I’m talking stuff between 20-50$, that you’ve personally bought (could be items or experiences) that have, in your opinion (share your experience?) improved your quality of life

I’ll start

Real Silk pillowcase. Helped with my sleep a lot, and was like 30$

Thrifted ceramic water pitcher (5$)

There’s this app called Habit Tracker that was one of the catalyst that got me off of p*** during the pandemic (that and the birth of my kid).

It was like $3.99 for a year subscription that helped me keep track of streaks and relapses.

gym membership

Call of Duty mini-fridge for my Baja Blasts.

How much did that cost?

retro handhelds under $80 are kinda lit

I think this is a good example 100% , def requires the buyer to be committed for it to improve QOL, but I think this is probably the best answer to this question all in all even if u need gym clothes or diff shoes etc

got a used older model kindle off ebay for like 40 bones. i download just abt any book i want wit annasarchive for free and boom done, its mad nice

that one is useful for tracking any bad habits yeah?

you can get a few reality shattering experiences for $50 worth of shrooms

Great example , I haven’t gotten into using ereaders yet but probably should

Yeah I was gonna say something like this in op but didn’t want to turn it into a d*** experience thread

i think they're dope af. most ppl alr spend hours every day looking at a screen I cant take em serious when they say they dont fw e-ink displays and only read on paper like okay then whats with your 6hr screen time on phone??? plus im too poor to buy all the books i wanna read AND ion like waiting for s*** to be available at the library. when I wanna read a book I want that s*** asap. can have a new book ready to read in like 5min thats peak right there

probably a lot of lighting stuff:

• 2700k lights
• lamps (no more big overhead lights)
• one of those light attachments for your monitors that shine light right at your keyboard

$11.99

thinkpad t480

Got that Cosco 3-step ladder for changing the high lightbulbs ($30)

Those can be free (excluding labour i guess) if you know where to look and how to identify them

My bedside table has a lamp with a red lightbulb in it. I couldnt recommend it more for people who struggle to get out of bed in the morning, its wayyy easier on the eyes after sleeping and messes with your brain less cause no blue light

i was about to post this

trying to limit blue light in general has been really helpful in my life

waterpik.

Kindle with local library cards on Libby = free books

Helps save on shelf and room space by not buying as much much physical books