What are some of the best purchases of your life?

erik111189@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world – 574 points –

For me it has to be:

  1. Helix mattress ($1,217). Sleep is great.
  2. Home gym power cage & weights (~$1,000). Look good, feel good, get strong.
  3. Netgear Nighthawk AXE7800 ($339). No more random, annoying internet disconnects/slowness.
  4. Books ($0 @ library)
    • "Ultralearning" - Scott Young (how to learn efficiently)
    • "Enlightenment Now" - Steven Pinker (the world overall is improving)
    • "The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing" - Taylor Larimore (how to invest)
  5. PS5 ($500). So many great games like witcher 3, god of war, spiderman.

I'm searching for some more deep value purchases. Give me what you've got.

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cafelat robot lever espresso machine

  • $320 USD
  • makes espresso as good as a +$1k machine
  • doesn't need descaling
  • looks cool
  • takes up hardly any bench space
  • simple, well engineered, will outlive me

We have super hard water so a $20 coffee grinder and a $30 coffee machine that gets replaced over a year is good enough for me

That machine looks really interesting! Though it is way too expensive for me. I wonder if there is a (much) cheaper alternative somewhere.

Ever tried a moka pot / perculator? Makes great coffee and pretty cheap

Ever tried a moka pot / perculator? Makes great coffee and pretty cheap

Ever tried a moka pot / perculator? Makes great coffee and pretty cheap

I'm a drip coffee enthusiast, so my Chemex is with me for life. Also got myself the biggest Moka pot money can buy for when I need something more concentrated, but of course it's not the same as real espresso.