[Music] well hey you guys so listen I'm typically the one that is trying to get you to save money right and we all have to buy things in life and so usually I'm like oh here's a great dupe on Amazon so you can save some money but the truth is sometimes getting a better quality item is going to help you out in the long run now if you choose to buy something cheap and it's on the wrong item you end up actually spending more money because you're going to have to repair or replace it so today I came up with a list of items that you'll regret buying cheap and these are all products that I have splurged on again to get better quality and I don't regret it and stick around because later I'll share one high quality product that I use every day and it's actually free and make sure you guys to subscribe to this channel so you never miss an episode in the future all right first and foremost I'm going to go with the Stanley Cup yeah listen I know I know it is a fad it's kind of died down a little bit and George camel and I were talking about this on Smart money happy hour cuz he thinks it's just crazy but here's the truth for real these Stanley they have quality unlike most water bottles out there because when you actually fill it up and you have ice in it it will last I mean for me you guys I mean it can last up to 24 48 Hours like it's crazy you know the quality of it versus we bought some other ones for our kids for school and it melts like that so I don't know I am Pro Stanley I really am it fits in your cup holder it has a handle and it actually keeps Everything Gold and chilled so that's one thing that I bought and and I'm proud of it I'm great with it all right another one this might sound silly but it is true is good tweezers okay you can buy really cheap ones for like two bucks but if you buy really nice ones okay they they're amazing they really are I have cheap ones and I have really nice ones and I've learned in my life I'm going to buy nice tweezers because even with my kids like if they have Even a Splinter like even small things that you use tweezers for that it is it is paron like they are so much better than the big thicker ones that just they don't work they don't work as well so buy nice tweezers all right next my mother will be so proud that I'm saying this but good skin care and clean sunscreen so the things that we put on our skin I think is very important and I'm not crazy about this not like checking every single ingredient on every single thing okay but I do know if you have good quality skincare and good quality sunscreen it is better for you in the long run and again it is investment like you can get the cheap stuff and when you buy the more expensive even I'm like oh it kind of hurts like it's not fun but I know that it's so much better it is and so again skin care sunscreen go better with quality brands that I personally love I love super goop that's the one that I use on my face um blue lizard I use for my kids even Kula will use as well so again just finding more of those clean sunscreens so key and for my face my moisturizer that I use is called corrective control and I love it all right another one is suitcases and travel gear so some suitcases depending on you know what you're buying they can be overpriced and there can be things that are like things that you just don't need and you end up spending way more on it but a good quality suitcase is so so worth it and again it doesn't have to cost you a ton but just I have a cheap one uh like a rolling suitcase and then we have two like kind of nicer ones and again when I say nice it's more that like midg grade level it's not crazy expensive but it's not the cheapest thing that you can get and the wheels on it like over time like it is getting banged around I mean it is it is being thrown around basically when we travel and the wheels on the cheap one they're not working anymore and I've had that one for maybe 5 years and the other ones I've had for longer and they have held up so get a good suitcase again you don't have to pay you don't have to get the top of the line but go ahead and spend some extra money and don't get the cheap one go for some nice ones all right next is car maintenance so anything around cars whether it's tires car washes windshield wipers like these kind of things is worth a little bit more of the splurge and go ahead and get better quality of these things because in the long run you're not going to have to replace them as often and so I do find with especially tires specifically like getting good tires we will pay for them because I'm like yep now if you're in a season where you're like hey I I'm not going to be able to do that totally understandable because this is more of a price point you know a higher price point item but I think that's good and then even things like windshield wipers like go ahead and buy the nicer version of them because they actually work it drives me nuts when I'm driving and I have cheap ones cuz I used to and it just like does nothing and I'm like oh my God Rachel spend a little bit more money and get some nice windshield wipers all right next think about bathroom appliances okay so think about like a good hair dryer uh it is so worth it ladies get a good haird dryer I've had mine I think it's going on eight years now and it's powerful it's quiet and it's efficient and I'm like all day I will spend money to get my hair dried faster and more effectively cuz even when I travel to hotels you get the cheaper ones and it's like loud and it just does not I'm like it just doesn't work it doesn't work as well so invest in a good haird dryer and then for me I have an electric toothbrush that I have had since I've been married we literally bought it like with Bed Bath and Beyond gift cards that we got for our wedding 15 years ago and it's amazing and I'm trying to remember I think it's like Oral B or whatever now of course I change out the little head of the toothbrush we I've changed that in 15 years don't worry but the fact that the thing is still fully running and charging and working it's awesome so again go ahead and like get the name brand because the quality of those things it's going to help with your life overall okay another one to think about is child care so you don't want to skimp on child care even though this is a whole discussion and we could have a whole episode around this because it is a massive expense very expensive but as a mom you know the last thing you want to do is be nervous about the environment you're dropping your kids off of right so so looking and vetting and again you may be paying more which gets into the whole conversation about how expensive it is I get it I get it but for me good quality child care has been really really important all right right another essential part of our Lives is Health Care not just childcare but Healthcare so I want to tell you about one of our sponsors Christian Healthcare Ministries when you go 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should use dish rags and all that like I get it I hear you but a good paper towel is worth it and then kind of on that same note as well garbage bags get good quality durable garbage bags because we've gone cheap on this and like one little hole just the whole thing just rips open and it's a disaster so good trash bags it's the way to go all right last but not at least good tennis shoes Okay H all day you guys I am big on this especially if you are a runner which is not me but I am a walker these days been getting my steps in and having good tennis shoes and if you're working out or just around like invest in a good pair of tennis shoes whether it's oncloud or Adidas or whatever like have one good pair of tennis shoes that you have in life because for me like we don't need blisters we don't you know we don't need like bad support on our arches sound like a 40-year-old but that's basically what I am now so good shoes good tennis shoes definitely worth the quality okay one thing that feels like a high quality Splurge but is actually free is every dollar so every dollar is the best budgeting app and you can download it for free and actually create your budget but if you wanted to you know spice it up a little bit you can do the premium version where it connects to your bank account and has so many more features on that end of it but again there is a free version and do this you guys be budgeting so that way when you buy the things like we just talked about on this list you can budget for it and you can enjoy your money cuz a budget is permission to spend so click the link in the description or in the show notes to get started cuz it just takes a few minutes and remember you guys all of this is about balance like there are going to be things in life that we will find dupes for and we will love them to the day we die and then there are going to be some things that you spend a little bit more money on to get the quality which is really important too so again there are purchases out there again the ones that I just t talked about that I just listed um you can check them out but for me personally those are the things that is worth spending that money on now if you want nine more purchases that I fully stand behind make sure to check out my episode on nine one-time purchases that could save you hundreds and you can check that out next or if you're listening on podcast make sure to click the link below all right you guys share this episode with a friend who you know values quality over quantity and remember to take control of your money and create a life you love
