Today we’re going to dig into the second question (here are all of the questions) from Tim Ferriss’ book “Tribe of Mentors”, which is:
What purchase of $100 or less has most positively impacted your life in the last six months (or in recent memory)? My readers love specifics like brand and model, where you found it, etc.
While a good number of people answered the question in the book, none stood out to me enough to deserve a highlight. However, I was inspired to read this book by Robert Carnes, who shared his answers earlier this year. For this one, Robert said:
I’ve suffered from knee joint pain nearly my entire life, especially anytime I exercise. A few years back, I bought a sports ice pack and a compression sleeve that fits on my knee.
Together, these significantly cut down my knee pain after I work out. They cost me less than $30 total and have literally saved me headaches. It’s an important reminder to take care of yourself.
For me, it’s the Logitech MX Master 3S mouse, which generally costs just under $90. Between the old 2S model and the newer 3S, I’ve now purchased this mouse 12 times! Some for me on my various computers, and another for pretty much everyone at our company. It’s a solid mouse, with smooth tracking, solid battery life, and it feels great in the hand. There’s nothing magic about it, but it’s just a great mouse.
What purchase have you recently made for under $100 that we all need to know about?
Two useful items for me. First, for years, I’ve used “bone conduction” headphones, usually from AfterShokz, which are typically pricey. A few months ago, I opted for a lesser priced “Open Circlet” from Oraimo. I’m very happy with it.
Second is something I’ve wanted for a long time, a simple headband worklight / spotlight. I started with a simple one that had a band of LEDs and lit up my work area pretty well. I was happy. Then I got one that was more of a spotlight, and wow, I was *really* happy. I never knew how many times I was working in the dark when I could easily have had some light.
Ooh, good suggestions. I have some AfterShokz as well and they’re indeed great headphones!
I can also relate to the light situation, but we did it differently. A headband light would have helped in our attic, but instead we hired an electrician to wire up a few proper lights and a switch. It was a few hundred dollars, so beyond the scope of this question, but it was money well-spent.
Mine is very specific to my hobby – woodworking. I bought a spiral flush trim bit for about $60 to replace a straight knife version. The spiral gives much cleaner results and you end with a better looking piece.
The specific ones are often the best. I had to search to see what that even is, and it looks pretty sweet!