Everyday essentials: You only buy one or two and they last forever, so bang for buck doesn’t escalate that much with increases in price - Mattress and pillows (you sleep a third of your life) - Jeans, boots and thermal base layers (nothing like being comfortable in the snow) - TV and soundbar (suddenly really relevant since theatres are gone) - Pans, knives & chopping board (lockdown cooking has been a blast) - Robot vacuum (90% of our couple fights are about cleaning, so this changed the game)
Travel and food: (lockdown makes this feel especially strange to look back on) Quantity over quality here, we splurge by travelling a lot and spending as little as possible except for one blow-out fancy night at the end! Every trip we’d try to spend an exorbitant amount on one michelin-star quality meal—the most memorable moments of our lives inevitably surround food (Alinea, Blue Hill and Pakta have been absolute standouts) Cheerio, Ashim Product designer ashimdsilva.com On Mon, 7 Dec 2020 at 02:40, Shyam Sunder <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: silklist <silklist-bounces+shyam.sunder= > [email protected]> > > Date: Monday, 7 December 2020 at 10:14 AM > > To: Silk List <[email protected]> > > Subject: [silk] What are the things you splurge on that are worth the > money? > > Like it says. I know there are similar threads out there on reddit etc - > > this question is for silklisters. :) > > > > My list: > > - Computers. Every 5 years or so I replace my computer with the best > specs > > I can afford. > > - Fragrance. I look at these as art and collect them for regular use. > > - Good gin/vodka. Nuff said. > > > > Udhay > > > > -- > > > > ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com)< > http://www.digeratus.com)>) > > For the last couple of years, my paradigm has been to invest as much as is > sensible on those things that I tend to use a lot. This has worked well for > me and so reinforces the paradigm. In particular, > > > * I spend roughly a fourth of my life in bed, so the best mattress I > can buy > * I spend a lot of time on a working chair, so the best chair I can buy > * These days, a lot of my attire is comfortable shorts / pyjamas, so > again, the best I can find > * For work, the best computer and peripherals (Large monitor) etc. > * Unwind in the evening by watching some movies / serials, so a good > home theatre system > > Warm regards, Shyam > >
