For me it has to be:
- Helix mattress ($1,217). Sleep is great.
- Home gym power cage & weights (~$1,000). Look good, feel good, get strong.
- Netgear Nighthawk AXE7800 ($339). No more random, annoying internet disconnects/slowness.
- 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)
- 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.
I used to have noisy neighbors who would party until very late at night with loud music. In addition, my apartment only had one room towards a big road.
Often, I couldn’t sleep until 2 or 3 AM when parties ended and would be waking up around 6 or 7. Ear plugs didn’t help since the sounds were too loud.
This lead to me constantly being tired and overall made everything else in my life more difficult. I lived like this for years.
Then, one day I saw an ear protection gear (the type that construction workers normally use) in a store for only $5. I decided to buy it, thinking that it might help me relax but that I wouldn’t be able to fall asleep with them.
Well, it turned out that I was able to sleep with it and I started to consistently get 6 or 7 hours of sleep. Best purchase of my life.
TLDR Lived in a very noise environment and couldn’t sleep. Bought an ear protection gear for $5 dollars and slept like an angel.
In the past, I’ve had to use ANC earbuds (sony xf-1000) in combination with hearing protection. Works like a charm, but not very comfortable.