"It Truly Changed My Life": People Are Sharing The Life-Changing Things They Bought For Less Than $100, And I Wasn't Expecting Some Of These Items
Since the prices of most items are still incredibly high, I thought it would be helpful to share the responses from Reddit user u/MapleLeafCollector's thread: "What life-changing thing can you buy for less than $100?" Here's what they had to say below:
1."If you have gone totally bankrupt and those are your last $100, I would suggest getting a gym membership. It gives you a couple of months of access to a locker and a shower for you to find a job in the meanwhile."
"I briefly lived somewhere that the shower had such shitty water pressure 99% of the time. I need a hard-pressure shower in the morning to relax and get my day going.
I already had a gym membership, and I realized their showers were always amazing. I ended up going there every single morning to shower. I wouldn’t even work out. I would just go shower, change, and start my day.
A nice staff member offered me food once. He thought I was homeless. Apparently, quite a few people did this. It's crazy to think that all of us have this image of homeless people being dirty with ripped clothes, yet we’ve probably worked with people who we had no idea were temporarily homeless at the time."
2."A condom."
3."10-foot phone charger cord."
4."I got one of those cheese graters with the hand crank (like Olive Garden)."
"So now you can have that awkward moment at home with family when you don’t know if now is too much cheese or a second ago."
5."A carbon monoxide detector, and plug it in your bedroom. That way if there's a 1/1,000,000 chance your appliance, heater, or whatever malfunctions, you'll at least wake up before you die from suffocation in your sleep."
6."A library card. It gives you access to a ton of books, movies, and all sorts of things, and they're often free. You just need to live in the area."
"Once you have a library card, you can download an app called 'Libby' that also gives access to rent out audible books from your local libraries as well."
7."A decent first aid kit. I take one with me wherever I go in the car. You can make your own with good supplies for around that much. You never know when you’ll need it."
8."The Squatty Potty (or its knockoff). It truly changed my life."
9."A bidet attachment."
10."A heated throw. It honestly saves you so much money in the winter, and it makes you more comfortable. It's life-changing because who can afford to heat their house all day, every day through winter?"
11."A good pair of shoes/boots on sale (I just scored $275 hiking boots for $60) and a Sonicare toothbrush. Take care of your feet and teeth, you'll be glad you did."
12."A sunrise alarm clock. It's so much more relaxing to wake up to a slowly increasing light than jarring noises."
"Some of us need rage-inducing noises to rip us from the sweet, sweet paradise of slumber."
13."If you are a parent, I suggest getting a projector. I've seen TVs get broken from thrown toys, toddlers thinking TVs are touch screens, or climbing on furniture, etc. I bought a cheap $50 projector that sits up high and a white bedsheet, and it's damn indestructible."
14."Weighted toddler blanket. It’s like putting a sheet over a birdcage, I swear."
"Sigh. My husband, when he thinks it’s time I go to sleep, he pulls the comforter up as high as he can and says, 'Night, night birdie.'"
15."30 pairs of the same socks (so you don't have to pair them), 10 pairs of high-quality underwear, and a good pillow. All under 100 bucks. Each item on its own is life-changing."
16."There are online courses, webinars, and platforms offering access to educational content on various topics. Investing in self-education can help you develop skills and master new areas of knowledge."
17."A foldable clothes-drying rack. The best $13 I ever spent at Ikea."
18."Timed bottle caps for prescription pills. This 100% helps with taking medication on time!"
19."An air fryer. Frozen fries in 11 minutes? Come on now."
