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    29 Helpful Things That Are Likely To Pay For Themselves In The Long Run

    They're not just products, they're investments.

    1. A Drop Stop to prevent food, coins, your phone —anything! — from getting lost between your car's seat and center console. Heck, you could probably pay for this with the amount of change you'll eventually rescue.

    2. A pack of Bottle Bright tablets so you can rescue all the tumblers you've let sit for too long from the moldy hell they've been banished to. Let your bottles have a shot at a long life.

    3. A fabric shaver that will give all of your old upholstery and fabrics new LIFE! You're spared yet another day, couch. You too, sweater.

    4. A cord protector to keep your usually well-worn chargers nice and safe. Now you can stop having to put "charger allowance" into your monthly budget.

    5. An ink remover so you can easily hand clothes down from one sibling to the next no matter how many rainbow-colored markers they've encountered.

    6. Reusable cotton rounds that — unlike their disposable counterparts — will last for way longer than just one minute. No more purchasing long sleeves of rounds you'll only use once!

    7. A knife sharpener so you don't have to buy a new knife every time you botch a tomato. The one you have is fine, it just needs a little TLC.

    8. A tennis shoe cleaner to get your kicks kickin' again. Drop your shoe shopping plans — you can restore your old ones to their former glory!

    9. A drain millipede that may save you a call to the plumber after it deftly extracts all the hair out of your sink or shower using its 4,000 grippy micro-hooks.

    10. A bottle of Fanola purple shampoo to keep your platinum hair from getting brassy. You'll save SO much money by reducing toning appointments at the salon and look damn good doing it.

    11. Some charcoal shoe deodorizers so you don't have to get new loafers every time your favorite pair start to come down with The Stank.

    12. A wood polish and conditioner with beeswax and orange oil to hide dings and scratches and add some healthy natural luster to your dull antiques. Now you can happily keep your favorite pieces forever and ever and ever.

    13. A cleanser and polishing powder so you don't abandon your cookware whenever it gets a little dingy. A little elbow grease will save you a lot of moolah on pots and pans!

    14. A tongue scraper that's a small price to pay for fresher breath and less amounts of what I'm choosing to call "mouth goo."

    15. A combination broom and squeegee, because you don't need to get a new vacuum, you just need one of these to wrangle out hair that's SUPER trapped in the carpet.

    16. Reusable Keurig cups to save money buying refills, make your own coffee blends, and reduce your use of disposable K-cups in one fell swoop.

    17. A foot file so you can cheese grate your way to beautiful feet. Yeah, I know how that sounds, but do you want baby-soft heels without the nail salon price or not?

    18. A Blueapple freshness extender that'll keep all the produce in your fridge fresh as can be until you're ready to actually use it. Waste, avoided. Planet, helped. Money, saved. You, a hero.

    19. Or if you tend to only have a few problem items, a three-piece produce storage container set so you get your money's worth for all the berries you decided to splurge on.

    20. A bidet for anyone whose toilet paper expense is...weirdly high? It's more efficient and eco-friendly than TP! And a mini butt shower every time you poop? Dream come true.

    21. A jewelry cleaning pen so you don't have to go out and buy a new diamond ring whenever yours gets a little dull. You know. A real human problem.

    22. Reusable silicone bags to use for packing your lunch, marinating food, storing leftovers, and more! Scooch over, expensive disposable plastic bags, there's a new, long-lasting kitchen helper in town.

    23. A John Frida hot air brush so you can skip the blowout bar and give yourself a killer style in the comfort of your own home.

    24. A red wine stain remover, because nobody should have to suffer financially buying new shirts due to a little (OK, a lot of) spilled merlot.

    25. An all-purpose car cleaner to keep your entire car squeaky clean without taking it to get detailed. By using only one product, you might actually find the ~drive~ to maintain your vehicle's leather, vinyl, carpet, upholstery, plastic, and rubber.

    26. A wine aerator for taking your cheap merlot up to a new fanciness level by incorporating oxygen and releasing the wine's ~bouquet~. Heck yes, even more excuses to buy the least expensive bottle.

    27. A suede and nubuck cleaning brush to always have around for ~brushing~ up your worn shoes and jackets. Your fall look can be truly timeless if you have the right tools.

    28. A super-powered stainless steel "soap" bar so you can easily wash away the lingering smell of garlic and onions after chopping. And unlike a regular bar of soap, it will never erode away into a tiny ball of mush. This thing is sticking around.

    29. A lint remover and fabric defuzzer to revive all of your favorite fabrics you thought were lost forever to The Big Fuzz this winter and many winters to come.

    Enjoy all the money you're gonna save in the long run!

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