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Hot water bottle or equivalent warm thing

This book actually changed my life.

"Discover What You Are Best At" by Linda Gail.

I worked all my life, and always hated every job. Then I read the book and learned that I might be well suited for a position I had never considered. Took a course and did well, passed and applied for a job.

If you can wake up on a snowy Monday and not hate waking up, you've solved most of your problems.

It depends on your definition of cheap, but towel warmers. Just pop your towel into a little tub with a heater a few minutes before jumping in the shower. Then it's as warm as if it just came out of the dryer by the time you get out.

Staying at hotels seems so lacking in luxury when you have to dry off with a cold towel.

desk lamp

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Really good, solid cables of varying varieties (preferably braided). I've had many cables for years and never had to replace them (or if I did, it was wayyy after their due date lol). HDMI and Micro USB were the big ones for me