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)
Beer and Chocolate Pedometers: $9.98 each
Let’s face it. You need to drop a few pounds, but eating healthy is expensive! And since most of your money is going towards beer and chocolate anyway—two of the most life-sustaining foodstuffs known to mankind—you might as well think of your new exercise regime as it relates to your actual caloric intake. These handy devices measure your steps and convert them into beers and bars of chocolate. Eat, drink, and be skinny!
(via RGS)
15% ($8,500 to $34,500)
iBottle Opener for iPhone 3G/S and iPhone 4: $19.95
Finally, the ultimate in hipster convergence. Use this iPhone case’s built-in bottle opener each time you need to crack an ironic Miller High Life. Who cares if they’re twist-offs? Don’t ruin the illusion.
25% ($34,500 to $83,600)
Eye2Eye Wearable Hummingbird Feeder: $79.95
Why witness the gracefulness of the common hummingbird from afar when you can strap on a nectar-filled helmet and watch all the action up close? This looks cool but I’m holding out for a dog food helmet, lion feeding pants, and a forearm-mounted crocodile snacking apparatus.
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28% ($83,600 to $174,400)
Crash Pad: $99.98
"Hey, is it cool if I crash at your place? Oh, you’re out of room? That’s cool, I brought my own bed. Oh, you’re out of floor space? That’s cool, I can just set it up on the kitchen table. I really don’t mind at all. I can literally stay for days on end and even accompany you on your upcoming business trip as long as I have my Crash Pad. This thing’s paid for itself in rent money already."
33% ($174,400 to $379,150)
Portable Electric Bidet: $138
I can’t possibly do this portable electric bidet the justice that its product description does, so here you go:
"If you’ve become accustomed to the luxury of Japan’s automatic washing toilets, it can be hard to deal with unsanitary bathrooms elsewhere in the world. How do you know the toilet paper is clean? What if there isn’t toilet paper at all? This electric bidet fits discreetly in any purse or handbag, and makes washing easy as can be, in any situation. From airline bathrooms to outhouses, you don’t have to sacrifice comfort while you’re on the go."
Ah yes, outhouses. They keep the portable electric bidet industry humming along year after year after year.
35% ($379,150 and up)
The Snow Cycle: $1,950
Skiing? Snowboarding? Bo-ring! It’s all about snow cycling nowadays. See if you can break the top speed record of 66 miles per hour while you’re at it. You’ll probably have to take the singles line at the chair lift but, hey, it’ll all be worth it when you look like little more than a screaming yellow blur to everyone else on the mountain. On your left! Left! Leffffft!!!
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