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life-changing purchases for under $10
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items This is a collection of everything I have bought for under $10 that has impacted my life in some small or big way. So many of these are things that I thought I didn't need but I end up using them all. the. time. I wonder if I had known that they were...
I have no idea why it took me so long to buy rubber bands for myself?? I've been scavenging through junk drawers for years trying to find old rubber band scraps when I could literally spend $4 and have a ton of rubber bands right at my fingertips
rubber band ball
If you do any type of crafts ever you are going to wish you had purchased a metal ruler sooner. That crispy metal edge is so far and above the half printed wooden ruler you got as a souveneir on a field trip in 2005 I promise
metal ruler
This is something that I bought for one purpose a long time ago and I've actually used it so much since then. Bandaid keeps falling off? Wrap it. Need a hairtie in a pinch? Wrap. Want to keep a cool paper towel pressed to a burn but don't have time t...
elastic athletic wrap
I love tea but sometimes I just don't have time to wait for the bag to steep and then mix in the sugar etc. These tea drops have made it so easy to just plop in some hot water and go.
tea drops
I use these for ice and for flour and they make it so much easier to put stuff in narrow-necked containers. Like, it's embarassing how much ice I was getting on the floor when I was filling up my water bottle before.
plastic scoops
I use this cheap soda bin with the scoop for a perfect ice storage system in my fridge. It's so nice because it has the low front you can scoop from.
soda bin for ice storage
Okay so I am a professional artist and weirdly these $5 paint brushes are really good quality for the price and I use them all the time for watercolor
IKEA childrens' paintbrushes
Getting a second pair of kitchen scissors made such a big difference in my kitchen, it seems silly but really who wants to be washing, losing, and fighting over one pair of scissors all the time. It's just $8 and it buys you a little peace, a little ...
an extra pair of kitchen scissors
News flash: you don't have to get one of those super cute, faux lamp, $40 candle warmers. You can buy this one for $9 and it works just as well and you are just as happy to be smelling your candle. Mine has been going strong for almost 10 years!
candle/coffee warmer
Ok kind of a joke kind of not because while I have tried to make this list as comprehensive as possible the BEST <$10 finds I have ever gotten have all been at local estate sales. Download this app and see what you've been missing!!
Find Estate Sales
$8 for so many barrettes you will never have to worry about losing them again and you will also never have to worry about your bandana falling of the back of your head.
Children's Barrettes for Bandanas & Hats
I use these ALL THE TIME. As my dad always says, it is way easier to patch a tiny screw hole when you move out than it is to cover up the giant strip of paint your command hook will remove from the wall. I use screw hooks to hang twinkle lights, to h...
screw hook set
I use this mainly to remove the stickers from everything I buy meaning I get it out at least once a week if not more. It is so much less bulky and load than a hair dryer and also a lot cheaper haha
little heat gun
I used to think you only needed packing tape when you are moving but honestly I use it all the time. It is so good to have on hand when scotch tape just isn't cutting it!
packing tape
Another one of those things that you think you don't need it until you buy one and it makes your life so much easier. I use it for cookies, pancakes, cupcakes, and normal cakes. It is such a good way to distribute batter and dough evenly. I don't kno...
cookie scoop
These are the only pens I write with I swear they make your handwriting better!!!
sharpie fine tip felt pens
Ok so I love to play games while I wait for food to be brought at a restaurant and these tiny little games are perfecttt. They have so many to choose from!
purse games
People laugh when I get these out of my purse but they stop laughing when they are locked in and having the time of their life playing tiny poker at the dinner table.
mini playing cards