It’s Friday! Maybe you just got paid. You could use that money for boring stuff like bills, rent, and food, or you could act like a wonderfully impulsive consumer and spend it on any number of products. Here are some ideas to get you started based on your taxable income bracket.
10% ($0 to $8,375)
Mmm. Pickle lip balm. You smooth devil. You may not have the requisite cash to attract the opposite sex, but no one—and I mean no one—can resist the pickle’s kiss. Yours for just $2.95.
15% ($8,375 to $34,000)
You’re slowly working your way up in the world, but work is hard! It makes you sleepy! Look good and sneak in much needed morning, mid-morning, early afternoon, and afternoon naps with this $25 Inflatable Pillow Tie.
25% ($34,000 to $82,400)
Awww, your first baby. Treat Junior to some soothing melodies with this $50 MP3 Teddy Bear.
It comes with built-in children’s music, but there’s six hours of available storage left over that you can use to introduce the little tyke to the likes of Slayer, 2 Live Crew, and Andrew Dice Clay. He’s still cool, right?
28% ($82,400 to $171,850)
Back in the day, people used to buy Cadillacs (new or used) to signify to the rest of the neighborhood that they’d "made it." Nowadays, it’s all about the $200 fake rock that’s actually a speaker. "Did you hear about the Higgenbottoms? Apparently Herb’s business is doing so well that they bought a speaker rock. Must be nice having speaker rock money."
33% ($171,850 to $373,650)
For the kid who has it all–except for any discernable upper body strength—there’s the $3,900 Hand Crank Locomotive Shoe.
Because nothing screams opulence like dropping almost four grand on a ride-able train set that’s not even motorized. Don’t sweat up your dress shirt and pleated khaki pants, kid!
35% ($373,650 and up)
This thing doesn’t even have a price tag, but that’s the way you like it. The perfect complement to your full-size Mercedes, this half-scale Mercedes can be driven by kids or adults. You’ve finally found an excuse to use your "My other car is a car just like this, except it’s half the size and kids can drive it (adults can, too, but it’s mainly meant for kids)" bumper sticker.
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