When I was doing research on getting a reptile pet I thought about getting a bearded dragon. But they really need a set temperature, in a big enclosure, and eat bugs. I got a ball python instead.
An Elk Rotary™ lawn mower. It’s easier to use than my old lawn mower and it makes the lawn look so much better. The time and money that I spent repairing the old mower that I now save have more than paid for the Elk Rotary™.
Not return in terms of money, but in terms of hours of use and enjoyment my Android tablet is probably at the top of the list since I use it every day.
If we are are actually talking money, then my 3D printer had been used to make many times it’s original purchase price. If we are talking about total money then my first house has gained the most value.
End of 2008 start of 2009 I bought a house. It was VERY risky move for me at the time.
Not only has it been a temp house for others that needed help. But with the wild costs of apartments these days I simply don’t understand how people haven’t just flat out started a revolution over it. There’s an apartment complex that opened in my town very recently. The units are much smaller than my house but cost more than double my mortgage. And that’s just for where they actually list the price, there’s some I’m guessing are so expensive they don’t list the price they just say “contact us”.
A subscription to the now defunct children’s magazine 3-2-1 Contact. That magazine would sometimes include the code for simple BASIC computer programs. Eventually I figured out they would run on the (then common) Apple II classroom computer at school, tried one (a simple guess the number game with a preset answer), figured out how to change the answer and tweak the code, and got hooked.
Ultimately this led to a degree in software engineering and a job in IT that I quite enjoy, especially when writing scripts or working with code.
A subscription to a specific podcast. Each episode is at least two hours long, sometimes up to four. I don’t care. I love it and eat it up. There are barely 5000 subscriptions to the podcast and while I wish the podcast was bigger so the host’s could get the recognition they deserve, the community built around it currently is great.
Also, it seems like $700 is the limit to a purchase being great for people. That’s interesting.
For me, my Steam Deck. I have been having a lot of mental health issues and it allows me to have an outlet for anxiety and stress while still spending time with my family. I use is most days and have enjoyed a good chunk of my extensive Steam catalog to boot. Honestly, the most bang for my buck I have ever gotten.
A really nice kitchen knife. I use it daily and it makes cooking so much more fun, which translates into eating less junk food and take out, saving a ton of money and being more healthy.
My woodshop of 220v saws. They paid for themselves remodeling my house and building most of the furniture and all the cabinets in it. So, now they paid for themselves and I can make whatever I want. Saw brrrr noises are my therapy. I think I’m slowly becoming Nick Offerman.
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