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)
Saving money is job one for you right now. Why spend tens of dollars each year on tiny cups of coffee from the neighborhood Greek restaurant when you could serve yourself tiny cups of coffee in your own $10 ceramic replica? It “even features a ‘paper crease’ for added realism.”
15% ($8,375 to $34,000)
You’re getting the band back together! But your day job has left you with precious little time to practice. Luckily, you can combine your love of playing the synthesizer with the necessity of wearing clothes in public. The $30 Electronic Music Synthesizer Shirt thoughtfully includes a little pocket amp for impromptu break-room jam sessions.
25% ($34,000 to $82,400)
The weather’s taken a turn for the worse, and your addiction to Sausage Pancake Bites leaves you caught in the rain and sleet on a fairly regular basis. Dress for comfort and function with a wearable tent. This one comes from Japan and pricing’s been hard to come by but, hey, seems like a pup tent and a pair of scissors might present a similar result.
28% ($82,400 to $171,850)
Your age and wisdom have rewarded you with financial gain, but your desire to try skateboarding got pushed to the side throughout your career.
Now’s the time to feel the wind whipping through what’s left of your hair without exerting too much physical effort. This $550 electric skateboard goes from zero to 19 MPH in 3.5 seconds and weighs 40 pounds.
Sounds safe!
33% ($171,850 to $373,650)
“Jenkins, get in here. I want to talk to you about your performance review. Now as you know, I draw much of my management style from the Sith, but just because I have a $1,500 bronze bust of Darth Vader on my desk doesn’t mean I’m unreasonable.”
“That being said, I’m going to have to metaphorically strangle you without actually touching you. And by that, I mean you’re fired.”
That could be you. You could say all that stuff. Think about it.
35% ($373,650 and up)
Oh cool, you have a pickup truck? Looks nice. Bet you wish you could find a way to spend the $13,000 that’s burning a hole in your pocket. If only there was a way to convert a standard pickup truck into Optimus Prime.
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