To spend lots of money on things that make day to day life easier.

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I’ve inherited a very good knife and a little bit of money and I’ve used the knife today and it’s so sharp it’s life changing. It’s been a joy to chop everything and it’s made me wonder what I’m missing out on. What’s the thing you have that’s expensive but worth every penny?

I'd love one when we do our kitchen refurbishment. DH is against it...I just need to try to persuade him that not only do we need one but that it's his idea...

A Horl knife sharpener has recently changed my life - or at least my knife skills. I could never get the pressure right on a pull through sharpener and ended up serrating half my knives in a really unhelpful way. Steels scare me and I lack the dexterity to get the angle right on a whetstone. This provides the right angle for me and with just a few rolls back and forth my knives are razor sharp.

I’ve recently promised myself that I’ll buy the nice thing that I want rather than trying to find a cheaper version, being disappointed and then buying the real thing after all. It has resulted in lots less waste and lots more time.

Me too! Never cold, it's long and covers all, so I don't particularly care what is underneath. Always looks great.

A hood and huge pockets - I have stopped taking a bag.

@WhyDoesItAlways here you go - not cheap but the best thing ever washes and dries quickly;
https://www.equafleece.co.uk/products/dogs/dog-jumper
We also have this one which is heavier so only good for winter but easier to put on with full length zip along the back;
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0B9BFPW4D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1
[As a guide we bought size large for our [Big] Sprocker in this one]

It too have the contingo mug it keeps drinks so hot I often have to take the top of and let it cool a bit before drinking.

Best thing about it was it was free got given it as a promotion 😁

sweary response seems a tad over the top on a domestic thing. But how the other half lives/poor planet - and yep I do wonder how many days you might "need" in britain. I have slept for weeks through southern europe virtually african nights with little real problem. Son is going to suffer when he leaves home I think.

I'm a bit nervous about it to be honest. I wonder if there might have been a prime time for appliances, and that new ones might not be as durable, regardless of the price point.

Some posh well fitting bras

Getting my front teeth resurfaced

Blue Yeti microphone

Pots! Really, really good quality pots! None if mine match as I have bought them one at a time in January sales etc. as I could afford them. Oldest one must be 28 years old still great.

Can I please ask what you like about the mattress? Is it cool? Ours seems to be really hot which I hate, can you feel the other person in bed move?

Robot vacuum

@Bey

it took a while to settle in. Felt too firm for a while. I seriously worried that I’d spent far too much money on a mattress that wasn’t right.

it doesn’t get hot. It’s not got any memory foam in it.

Kitchen Aid mixer. game changer (but it's so heavy, you do have to let it live permanently on the worktop)

800 thread count bedding. Going to bed feels luxurious now.

@fabio12 what car

Super-king sized Ottoman bed. The fact you just lift up the mattress part and there is so much easily accessible storage is amazing!

Not necessarily expensive (ours are just cheap) but having several chopping boards and potato peelers makes a huge difference in our house. I can't imaging going back to just having one of each.

I have a Land Rover and it has a heated steering wheel .

Yes!
And baavet pillows and pet beds.

Garnier Micellar water is the best, won’t use anything else

MacBook Pro and iPhone. Both sync seamlessly, are ridiculously easy to use, and the former is still going strong after ten years.

Global kitchen knives, including a chef's knife
Miele washing machine and dishwasher
Epic Water Filters (from the US)
Horizon treadmill and Concept2 rowing machine
Chest freezer
Baavet duvet and pillow
750 thread-count bedding
Hypnos mattress
Mosquito nets - essential for where we live in the countryside

King size bed. Old House was too small for it. Got expensive mattress but cheaper, ottoman base. Realised we'd been having the wrong type of mattress for years. I thought I was hard, but I'm actually medium soft. My hips don't hurt when I roll over.

Airfryer.
Eti hairdryer. 12 years old and still going strong.

Decent running trainers.

Brits can't cope with the heat because they have no idea how a fan works, windows, curtains and blinds closed after a quick airing everyday, Then turn the fan on and close the room door. Having a window open and the fan on is just sheer madness.

Slightly different, but I’m a retired teacher. I now have a lot more money on a monthly basis, because I used to buy things for class to make my life easier and now I don’t.
Pencils, pens, glue sticks, colour pencils, paint and art equipment, toys and puzzles, class library books, a laminator and pouches, a paper trimmer, a class set of protractors, mirrors, set squares…notice boards…

So now I have a Lakeland air dryer for clothes, a set of decent pans and a good set of knives, a subscription to ‘Which?’ to inform my choices, and I plan something new every month.

To be clear, I don’t open my window when it’s hot and I keep the blackout curtains closed during the day. I was replying to that poster’s suggestion of opening the window to cool down.