Recently I'm celebrating many things - including receiving my COVID-19 vaccine, my birthday month, growing wealth, & investing in myself.
Just a year ago I did my fastest February 5K race & started a mastermind group based off a book we read together.
Recently for gift purchases I've tried to focus on experiences versus material items, but COVID-19 prevented a lot of in-person events from happening.
At home I thought about building my own arcade cabinet, but got arcade stick that gives a pretty good experience. For piano I finished a summer & winter challenge, & even won a t-shirt.
I've been known to be cheap - see https://nextlevelfi.com for stories. But there are some purchases that I find value in, so I'll share my top 10 list for the past year here.
My Favorite Gift Purchases:
- Books - Kindle e-readers
- Media/Books - Echo devices home & car
- Sports - Running shoes TSLA
- Music - Piano
- Media - 4K TV for computer & movies
- Media - Outdoor speakers / PA, Portable speaker, & bluetooth headset
- Computers - laptop, gaming computer, & iPad
- Gaming - Nintendo Switch
- Gaming - Arcade stick & other Game controllers
- Food & Drink - Wine/Beer
Bonus – I help my family contribute to their Roth IRA accounts. See https://nextlevelfi.com for more
You can see links to many of the gifts bought below:
- Kindle https://www.amazon.com/s?k=kindle&linkCode=ll2&tag=digitalbeyond-20&linkId=c807e3fc917f01d72d7a078c71419ae5&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Echo devices home & car https://www.amazon.com/s?k=echo&linkCode=ll2&tag=digitalbeyond-20&linkId=43177b1e8274e8e062420ec5347d7e9a&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Running shoes https://www.amazon.com/TSLA-Running-Walking-Sneakers-Performance/dp/B07G5BHHD7?dchild=1&keywords=tsla+shoes&qid=1618364863&sr=8-4-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExVFVLTDJPRktSWFQ0JmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMDU0NjM5MzY4WVJFOUgxMk1BNiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMjk1Mzc3TzNNVTc4QkdBRU0xJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ%3D%3D&linkCode=ll1&tag=digitalbeyond-20&linkId=d563780e4ec172d0efdc44772fb0670b&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Piano https://welcome.gamerwarrior.com/2019/11/master-instruments-like-piano-with.html
- 4K TV http://digitalbeyond.com/
- Speakers
- Computers http://digitalbeyond.com
- Nintendo Switch https://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Switch-Neon-Blue-Joy%E2%80%91/dp/B07VGRJDFY?dchild=1&keywords=nintendo+switch&qid=1618365539&sr=8-3&linkCode=ll1&tag=digitalbeyond-20&linkId=cbd2b3b014c49267cbb2d60cb3daadd2&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Arcade stick https://www.amazon.com/MAYFLASH-Arcade-Stick-F101-Switch/dp/B07D26RD9P?dchild=1&keywords=arcade+stick&qid=1618365864&sr=8-9&linkCode=ll1&tag=digitalbeyond-20&linkId=39afea9e2940c852f5adb4af43d07a4d&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl Other game controllers https://welcome.gamerwarrior.com/2019/11/control-your-classic-gaming-experience.html
- Food & Drink
- Alcohol WF wine https://www.amazon.com/Three-Wishes-Cabernet-Sauvignon-750/dp/B07G4QBH42?dchild=1&keywords=wine&qid=1618364434&sr=8-3&linkCode=ll1&tag=digitalbeyond-20&linkId=580ed24b785e653ef5d0b0e95712ce3c&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
- Fresh Beer https://www.amazon.com/Kona-Brewing-Island-Variety-bottles/dp/B00OPC4032?dchild=1&keywords=beer&qid=1618364570&refinements=p_n_feature_ten_browse-bin%3A17295631011&rnid=17295628011&s=grocery&sr=1-5&linkCode=ll1&tag=digitalbeyond-20&linkId=43a572c0005bcf64f1f5af2a62865cef&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl
What are your favorite gift purchases in this past year? Let us know in the comments