Inspired by another post earlier: a proper bed has been my best investment in recent years.
The first time I purchased a bed, mattress and pillow for myself, I went for the best quality to costs ratio. When my health declined and I didn't spend 1/3 of my life in it, but closer to 60%, I figured I should consider quality more than price for its replacement.
After excluding the best options that would put me into debt, I narrowed my options to good enough for €1200 to really good for €4600. That felt like the difference between a slightly more expensive month than usual and better hoping nothing else needed replacing for a few years.
But then I figured a bed should fairly easily last 10 years, putting the difference between just good enough and really good at about 95 cents a day/night. Experiencing less pain seemed worth going with the more expensive but better option.
That may have been one of my best choices I ever made. Not only did the 10 hours a day outside of bed become less painful, but therefore also more productive, and I've been able to adjust to ratio from 14 passive and 10 hours to 12-12. 10 slightly productive hours to 12 really productive hours is huge! Definitely worth 95 cents, despite a HUGE initial investment that worried me at the time.
After excluding the best options that would put me into debt, I narrowed my options to good enough for €1200 to really good for €4600. That felt like the difference between a slightly more expensive month than usual and better hoping nothing else needed replacing for a few years.
But then I figured a bed should fairly easily last 10 years, putting the difference between just good enough and really good at about 95 cents a day/night. Experiencing less pain seemed worth going with the more expensive but better option.
That may have been one of my best choices I ever made. Not only did the 10 hours a day outside of bed become less painful, but therefore also more productive, and I've been able to adjust to ratio from 14 passive and 10 hours to 12-12. 10 slightly productive hours to 12 really productive hours is huge! Definitely worth 95 cents, despite a HUGE initial investment that worried me at the time.
