Gentlemen, what’s worth spending more on to get the best?

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  2. Tattoos no doubt, it’s gonna be on your body for the rest of your fucking life

  6. Generally speaking, anything you’re going to be using a lot where the extra quality can have a tangible impact on something.

    So spending an extra $10k on a prettier car isn’t going to have much of a tangible impact on your life. But let’s say you run a lot, spending an extra $100 on a good pair of running shoes could have a massive impact on your feet / body.

  7. Anything that has to do with self care of your body. Don’t cheap out on things that will improve your health/life

  11. Toilet paper. You don’t need to buy the most expensive stuff, but never go for 1 ply. Made that mistake only once

  12. Gym equiptment, you don’t wanna be decapitated by a barbell because you cheaped out on the weight bench.

  13. Car seats for your kids. The amount of people who spend a fortune on their car, claim its worth it because its a safe car, then put their kids in crappy forward facing car seats way before they should forward face is ridiculous. Spend a extra few notes and get a safe car seat. Swedish plus tested if you can (not available in USA I believe)

  16. A good, quality set of kitchen knives. Learn to sharpen/hone or take them to get professionally sharpened occasionally and they will last you a lifetime.

  19. With any item it’s good to determine what the price is vs. the cost.

    So I rode a bike and the price was $300 but the handlebars fell off at about 50 miles. I tightened them over & over and gave up after about 300 miles. So the cost was $1 per mile.

    Meanwhile my wife bought a bike for about 1000 miles and it’s still going at about 2000 miles. So in one sense she paid 3x more, in another sense she paid half as much per mile, and still dropping.

    Anything I use a lot I try to determine if the cost is good.

    I just spent $200 on a knife, but it’s the sharpest knife I’ve ever used.

  22. The holy trinity: Shoes, mattress, home improvement/repair

    You spend a third of your life in bed, a good portion of the rest on your feet, and in the case of home improvement you’ll always pay more in the long run doing it cheap

  27. Electronics. And not necessarily spending a ridiculous amount to get top of the line products. But when I worked in an electronics department, especially around phones, I was constantly reminding customers that you get what you pay for. If you buy a $30 cell phone, it’s going to act like a $30 cell phone.

  28. Time with those you love or even somewhat like being around. Had a friend group, and there were certain guys who would come and go from it. One guy who was annoying, always did do his best to be kind no matter how you treated him. Just last year we stopped hearing from him. It wasn’t odd at first, usually the main guys are the most important. Anyway I thought I’d reach out to all the ones from the past to check up and see if they’d like to hang out. Some answered while others did not. I had later found out that the guy I’m speaking of took his own life. No one knew. Threw us all off, and now because of it I always check on everyone and always ask the “QUESTIONS”, you alright, no I mean it hoe are you doing. Never forget to spend time.

  29. Food. You will never be fully healthy if you’re cutting corners with fast food and frozen dinners. The fewer processing steps there are between nature and your plate, the better. And that means cooking at home as much as possible, with fresh ingredients.

  30. My grandfather’s advice on buying anything, the most expensive one is almost never the best. But the cheapest one is almost always the worst. Doesn’t really matter what you’re buying. I’ve always found this to be true.

  32. There’s a tipping point to most things, where the cost greatly increases, but the quality does not, just before it is usually the sweet spot to aim for.

    That said, what’s worth paying for greatly depends on what it is your purchasing.

    Labour/repairs? pay the extra for a certified tradesperson.

    Groceries? Simple things like meat, veg, fruit, sugar, milk etc. are more or less the same , whether you’re paying discount, or paying prime at a fancy upmarket store.

    Clothes? try to buy quality , but don’t select for label.

    Cars? secondhand works out cheaper unless you get a vehicle subsidy from your job.

    Electrical tools and electronics? Rather buy new

    Hand tools? Second hand is best, as long as you know enough to pick good ones.

    Haircuts? If you’re dating- go to a barber , If not either get your SO to do it, or buy a clipper.

    The list goes on.

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