You have up to £1000 to make your day to day life better. What do you buy?

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I'm in the very fortunate position of being able to invest a bit in some useful things.

I'm wondering about an air fryer. Would that be a good choice, would you say?

What else might be good?

So far I've got:
A really good new mixing bowl!!!!!
Possibly an air fryer
Possibly a new waterproof coat

Boody black 3 quarter sleeve I recommend these. Going strong years later, hold fitted shape, very soft and can layer well or be worn as an outer top.

Bosch dishwasher, Eufy vac, heated blanket. Can’t be bothered with air fryer as rather have the extra kitchen surface.

Agree nice bed linen.

A luxury that would be a treat you wouldn’t usually buy, but could use daily, like a cashmere scarf?

A lifetime membership to Edinburgh Zoo.

It’s £1,015 now. Was £930 last time I looked earlier this year. <keeps saving>

I live nearby so would visit most days.

A mobility scooter so that I can take my DC on days out :( (lone parent)

@GretchenWienersHair this electric coffee maker is amazing and sings a little song to wake you up when the coffee is ready:

https://brewitalia.com/products/bialetti-moka-timer?srsltid=AfmBOoq3D9qxQZ8o3UqvBAvD2ivWkuhcA-OMX0mP4de6nf0L5xe0wgMm

@SpecduckularlyQuackers I need that in my life!

A deep clean by professional cleaners for my house.

The thread is specifically 'to make life easier ' hence the replies.

They do tiered ones too. I got mine in Tesco.
I've one with just two layers, and another with the top layer halved diagonally and a little dip pot in the centre.

Equidry coat
Shark airwrap
a really good hoover and mop

Which one did you get?

Wireless earbuds? A tenner for a basic pair.

I'd have to save it. The two things I need are really expensive. One maybe 4k, the other closer to £12k. Not sure if I'll ever get that far tbh...

a soupmaker
a breadmaker (coz both of mine have broken and I know I will get plenty of use out of them....I miss home made bread!)

some decent thermal underwear and tights (already on my xmas list!LOL)

a handyman! (for those little jobs Ive been putting off like putting up shelves and curtain rails and fixing a couple of lights).

That made me chuckle!

I was sceptical about air fryers but I ended up buying one last year when my oven broke and have been really impressed with it.

Victorinox 11 cm Swiss Classic Serrated Edge Tomato/Utility Knife in Blister Pack, Set of 2, Black https://amzn.eu/d/0E2mQUM
These and a big serrated bread knife are all the knives I’ve needed.

This! Definitely this!

Thanks. Sorry, yes. I’ve got one of those too but the top layer is really slim. I’m not explaining myself very well but I want a couple of decent sized tiers. Maybe more like a tiffin box?

Those are the bags we buy! Every time I order them I say "can you believe we're spending ££ on bloody bin bags"

Dh always replies "owt for an easy life me"

A new duvet that’s super fluffy, a Neom diffuser (or similar) and lots and lots of socks!

Recently I did something similar. But went for nice things I’d get pleasure in using.

i got.

new pots. All the sizes. Good quality new pots. Binned the old done in ones.

new mugs, I got the Emma Bridgwater snowdrop ones. 25 pounds a pop and I got 8. Got rid of all the others apart from a couple of special ones, like best mum etc.

new towels. I got Egyptian cotton ones from the white company, in oatmeal. ,y last ones were white company and I’ve had them about a decade, so time for some lovely new ones, and the others can go on the large pile of guest towels.

new sheets, pillow cases and quilt cover , 1000 thread count Egyptian cotton , two sets for our bed.

all in spent about a grand, but totally worth it. The bedding is lovely to climb into, the towels lovely to use, the mugs a pleasure to drink from, and it’s great having good quality pots in all the sizes.

I’d hire someone to help me declutter and organise - this would make a massive difference to me. I try to do little bits, but I have a chronic illness which leaves me very fatigued, so as fast as I do anything it gets messed up again! Being able to do it all in one go, and have someone objective helping me would be amazing.

I’ve asked my DH for one of these for Christmas as they’re quite pricey! Is that weird?!! 🤣🤣🤣

Air fryers are fab!!! Definitely yes to this!!

I spend a lot of time outdoors so for me, decent waterproof trousers, a dry robe (I have one, they are absolutely amazing and completely waterproof!), battery operated heated socks, a Gtech handheld Hoover for doing the stairs and any other little bits. A robot Hoover which I'm hoping to get at Christmas.