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What’s something you own that has truly paid for itself? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 5 days ago by Davy_Jones@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I’m curious, what’s an item, tool, or purchase you own that you feel has completely justified its cost over time? Could be anything from a gadget to a piece of furniture or even software. What made it worth it for you?

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[–] Monster96@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Both my 4080 and cintiq tablet. Together they cost me over $4k but it was definately worth it. Besides gaming on them, they netted me a lot of freelancing jobs so I earned more than what I spent on them by far.

[–] cornshark@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

What kind of freelancing? Art creation?

[–] Monster96@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

2d art commissions, videos, 3d sculpts, and 2d animation mainly