and points for doing things. It drives me to move and even after 4 years, it still is making me motivated.
A nice wallet, I looked for a long time and ended up with a Trayvax wallet. I just love the damn thing, it'll last me forever and it's unique and functional. Each time I pull it out of my pocket, I appreciate it's look and feel and form.
My osprey back pack. I've carried it to and from work, on boats, kayaks, walking, for camping and to my friends houses. It is just so functional and comfortable in a way that a less expensive one isn't. It's made to be comfortable AND hold things.
Which Osprey did you get? I've loved their backpacks for a long time.
1: My motorbike - hands down my best purchase. That has single handedly done more for my mental health than the last 9 years of various anti depressants.
2: My PC - the same as others. It's just nice to be able to have the option to do just about everything.
3: A car - I didn't really buy this. My mum gave it to me as a first car. It's not the flashiest. It's just the most basic type. But I love it. I spent 23 years just putting off getting my licence until I just decided to get it just to get it out of the way. And I have missed put on so much by it. The sense of freedom, not having to rely on getting lifts, or getting public transport. (Not opposes to public transport. It's just that where I live, it's a pain for commuting)
Haha driving a motorbike is very different in your country :D
Here I average 15km/hr or less, due to heavy traffic. It's fairly stressful, and it sucks in the monsoon. I've got scars on both legs where I've been burned by unprotected exhaust pipes. You can smell the meat cooking when it happens. All working class people here have these scars. When I need to relax, I take the bus -- it's a luxury!
Still, it beats not having a motorbike by a lot, so I can still relate :)
Out of curiosity, how does the motorbike help your mental health? Is it having transportation in general, or the feeling of riding a motorbike specifically?
I'm gonna be honest. I find it really hard to describe the feeling. I'll try, though, but I'll try. Sorry if it doesn't make sense.
It's not just a mode of transportation to me, at least. There's an insane sense of freedom to it. The adrenaline from having sports car acceleration speeds just straight between your legs. It's like when people say to play music as a coping mechanism. Only this mechanism isn't just sitting around. It actively forces your mind off those things. Like, yeah, you'll think about it. You may still have those megatove thoughts. But they just sorta melt away and get blasted away, almost. The raw sounds of the engine, only adding to it. Ot drains it all out, (If you like the sound, I personally have a stock exhaust, as thays more than enough, I really enjoy the sound of just amy exhaust, well, except the shitty tinny ones thay oiss everyone off. Or the unnecessarily loud ones)
And the fact that you are sat on top of a solid block of steel, with thousands of explosions happening right there. Woth a fuel tank just above it. Kicking out insane power, even a 67hp 650cc. With pretty much nothing protecting you. One slight mistake, and it all goes tits up. But you're in control of it. And it's gonna keep you upright if you handle it. It's relaxing. I also think it helps because you can feel what the bike is doing. Even with slight inputs.
Keanu Reeves said, "If you ride a bicycle, you can kind of understand."
Sorry if thays too long and doesn't make sense. And sorry if it's kinda cringe. But, I truly do love the bike.
(Also, from what I've seen, the biker community is insanely inclusive and nice. Even just riding past another rider. Just that simple gesture of "Hey man," it makes you feel like you're somewhere you belong)
I think you described it very well! Thanks for that. It makes me want one. Sometimes you just want ant to zen out and it sounds like it's perfect for helping with that.
My vasectomy. Hands down the best ease-of-mind investment ever
My computer. Easy choice, I use it daily, sometimesmore than 8 hours
Good, high quality spices
Electric toothbrush. When I donβt have it with me, brushing manually is such a chore. A device performs better than I do and I embrace it.
Prescription glasses. I remember getting to look at a tree with improved sight, and it was wonderful.
Air purifier. Has really helped my allergies.
DDR dance deck. I have used it regularly to this day and it's my primary exercise. I have replaced the panels as they broke with new hand cut pieces and the electronics have seen 4 or so revisions of diy before settling on a Arduino clone based USB input with 3d printed shell.
Nothing else really. It all seems okay at first but breaks down and diy repairs are rarely an option these days. Sometimes I can 3d print parts but I can't just recommend that method to anyone.
DeLonghi Magnifica espresso machine about 12 years ago. The counter on my first one is at 30k+ shots. I bought another used one several years ago for the cabin, it has over 20k shots on it.
Pretty BIFL for a little fully automatic coffee robot. I'll be sad when they both pack it in.