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What are your top 3 purchases of all time? (lemmy.fwgx.uk)

submitted 8 months ago by blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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There's 3 things that really stand out for me that I would say made a massive difference to my life:

Cordless screw driver. Bought the day after building a flat pack bed with a crappy screw.driver that just shredded my hand. Thought it was frivolous at the time, but I've used it so much since. It's light, small enough to fit in my pocket and good for 90% of DIY tasks.
Tassimo coffee machine. Bought it 9 years ago, use it every day. Nice quick easy coffee. What's not to like.
My first DSLR camera. It was a Nikon D50 back in 2005/6 and it sparked my interest in photography to this day. It gave me a hobby I can take lots of places and do it alone or with others. I never loved the D50 camera itself, but I did get some really nice shots with it

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[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 18 points 8 months ago

Boring answrs but.. A computer. It's the 2nd most expensive thing I own and it's provided me thousands and thousands of hours of entertainment and use as tool.

A car. The most expensive thing I've brought and very useful. I've been able do a lot more with my time and get into many new hobbies.

Power rack. 3rd most expensive. Having a power rack in my garage allows me to safely lift heavy by myself which is awesome.

Bonus cheap thing. Screw driver set. Allowed me to fix many things around my house and easily saved me 10x the cost.