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 $8,500)
Electronic Mini Massager: $6.50
You’re working hard, but not THAT hard (as evidenced by your paycheck). So while you may very well deserve a massage, let’s make it a little massage with this tiny electronic massager. Then it’s time to get back to work.
15% ($8,500 to $34,500)
80s Retro iPhone Case: $20
So you’ve diverted most of your income towards the purchase and monthly service agreement that an iPhone demands. The last thing you want to do is have the phone lost, damaged or stolen. This hideous, yet wonderfully nostalgic case solves all three problems at once.
[via Pocket-lint]
25% ($34,500 to $83,600)
The Sweat Pants: $70
Not just any sweat pants—THE sweat pants. And they’re not even sweat pants, anyway. They’re electronically-heated pants into which you sweat profusely, paying $70 for the privilege of doing so. It’s like a sauna for your loins with a maximum temperature of 167 degrees.
28% ($83,600 to $174,400)
Batman Returns Bat Cowl Fiberglass Replica: $485
Yes, this is a lot of money to spend on a crime-fighting mask. But think of it as an investment! You can hide your identity, work children’s birthday parties and much, much more. Plus, you’ll feel cool wearing it.
Whatever you do, don’t read the part about it being a non-wearable item. That’s something you’ll want to discover once you’ve paid for it and tried to remove it forcefully from its "utility-belt-styled display stand."
33% ($174,400 to $379,150)
Stuffed Unicorn Goat: $1000
So the kids want a dog but you know damn well who’ll be doing all the work. You have to bargain with kids. Tell them they can either have a live dog or a stuffed, dead goat-unicorn hybrid. And if they say they want a dog, just tell them you thought they said "stuffed, dead goat-unicorn hybrid" because the dishwasher was running at the time.
35% ($379,150 and up)
18 Carat Gold BlackBerry Torch: $12,000
If you like the idea of the new-ish BlackBerry Torch but you can’t get past the fact that it’s not available in an 18 carat gold version, you’re in luck. And if you’ll settle for nothing less than a case that’s made out of your choice of crocodile or python then you, my friend, are once again in luck.
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