Asklemmy

• Bidet
• Leatherman Micra pocketknife - all I need for most things
• Ebike with a front platform - helps transport
• Acoustic Bike with trunk bag - a trunk bag has a surprisingly large amount of space
• Ortlieb panniers - add to the bikes only on an as needed basis
• Instant Pot - it does miracles with legumes, meats, and a large variety of other dishes
• Instant brand Air fryer - we're working w/o a vent right now so we got this to provide an oven replacement
• IKEA wardrobe - configured and used as a pantry
• Large (40L) backpack with good suspension - great for all sorts of travel

The original Guild Wars released in 2005. Damn that was an awesome purchase. Insane number of hours for the money spent.

without a ton of thought, and other than my current house:

• travel, in general. recently a trip to sail out of svalbard down to norway. it's another world up there

• an inexpensive handtruck is one of the most useful tools i have

• a 'prosumer' grade espresso machine and a grinder is used and loved every single day

Kuru brand shoes. I'm on my feet for 12 hours shifts and I actually have zero foot pain, they're amazing. Also I have extremely high arches, and the Kuru Quantums are the first shoes I've ever owned in my entire life that I don't have to add orthotic arch supports.

I buy a new pair twice a year.

I can't take credit for this, as I found it in a comment in a similar post and want to give that guy his props. It's a microwave sandwich grill press. It's inexpensive, and I use it all the time, especially when I want something, but I don't want anything big or heavy. I microwave grill a sandwich, and it's fantastic!

I was skeptical about how it would work, but it does. This is the Amazon link to it.

Kerbal Space Program 1. I bought it in early beta for like $14, have received all subsequent updates for free because I bought it so early, sunk literally thousands of hours of enjoyment into it and come out with a solid basic understanding of orbital mechanics.

I cant think of a better return on investment I've ever made.

A decent blender. Not anything industrial like a Vitamix, it's a Magimix which was about half as much but still durable and has replaceable parts. It's fine for what I need and is lasting much longer than the pile of crap I had before.

Vacuum pack bags for clothes is another one. I like to keep my wardrobe seasonal but I don't have much space, so packing it down helps.

Also anything reusable: PTFE/silicone baking sheets, rechargeable batteries, reloadable floss handles. All of these have saved recurring purchases, money over time and reduced waste (which made me feel good.)

Proper leather boots. I got the red wing irons rangers. Took 3 months of to break them in but it was worth it. Now I have boots that will last me half my life if I take good care of them, plus they fit like a glove!

One of those nice traveling Bluetooth speakers about half the size of a brick. Whenever I travel I bring it and it is a huge improvement having music that sounds good everywhere.

It was more than I wanted to spend but it was money well spent these many years later.

Electrostatic capacitive rubber dome keyboard. …Such a pillowy, smooth travel compared to every mechanical keyboard. I wish there were higher demand so I could get an ergonomic one instead of basically being limited to what Topre or NiZ release.

High end PC I built. Players every game I'd wanna play super well and is far more reliable than any other PC I've owned

Satellite water pump.

Initial investment is huge bill, but it pays itself off than monthly water bill.

Also, the water is clean.

In 2009 I bought a lot of 10 late 90s Sun servers (1997 machines upgraded a few years later with better CPUs) for $300. Original list price about $2.5 million. After fixing a few problems and swapping parts to max out half the machines, I kept a few as my compute servers, and traded the rest for SGIs. An Onyx for the museum, and a small (one 6' rack) Origin-2000 for myself.

Nothing really fancy here but:

• Clevo NV41MZ Laptop, a beast compared to my stupid T495 thinkpad and corebootable! Very hard to find.
• my roadbike, its very classy 2001 stuff, Campagnolo Daytona (this series doesnt even exist anymore) but its fast as hell and looks great. Just love racing through the streets
• that damn Jack&Jones Winter jacket I got 5 years ago. Already had a burn hole from fireworks, but apart from that I went through so much with it and its still like new.