What’s the greatest luxury item that can change a person’s life?
That’s currently a discussion that is unfolding on Reddit and as many of you know, I’m a big pro-Reddit guy.
One of the reasons why Reddit is so much fun is because it’s a giant abyss that can lead to just about any topic, discussion, debate or outcome.
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For a nerd like myself, it’s a goldmine, and that includes what I stumbled upon today.
Reddit users reveal life-changing luxury purchases
I was doing a Big J journalist deep dive Wednesday morning, and found a Reddit thread titled, “What’s an expensive ($1k-$10k) luxury item that changed your life for the better?”
Immediate click.
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Let’s take a look at some of the top answers, and then we’ll break it down:
- Tankless water heater. I can cry in the shower for as long as I want now
- I’d like to say motorcycle since I haven’t crashed yet.
- A new high quality mattress! I was constantly waking up with aches, pains, and far too often a kinked neck. Got a nectar mattress and it’s improved my life soo much.
- Bought the original Bose Wave after my first few paychecks (so I had some savings) with my first job after college. It’s been 26 years and it still works well and sounds great.
- Slow travel. Staying in a decent rental somewhere amazing in the world for an extended time to and being able to deeply explore the area is top notch for me.
- A good mattress. A good couch.
- Not sure if this counts, but my (now) husband bought me beautiful Tiffany diamond earrings. They are lovely but, at the time, I thought they were pretty extravagant. Within a few years, I was diagnosed with stage IV cancer, and I quickly lost my hair during treatment. I have to say, wearing these earrings makes me feel pretty on days when it’s a real struggle. So, I have to say they’ve changed my life for the better, even though I never thought I’d say this about such a seemingly frivolous luxury item.
- HOT TUB. My wife and I bought a two person hot tub 8 years ago and we use it almost every single night. Nothing is more relaxing than 20 minutes in bubbly, hot water. It gives us a great opportunity for some good conversation time without distractions as well. 10/10 would recommend.
- A high end dishwasher. Cost ~$1400 Canadian. My quality of life is so much better from not having to pre rinse, wash things for a second time, etc. It sounds ridiculous but it honestly has made so much of a difference in my life
- A really really good sturdy treadmill. Lost weight and got fitter. Instead of spending two hours on the couch watching tv or doomscrolling, i can do those now while walking/running!
- Induction stove coming from electric. The difference in cooking efficiency is night and day.
- Espresso set up…. I literally can’t believe that I drank coffee for so long and thought it was good…. And then came along the espresso hobby/rabbit hole.
- Hot tub… That will truly change your life and just help so much with general stress. I recommend everyone get one as soon as they can in life.
- A nutritionist. I lost 52 pounds. My quality of life has never been better.
- Stainless steel pans and pots (good quality, Hestan)
- Divorce. Set me free. 😂
- I bought expensive Bose earbuds. For an entire year, I debated spending so much money on earbuds. It turned out to be worth it, imo. Never in my life have I heard such exquisite sound quality. The noise canceling feature is amazing as well.
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Lots of interesting, entertaining and fun answers. This might shock some people reading this who don’t know I’m a working class man, but other than some special tools we’re not going to talk about here, I don’t think I own a single thing that’s not real estate that cost more than $10,000.
If you don’t count any of my tech gear (computers, studio setup, etc.), then the answer is 100% that I don’t own anything that cost more than $500. You learn to live lean when you grow up in the unrelenting and downright brutal winters of rural Wisconsin.
Now, having said that, if I wanted to blow $10,000 or more on something to make my life more efficient, I feel like a private chef would be the obvious answer.
It would save me a massive chunk of time. I already eat fairly healthy, but the time that goes into cooking and meal prep could be freed up for other activities, like monitoring geo-political situations around the globe.
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Other than that, I can’t really say there’s an obvious one that pops into my head. Do you have a luxury item that changed your life? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.
