To the group that loves saving — Best purchase you made this year under $40?

Mine was swimming goggles

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I constantly lose things, especially at events and there’s a little bit of drinking involved… so I bought a gas station pair of imitation Ray Bans for $25… went to a concert last week, tailgated, it was dark when we left… they’re gone… no idea what happened to them… it was the difference between me saying F it and a frantic search…

Not a great investment, but I guess an equivalent of an insurance policy versus the real thing… I’ve literally lost $1,000s of dollars in sunglasses… but a smart money move in deed…

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I'm the same way. The only sunglasses I've been able to keep long term never leave my car and even then I've lost a few of them somehow.

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A new golf glove. Don't know why, but I despise paying for them. Old one had started to resemble a used Kleenex though, so it was time.

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Check out the Kirkland gloves if you have a Costco membership. They’re dirt cheap and great quality.

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I bought the best pair of slippers I have ever had. I found them on Amazon on some prime deal and they are amazing. I absolutely love them!

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The Kirkland shearing slippers for 30 are so so good

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packing cubes

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This special film for my kitchen hood. Made Cleaning much easier

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Hey Dude slip on shoes… love them

$35 bedsheets… it really makes my $13,000 bed comfortable

sometimes the expensive sheets just don’t cut it

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A yoga mat that I keep next to my desk. Take 5 min stretching breaks when I have windows throughout the day

Target brand thermal shirts.

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