What has been your best purchase over the past year for less than $250?

[Guest notorious546]

The question was stolen from Tim Ferris's podcast. I thought it would be interesting to ask the same question to the board.

 

Let me get the ball rolling.

 

Kindle Paperwhite

 

http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00QJDU3KY/ref=sd_allcat_k_kpm

 

[Guest Grey512]

The question was stolen from Tim Ferris's podcast. I thought it would be interesting to ask the same question to the board.

 

Let me get the ball rolling.

 

Kindle Paperwhite

 

http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00QJDU3KY/ref=sd_allcat_k_kpm

 

Funny that. Same over here. Kindle Paperwhite.

[Guest 50centdollars]

Mygica - Cut my cable tv cord. Saved me $1200/year. Cost me $80

 

http://mygica.com/

[asterisk]

Kindle Fire on Prime Day. Cost 69 dollars I believe

[rkbabang]

The question was stolen from Tim Ferris's podcast. I thought it would be interesting to ask the same question to the board.

 

Let me get the ball rolling.

 

Kindle Paperwhite

 

http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00QJDU3KY/ref=sd_allcat_k_kpm

 

 

An ereader is probably the best example of such a purchase. I can't think of anything I spent <$250 on in the last year that made an impact on my life worth mentioning,but I bought my ereader in 2013 and I still use it everyday.  It is without a doubt the smallest purchase in the last 5 years that has made the largest impact on my life.  I have a Kobo Aura HD with a 6.8" screen (256dpi).

 

[Hawks]

My Titleist 913 D2 driver, 1 year old. Instead of the new 915 for $500 plus.

[TheAiGuy]

Entry fee to the Brooklyn half marathon.

[Jurgis]

Kindle Fire on Prime Day. Cost 69 dollars I believe

 

$35 on Black Friday.  ;) Use it as a coaster.  just kidding

[asterisk]

hahaha. As a college student, I really like the ecosystem. The integration of Prime Videos is great when you think about how new movies are free quickly. Also, the iPad at this point costs more than its worth.

[blainehodder]

Rondo Agile 3010

 

http://www.rondomusic.com/al3010sehsbf.html

 

It is basically a well made Korean Gibson Les Paul clone. Countless hours of fun. The price has jumped a bit from the 250, but it is still a great price.

[stahleyp]

Through my gas company, you can a Nest and energy audit for $199. Usually the Nest is $250 and audit is $50. I was planning on spending about $1,000 to add blown-in insulation in the attic. However, after the audit, the guy said it would only save around $30-$40 a year so it wasn't worthwhile to do it.

[TwoCitiesCapital]

It was a little more than $250 cost upfront, but I'm definitely enjoying the fruits/benefits of upgrading to the Platinum American Express card. It was $450 up front membership fee, but I've made more than that back in in refunds/discounts that they give me for things that I happened to be buying anyways and I've only had the card for 4 months.

 

Looks like I'm going to get paid quite a bit this year for taking the opportunity to upgrade.

[NewbieD]

Down jacket from Decathlon for €40.

 

Personal shopper for 2 hours for €70.

 

The Ad for renting out my basement.

[Gardener]

A used Lenovo Thinkpad for about just below $250 after my other laptop broke down on me. Very satisfied so far.

[LC]

A used Lenovo Thinkpad for about just below $250 after my other laptop broke down on me. Very satisfied so far.

 

Same for me, bought one for my sister-in-law as well because it's proved such a good value.

[ATLValue]

Garmin Fenix 2 watch for $200

[augustabound]

Mygica - Cut my cable tv cord. Saved me $1200/year. Cost me $80

http://mygica.com/

 

We've hit our limit with Rogers so we're finally cutting. Most likely going with the local guy who programs the Android box and you get a controller for $120. He loads everything on for you that you could need.

I'd still like to find a source for Disney Junior for the kids though. So far, Disney has a lock on their content and the only way to get it is with a cable subscription.

 

So that will be my best purchase next month.  ;D

 

My best one now is my 10" Acer tablet. I love it. It was on clearance at Walmart in the fall for $149. In all the reviews I found before I bought it said it stacked up well against the equivalent Samsung that was more than twice the price.

[SmallCap]

A new Asus laptop with decent specs and incredibly long battery life for $89 from best buy - still don't know how I did that one.

[RhubarbXIV]

The party/card game Spyfall.

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YTHN82W?keywords=spyfall&qid=1452548929&ref_=sr_1_2&s=toys-and-games&sr=1-2

 

With the leftover money I'd include Codenames, Exploding Kittens, and Funemployed.

[stahleyp]

what all can you do with mygia?

[Nelson]

After years of sitting on whatever I could find that was cheap, I got a nice office chair from Staples for $159 on sale, regular $269. My ass has never been so grateful.

[Rainforesthiker]

My JMT hike permit for $20 or so.

[TorontoRaptorsFan]

Toronto Blue Jays playoff ticket against the Texas Rangers.

 

Will happily spend the same amount next year if they make the playoffs.

[Palantir]

Amazon Prime

[Gamecock-YT]

Japan Rail Pass. 7 days, travel whenever and wherever you want for the most part on the bullet trains.