Which ten sub-$250 purchases will most significantly improve my quality of life by 2026? [2k Bounty] [Add Suggestions]
83
5.4kṀ5090
2026
86%
Noise-canceling headphones (e.g. Bose Quietcomfort 45)
78%
Rice Cooker
77%
Password manager software
77%
Sleep mask
73%
Stand/sit desk
72%
E-reader (e.g. Amazon Kindle Paperwhite)
71%
Loop Earplugs
71%
Memory foam pillow
70%
Earplugs
69%
Bidet Attachment
67%
Adhesive/temporary blackout shades
66%
Air fryer
66%
High-lumen LED lighting
66%
French press
66%
CO2 Monitor
66%
Noise-cancelling earbuds (e.g. Bose QuietComfort Ultra or AirPods Pro)
62%
Instant Pot
60%
Open-ear bone-conducting headset (e.g. Shockz OpenRun Pro).
59%
Subscription to Waking Up App
53%
Ergonomic mouse

Identical market for decisions and habits here.

I don't want to provide any details about myself here because ideally I'd like this market to be broadly applicable to others. So, in the spirit of the market, please try to avoid researching and/or doxxing me to guess about how I will resolve things. Obviously I can't control this, but I think this market will be of greater public utility if you just regard me as a "median manifold user across all domains."

In 2026, I'll plan to return to this market and resolve the 10 answers which most significantly improved my subjective quality of life as "YES." This is true whether they are things I already bought before creating this market, or they are new things that I added to my life (hopefully) as a result of this market. That being said, I will plan to make a concerted effort to experiment with as many doable and cheap answers here that I can (especially if they make sense to me, seem interesting, echo previous advice I've heard, are highly valued by traders, etc.)

Additionally, for every answer I resolve "YES" that I first tried as the direct consequence of it being suggested in this market, I will award a significant (≥2000 mana) bounty to the creator of that answer.

If I have tried something but it doesn't make the "top 10" cut, I'll resolve to "NO." If I didn't even try the answer, I'll resolve to N/A.

I will not personally trade on this market.

For item categories that vary greatly in price/quality/performance, provide an example of the product if possible — such as the answer "Noise-canceling headphone (e.g. Bose quietcomfort 45)". This will help distinguish that class of headphones from those that are an order of magnitude cheaper.

I'll default to the most specific answer in the case that one item technically qualifies for multiple answers (e.g. "noise-cancelling headphones" will usurp "headphones" if I bought a noise-canceling pair.) Please don't try to game this by making hyper-specific suggestions (e.g. "2017 kindle paperwhite 64gb"). I'll resolve such hyper-specific suggestions as "N/A"

This market is a bit of an experiment so I reserve the right to add some more clarifications here as answers come in.

Credit to the many "stuff I buy and use" lists for inspiring this.

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