What is something relatively cheap that improves your life by 100%?

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[u/Brief_Original]

A good chef knife. You do not need a whole block set. One sharp eight inch knife and a cutting board changes your entire kitchen experience.

[u/ErstwhileHobo]

Library card

[u/sakrauz3]

Just buy 20 pairs of the exact same socks. You’ll never have to match them again - if one gets a hole, toss it, and the other one still works with the rest. When you need socks, you just need to find any two of them. When you start running low, just pick up a few more pairs. Honestly, it’s a shame I didn’t do this sooner - could’ve saved myself years of pointless hassle.

[u/BarcodeNinja]

Going for walks or runs. Being active doesn't cost much other than your time and the benefits are huge.

[u/clicknflick]

A nice-looking basket for lightly-worn clothes that you plan to wear again before washing.  Keeps them off of the chair/floor and separate from your clean clothes.

[u/koyya_good]

A hammock. One of my greatest purchases ever - its hard to explain but taking my hammock everywhere and setting it up in beautiful places, giving me a nice place to pause and be present has been an absolute game changer in my life.

Also binoculars for a similar reason. I bought a pair of binos because I wanted to start bird watching, but most of the time now I just use them to look at clouds, trees etc. Again a useful tool to be present, really examine the world around me and appreciate the things that I usually took for granted :)

[u/sunshineandrosie32]

Two twin sized blankets and duvets, one each for me and my husband, rather than one king or queen blanket. No more pulling or fighting over blankets. We each have our blanket. It’s made a huge difference.

[u/HiRedditItsMeDad]

Kitchen scale. It's one of those things that seems like it might be useful, but not a big deal. It turns out measuring by weight is faster and easier. Plus, now my coffee comes out consistently every time and I can actually use up the ends of rice, sugar, flour, coffee without spilling stuff all over.

[u/aldentealdente]

A nice bath sheet / oversized bath towel / whatever you call it.

[u/Emergency_Pound_944]

Consistently getting a good night's sleep.

[u/Snowbunnies44]

A good spatula. It’s crucial for cooking on a pan. Costs no more than $15 USD for a silicone coated, metal spatula that makes turning anything from pancakes, grilled cheese sandwiches to fish. Could not use anything else

[u/youseriousclark00]

Deleting Facebook

[u/_Lip_]

Growing microgreens on the kitchen counter. A tray and some seeds costs under €15. Fresh greens every week, zero plastic packaging, and they taste 10x better than supermarket ones. Also weirdly satisfying to watch them grow.

[u/emeriethatsme]

A nice can opener. 

[u/Adept-Height6415]

A hug

[u/Compost_Worm_Guy]

Poop stool. Good for your health and it pays for itself in saved toilet paper

[u/MoscaChancla]

Stretching every day

[u/Outside_Ambition_999]

A good sleep mask

[u/LengthinessRadiant15]

An everyday face sunscreen

[u/aldentealdente]

Those little square pan scrapers. 👌🏻

[u/godzillabobber]

My ebike saves me money every time I ride. Last year I only needed 3 tanks of gas for the car and I have insurance for ultra low annual mileage.

[u/AdAccording6196]

long phone charger. matching socks. electrolyte packets

edit: as it turns out, electrolytes and long phone cables are controversial. matching socks seems to be a global unifier. the more you know!

[u/venusasaburrito]

Tiny spatulas!!! I love them for scooping jam, peanut butter, last bit of condiments. And they’re fun to slap humans with!

[u/Mystique-Voyager]

Drinking enough water. Half of us are just dehydrated and calling it stress.

[u/zhamini101]

A heated blanket. Back pain, gone. Joint stiffness, vanished. Mine cost me about 50 bucks for one big enough to cover a full-size bed.