Another hardrive to feed my storage addiction.
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A pack of condoms
Air fryer. If you spend ~300, you can get one that can also be a pressure cooker or small convection oven.
In the US; a gun, 2 months of water, 6 weeks of internet, 2 weeks of electricity, 10 days of groceries, 6 days of health insurance, or 3 days of rent. Or, you can buy 5 cases of beer.
a gram cocain
Well there's a lot of useful things that 100 pounds can get you. Depending on what you consider incredibly useful, and what you do everyday. A quick list of the top of my head:
- good quality first aid kit
- old/new but shit smartphone
- pair of decent working boots
- shit ton of used clothes (atleast where I live, idk about the UK), to wear or as fabric
- set of screwdrivers and bits
- cheap drill, or good used drill
- used laptop
- used oscilloscope
- used all kinds of electronics really; TVs, displays, audio stuff
- thermal water bottle
- Self-defense stuff
An electric pump. I can do bike tires, car tires, camping beds, etc. with full ease.
i had bought gas stove called firemaple fms, and its amazing, i always bring it to my camping trips, even to some festivals. Its quite compact
It's a bit dull but having the $100 in your pocket in case of emergency is pretty useful.
When I travel, I always keep a $100 bill under the insole of my shoe. If my wallet gets stolen, at least I have money for a cab.
I keep a $50 bill hidden between my phone/case so I always have some if i lose/forget my wallet, but that's definitely a prime target for being stolen... might toss one in a shoe as well, that's a good idea.
Hopefully they're shitty shoes. People will steal shoes too
Oh, yeah, nobody is stealing my shoes.
Note to self: steal BarneyPiccolo's shoes
A multimeter
Bought one for less than โฌ4 or something like that. I didn't had a lot of money at the time, but it doesn't have a buzzer sound for continue check.
So do yourself a favor and spend the couple of euro's more and get one that's beeps(if you can). It's so much easier then looking at the screen when you quickly want to check something.
Don't get me wrong I still use it after 7 years, but really need te "upgrade".
you can get a basic oscilloscope for that. aliexpress sells $10-15 multimeters.
A multimeter is still more practical for most use cases. Measuring resistant, continuity, amperage, and who knows what else are far more practical for an average persons day to day life. Especially around the house. Not to mention most people don't have a need to know the exact waveform for their purposes
True, but I'd wager a lot more people have uses for a multi meter than an oscilloscope. If you're interested in DIY electronics by all means get an oscilloscope (since you probably already have a multimeter in that case), but if you just need a basic tool for when you occasionally venture into the arcane world of electricity (checking a battery, checking if an outlet is live, checking if a fuse is good, checking if something's shorted, etc) then the $10-15 Aliexpress multimeter is enough. In fact an oscilloscope is less useful to most people because it only detects waveforms (and by extension voltage in general) but not resistance or current among other metrics (unless you get one of those cool combination multimeter osciliacopes).
$10-15 is still less than ยฃ100.
Chest freezer, vacuum sealer, wired electric impact wrench.
- induction stove: you can buy a stand-alone element that plugs into the wall for about that much, and they're faster and use less power than a conventional stove
- bidet: a low-end model, at least
- multitool: should be able to afford a pretty good one for that budget
- cajon: all right, maybe not "useful" per se, but man they're a lot of fun!
A bidet and a multi tool are two of my required items.
The best multitool I've found on Amazon is the Wetols one for only $19, and my bidet is the Samodra for $28.49. Extremely cheap, highly effective tools to make life easier.
ยฃ100 is roughly the price point for mid-range bone conducting, outside-the-ear headphones. These rest against the bone next to the ear instead of inside the ear itself. You can get lower end options for more like ยฃ45
I cannot recommend these strongly enough!
- Your ear canal is open to the air, not plugged up for hours
- You can still hear your environment, great for biking/walking/running/not getting snuck up on
Good shout!
I recently bought a pair for about ยฃ35 and was expecting low end quality but they are more like midrange in my opinion (I bought a Chinese brand, "Sanoto DG08", so I reckon I saved on marketing compared to the market leaders).
I use them all the time now - cycling, listening to adult podcasts around the house or while cooking without being totally antisocial etc. They are great!
My gaming PC is hooked up to my TV, Big screen, surround sound, hue lights synced up to it, it's a pretty nice setup
So I got a set of bone conducting phones for when I'm on discord or whatever. I'd rather have the surround sound for the in-game audio, but I don't necessarily need my idiot friends laughing and cracking jokes in glorious 5.1, so they let me still hear and talk to them while leaving my ears open to the speakers
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You can get em cheap on Aliexpress. ~$15
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Slow cooker/ crockpot. You can make multiple meals with minimum effort.
I spent $100 on a stockpot this year and it's made really enjoy cooking. I do love my slowcooker, its just too small.
I've found that 7qt is the sweet spot for my slow cooker recipes. A 5qt would work for most of them, but having that little extra space is nice.
Used cast iron pans - last lifetimes and can be used for so much. French press - coffee, tea, chicory, herbs, mushrooms ...
Honestly, I can't think of much stuff at a higher piece point that isn't specialized. Useful things tend to be relatively lower cost.
I carried a leatherman for years, but rarely used it. I find an adjustable wrench, picquick, pliers and box cutter more efficient and easier to use.
Although, I really want cool stuff.
Pressure cooker. Lets you cook a lot of cheaper, bulk food faster.
A quality double-sided safety razor. Saves a ton on cartridges. About as easy to use once you get used to it.
If you like your hair on the shorter side, hair clippers.
Iโve been cutting my hair for a long time now, and have probably saved thousands from skipping barbers, as well as been able to cut my hair exactly as I like it, and far more frequently/conveniently.
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Ultrasonic cleaner. Cleans all the stuff that's hard to get to usually. Also great for glasses.
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Second computer monitor
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Immersion blender
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Basic tool kit
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Fabric shaver
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Clear plastic storage boxes/organizers
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For cooking: non-stick pans, MSG
I'll push back on the nonstick pans. Steel pans get you much better sears, are easier to take care of, and last way longer than non-sticks. Even expensive non-sticks will require you to use spatulas made of a soft material and will only last a couple months to a handful of years before the teflon flakes off.
Personally I would save up a bit and get a 9inch, a 12-14inch (depending on hob sizes), and a bigger sauce pan. Would definitely run more expensive than 100 quid but will last much longer.
Ceramic instead of Teflon is where it's at.
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I got a battery-powered air blower after seeing a YouTube video comparing and reviewing them.
I've always joked about how stupid leaf blower are, but I've found this pocket-sized version really useful.
Cleaning out dust from computers, tower fans, etc, it is amazing.
I also have a small dust buster and this blower gets its filter really clean like nothing else can.
Unlike cans of compressed gas, there's no concern about inhaling anything if I use it indoors, or getting frostbite when the can cools.
Project Farm? Did you get the WOLFBOX air blower?
It was that channel!
And it was the wolfbox. I didn't mention it because I didn't want to appear to be shilling a particular product.
I bought a "for dewalt" handheld vacuum that also acts as a blower/mattress filler. With the small tip on it it's almost as good as the air compressor for cleaning dust out of the pc. It was only $30 iirc
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