Ask HN: What is the best way to use $200 to improve your life/career
If you had an extra $200 to spend how would you use it to improve your life and/or career?
I have a prepaid gift card and want to use it productively. Thank you for your thoughts! Reminded me of the Derek Sivers quote> “If [more] information was the answer, then we’d all be billionaires with perfect abs.” Create a memory with someone you love. On $200, go on a weekend camping trip someplace within a reasonable drive. Have a decent bottle of champagne, watch the sunset. Spend $35 on a dog from a kill shelter. Give the rest to the to a no kill shelter. Good luck. Each of these have great options up to and under $200: an ebook reader with technical ebooks, a certification, a quieter CPU fan (I'm about to spend $10 on one, current is jet engine), more RAM, an SSD, second monitor, webhosting/VPS ($200 can cover a domain, a shared cpanel, and a VPS) for personal projects, a netbook or tablet. Buy and read as many books as possible. I would go on a trip with someone you care for alternatively I would get a Thinkpad or Phone(iPhone & Android) that is used. $200 for a months worth of bjj Buy a good mechanical keyboard subscription to safari books online. Buy a kindle A grow box and weed seeds.