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)
Rubik’s Cube Mug: $15
Your life is hard enough right now. Can we agree that trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube first thing in the morning would add an unnecessary level of stress? That’s what’s so appealing about this $15, pre-solved Rubik’s Cube Mug; hot coffee and a sense of accomplishment to start the day off right.
15% ($8,500 to $34,500)
Hand-e-holder Leg Strap Kit: $50
If anything can ruin an otherwise relaxing activity like reading in front of a roaring fire with your legs crossed, it’s having to hold the 1.5-pound iPad upright the entire time. Thankfully, the Hand-e-holder leg strap kit lets you attach your iPad to your leg for hands-free use. It makes you look really, really cool, too, which is a nice bonus.
25% ($34,500 to $83,600)
Instant Ramen Noodles Humidifier: $108
You’re probably pulling enough down with each paycheck that you no longer have to eat ramen, but that’s no reason to broadcast it to everyone. Keep people from asking you for money while concurrently creating a comfortable work environment for yourself with this USB-powered humidifier that looks like a plain, old Cup-a-Noodles container. Geez, think of all the ramen you could buy for $108. Wait, don’t think about all the ramen you could buy for $108.
28% ($83,600 to $174,400)
Desktop Combustion Engine: $1,000
Why is it that you can never find an internal combustion engine while you’re sitting at your desk? You’re not unorganized! It’s just that engines always seem to be inside other stuff. For $1,000 you can have your very own desktop combustion engine that runs for 15 minutes on a full tank of butane.
33% ($174,400 to $379,150)
Offside Foosball and Dining Room Table: $2,800
Class? You may think you know class, but your definition of class makes you look like someone skiing in jeans and a Starter jacket unless you’ve got a $2,800 foosball table that can be converted into a dining room table.
Pffft. Class.
35% ($379,150 and up)
Flintstones-style ‘HumanCar’: $15,000
Just because you’re insanely wealthy doesn’t mean you need to spend all your money on gas. And while the $15,000 HumanCar doesn’t quite rely on foot power a la Fred Flintstone, you will have to use one of the four passenger hand cranks to make it go. Pile enough people in the car and it’ll hit 30 miles per hour. Oh, and there’s no steering wheel—everyone has to lean in the same direction to make it turn. Good thing you’re already rich because, man, this seems like an awful lot of work to save on gas money.
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