I'm a big fan of Taylor guitars, but I recently got a Guild and I'm really loving it. Every time I buy a new guitar, it gives me fresh inspiration to keep playing and improving. What's one thing you've bought recently (small or big investment, doesn't matter) that you feel was absolutely worth the money?
Well, this was a few months ago, but I am still enjoying the deal I got... I have been reading the Boston Herald newspaper for many decades. It is a big part of my morning ritual. Since I live in RI, there was no delivery service, so I would go to a local store (drugstore, convenience store, etc.) and pay $4.50 during weekdays and $4.00 per copy on Sundays (I assume Sunday's newspaper was cheaper because they had more advertising.) One day, I was unable to find the newspaper anywhere (and drove around quite a bit to find one.) I finally decided to get a subscription, instead. So, I bought an Android tablet for $180 and signed up for the Herald's promotion which was a first year annual subscription for $5! An amazing deal, of course. Since I had been paying $31 per week for the hardcopy newspapers (plus gas), the tablet was paid off in those savings within 6 weeks and it has been a free ride ever since. Once the first year is over, I will be paying $5 per week to continue the subscription which is still a great deal. Not only am I saving a lot of money, but the Herald is now "delivered" to me every morning without fail (well, I did have a connectivity problem one day, but that was an isolated incident.) My only regret is that I did not do this years ago.
Bamboo curtains, they look amazing. They give you 100% privacy while still letting in the light. You can look out between the slits but no one can look in. I have a lot of wood in my house, panelling and beams, floors, and they fit right in.
Not recently but I bought a thermal printer for my eBay biz. Best investment I have made for the business, printing address labels is now a painless process!
I didn't know that. Is it because the state is too small or…? What is it about reading the news whether in print or online that makes it so special that you've kept doing it for years? I don't recall touching a newspaper in the last 20 years.
Maybe I should suggest this to my wife. She sells vintage items and often needs a large number of price tags. She currently does them manually, so I'm wondering if printing them with a printer would be a good option.