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.
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I finally let myself buy a 12v fridge thing for the car, and it has pretty much paid for itself on the first road trip. I wish I had done this sooner. We packed lunches vs drive thru. And it kept my road sodas sooo perfectly cold, I had no temptation to stop and get icy fountain drinks. I went for a model that I can set the temp even down to negative digits Fahrenheit, hoping that it will perform better in the summer compared to earlier units that are basically electric coolers (no temp control, basically they can only cool things 20° from ambient temp). And it's inaugural road test was daytime temps in 70s and 80s with no issues getting to 35° in the fridge.
My grandpa had one when we were little that he loved, but imo never kept stuff cold enough. Do you have a link to what you bought? I wouldn't mind looking into one for an upcoming road trip.
This is something I keep getting close to buying, but it seems like all the reputable brands i know are very expensive.
Then there's "6-letter, All-Caps"-brands selling for like 1/6th the price and they are app controlled which is bad to me, and I'm suspicious of those brands, anyway.
How big is this thing? do you access it (via passenger) while driving or do you have to pull off?
Been eyeing one myself but haven't found a good mixture of size and convenience that I feel it could replace fast food and gas station sodas.
It could fit in the passenger side footwell of my SUV, but I kept it in the way back because I'd rather have my sweetie riding up front, and I also have an extra 12V outlet back there.
They do come in different sizes. Some have wheels. Mine is 18L and about 15 pounds, so wheels not necessary. Its about a mid to large size cooler shape. Not one of the ones you'd take deep sea fishing, but maybe a small tailgate. Think side handles cooler, not one where the single bar handle locks the lid in place.
I do not recommend rooting around in it while driving, though if I put it in my pickup on a solo road trip, I probably would put it on the front passenger seat, where if I were stopped at a red light, I could quickly grab another drink.
If you want me to PM you the link to mine, I'm happy to do so.
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My smart car has definetly paid for itself. I got it off someone who was going to junk it for 750 bucks. They were going to junk it because a mechanic quoted them how much the car was worth to fix it. The actual fix is an hour of cleaning and 3 bolts total. I still haven't done that just cleared the code since if you drive it right it doesn't have any issues. But yeah 40 mpg if your nice to it and 38 if you're beating the crap out of it has definetly saved me a ton of money. The only real complaint I have is the wind noise is loud above 40 mph and once you get to 75 80 there's no way you are having a conversation past 90 I think earplugs are a good idea.
I've got another one:
Long before COVID, I would go to a barber shop for haircuts.
The place I went to had one short, old guy who had arthritis. I'm tall, and long in the torso. When he was cutting my hair, he couldn't lower the chair enough to be able to cut my hair, so I'd have to scoot down in the chair so that I was sitting with my ass at the edge of the seat and my spine bent so my head was low enough.
When you entered the shop, you'd write your name on the board, and if you wanted someone specific to cut your hair, you'd put the barber's name next to yours. So, I started picking one of the taller, younger guys to cut my hair.
One day I was in a rush, and there was a line, so I figured I'd just take whoever was available and scoot down if I had to. The old guy skipped over me two times. When someone pointed out that I was there before him, the barber got pissy and said, "he doesn't want me cutting his hair"
One of the other barbers apologized and took me next. I gave that guy a $20 tip.
When I got home I went online and bought a Flowbee. I haven't been to a barber shop since. It does a great job, there's no line to wait in, it takes me about 10 minutes, leaves no mess behind, and I haven't paid for anything but electricity and shop vac bags ever since.
No barber visit for 7 years now. been clipping myself ever since.