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0:00There are certain things in your life
0:01that you should never cheap out on
0:02because sometimes saving money up front
0:05actually costs you more in the long run.
0:07You buy the cheap version to save money,
0:08it breaks, you replace it, and
0:10eventually you've spent more than if you
0:12just bought something quality the first
0:13time. But quality doesn't necessarily
0:15mean buying the most expensive version
0:17of everything. It means knowing which
0:19things are worth spending more on
0:20because you'll use them constantly,
0:22they'll work better, and they'll last
0:23you for years. So, here are 25 quality
0:26items you should own before 25 years
0:28old, from appearance to clothing to
0:30health to tech, and finally
0:31independence. Starting with your
0:33beautiful appearance. Number one, an
0:35electric toothbrush. You brush your
0:36teeth two, maybe three times every day.
0:39And if you still use one of those
0:40low-quality toothbrushes your dentist
0:41gave you months ago, once you upgrade to
0:43a good-quality electric toothbrush,
0:46you'll immediately notice a difference.
0:47And you don't need a $400 self
0:50toothbrush that scans your teeth,
0:52connects to your phone. Something simple
0:54like Oral-B will do the job. The thing
0:55is, with a manual toothbrush, you're
0:57doing the movement. You're brushing back
0:59and forth, up and down. With an electric
1:01toothbrush, it does the movement for
1:03you. So, I will just hold it there, go
1:04around in my mouth, and this little head
1:06here will turn around each individual
1:09tooth. So, it's able to clean areas that
1:11with a manual toothbrush, you're not
1:12usually able to reach. And listen, if
1:14you brush your teeth two times a day,
1:16that's over 700 times a year. If you're
1:19doing something 700 times a year, you
1:21might as well invest in, especially if
1:22it's something like your teeth, where
1:24you only get one set of teeth for your
1:25entire life. Number two, a good electric
1:27trimmer. Every guy will eventually need
1:29a proper razor or already is getting
1:31facial hair and needs to shave. And if
1:33that's the case, it's also something
1:34you're using every single day. Every
1:36morning, I wake up, I come in here, I
1:38grab my electric trimmer, and I shave my
1:40face. And I've used cheap multi-blade
1:42razors before. It's so inconvenient. You
1:44need to wash your face, apply shaving
1:46cream, shave, apply aftershave, and most
1:49of the time the next day I would get
1:51ingrown hair. With this, you can do it
1:52on your dry face without worrying about
1:55anything. You can use it to trim and
1:57align your mustache, facial hair, even
1:59shave your body hair. You can pack it
2:01with you when you travel. Again, if it's
2:02something you're using every single day
2:04and also on many parts of your body,
2:06don't cheap out with it. Invest in a
2:08good quality electric razor. This one is
2:10a Philips OneBlade. Number three, a
2:12signature fragrance. Your scent is one
2:14of the first impressions people get from
2:16you. Yes, you can have a good haircut,
2:18dress well, have the nice watch, but if
2:20you smell bad or you don't have any
2:22scent, there's no uniqueness to you.
2:24There's nothing to remember about you.
2:26And that's where a signature fragrance
2:28comes in. And you don't need 30
2:29different fragrances. If you enjoy
2:31collecting fragrances and you have the
2:33money for it, knock yourself out and go
2:35for it. But one, two, or maybe even
2:37three is more than enough. And ideally,
2:39you want to get something that's fresh,
2:40not too strong, and can go for any
2:42occasion. Something you can wear on a
2:44date, to dinner, to an event, or even
2:46just day-to-day. Especially if you find
2:48a unique fragrance that not many people
2:50have, that scent will become associated
2:53to you. People will literally remember
2:55you from your fragrance. And it'll stand
2:57out as a very attractive feature. Now,
2:59which fragrances to choose? There's so
3:01many out there. What I would recommend
3:03is go into one of those stores that have
3:05many fragrances, whether it's Sephora or
3:07a designated fragrance store, and start
3:09smelling different fragrances. Try some
3:11on, put some on those little papers and
3:13smell it. Ask for recommendations. You
3:15can also test out your confidence. If
3:16there's a girl you find attractive,
3:18"Hey, what do you think of this scent? I
3:19was just thinking of getting it and I
3:21wanted somebody else's opinion on it."
3:22Hey, man, I'm just saying. Number four,
3:24a proper grooming kit. You know with a
3:26car that looks good, you can clean it,
3:28you can get the spoiler, but what
3:30actually makes a car stand out is all
3:32the specifics about the car, the decal,
3:34the accessories, the color, the vinyl,
3:37the trim, how clean the brake calipers
3:39are. That's the exact same thing with
3:41your body. Again, you can look good, you
3:43can smell good, you can have a fresh
3:44haircut, but if you have overgrown
3:46eyebrows, nails, toenails, facial hair,
3:49your appearance points will go way down.
3:51So, get yourself a nice grooming set,
3:53also known as a manicure set. It'll
3:55usually come with tweezers to pluck your
3:57eyebrows, some scissors, some clippers,
4:00and something like this you can use to
4:01clean under your nail. It's pretty
4:03self-explanatory. If you have it, you'll
4:05be more incentivized to use it. And
4:07these sets are pretty affordable, too.
4:08You can get them on Amazon, and it makes
4:10it very easy to take wherever you go. If
4:12you're traveling, storing it at home,
4:14keeping it in your car, wherever you
4:15want. Number five, quality skin care
4:18basics. Especially if you're young,
4:19taking care of your skin is crucial. Not
4:21only in the short term, if you wash your
4:23face, moisturize your face, apply SPF,
4:26you'll have clearer skin and get rid of
4:27pimples right now, but also for
4:29longevity, making you look younger as
4:32you age and get older. Now, there's
4:34endless skin care products out there.
4:36Some are very cheap, and some are made
4:38with quality ingredients that are
4:39actually healthy and good for your skin.
4:41Now, I personally use medical-grade
4:44products. So, my cleanser is
4:45SkinCeuticals, which is the premium
4:47brand of L'Oréal. My moisturizer is by
4:50Anewa, which has PDRN, which is simply
4:52just really good for moisturizing my
4:54skin. And then, a simple SPF, which is
4:57also sunscreen. And yes, these will tend
4:59to be a little bit more expensive than
5:01your regular skin care products, such as
5:03something like CeraVe. But honestly,
5:05they last me so long. This little
5:07moisturizing bottle and this cleanser
5:09right here, I've had for like three,
5:10maybe even four months. Because the
5:12thing with medical-grade skin care
5:13products is you don't actually need that
5:16much. Every day, I wash and moisturize
5:17my face twice a day, and I apply SPF
5:20once a day. But every time I apply it,
5:22it's always a little pea-sized amount
5:23that I rub in my hands and I apply. So,
5:25I think it's worth spending a little bit
5:26more money on because it'll last longer,
5:28but it's also something you apply on
5:30your face. So, it's not something you
5:31want to cheap out on. Getting into
5:33clothing and style, number six is a
5:34quality everyday watch. I know, sir, I'm
5:37not telling you to buy a Rolex before
5:39you're 25 years old. There are some
5:40amazing watches at almost every price
5:43point. Some brands are Seiko, Citizen,
5:45Tissot, and plenty of others. What I
5:47like about watches that they are pieces
5:49of accessories that genuinely stand out.
5:51Especially for me, I tend to wear a lot
5:53of monochromatic outfits, so either all
5:55black or black with white. So, having a
5:58nice timepiece on my wrist makes my
6:00entire outfit just stand out. And you
6:02can wear [music] watches for any
6:03occasion. You can wear it to dinner,
6:05wear it to a wedding, wear it to work,
6:07wear it out with friends. And
6:08eventually, it can become something more
6:10sentimental. You attach stories to each
6:12watches. You get a watch for a milestone
6:14you hit in your life. a watch as a gift.
6:16You get a watch with your best friend.
6:18And maybe one day you'll pass down your
6:19watches to your future kids. I think
6:21it's an accessory that is timeless, that
6:23every man should own at least one nice
6:26quality watch. And also, if you have
6:27enough money to ball out, you can get a
6:29Rolex Daytona, for example. Those
6:31usually tend to either hold their value
6:33or go up in value. But we're talking
6:35$15,000.
6:37But again, for brands like Citizen,
6:38Seiko, Tissot, you can get watches like
6:41this from anywhere between $100 and
6:42$1,000. Number seven, a real leather
6:45belt. you have those pants that whenever
6:47you wear, you know you need to wear a
6:48belt to it. And belts are also good when
6:50you need to discipline somebody. I'm
6:51kidding, bro. That's a joke. Do not hit
6:53anybody with a belt. Jokes aside though,
6:54a belt is something you can't cheap out
6:56on. You can get a full leather belt, a
6:58fake leather belt. And the thing about
7:00that is that the first day it will look
7:01amazing, but over time you'll notice it
7:03starts peeling, and eventually you'll
7:05have to get another fake leather belt
7:07until the cycle repeats and repeats and
7:08repeats. Instead, just spend more money
7:10the first time and invest in a real
7:12leather belt. They will literally last
7:14you a lifetime. My dad is in his 50s. He
7:17still has belts that he had when he was
7:18my age because they're real leather.
7:21It's not even about getting a designer
7:22buckle belt like Chanel or Gucci. It's
7:24more so about the quality belt, and you
7:26can find some like this which are
7:27dual-sided, one black, one brown real
7:30leather. And again, it goes for any
7:31occasion. You can wear it with a suit,
7:33with jeans, with cargo pants. Number
7:36eight, a quality wallet. Another
7:38accessory you carry with you every
7:39single day. And you don't want to be
7:41that guy a chunky wallet full of random
7:43cards that you never use, coupons that
7:46have been sitting in your wallet for
7:47years. And when you put that wallet in
7:48your back pocket, it's so chunky.
7:50Instead, search up slim wallets. The one
7:53that I like a lot is my Ridge wallet.
7:55This is not even sponsored. I just
7:56genuinely like this wallet because look,
7:58it can fit a lot of different cards. And
8:00it's easily accessible whenever I want
8:01to grab one. It has a cash strap right
8:03here so I can put cash into it and it
8:04holds it really good. And I've had this
8:06wallet now for probably like 5 years and
8:09it's indestructible. It'll never break
8:10[music] on me. Number nine, quality
8:12leather boots. I got these boots, I
8:14believe, 2 years ago. Before then, I
8:15never had a nice quality pair of leather
8:18boots. And before then, I never really
8:19wore boots. For some reason, I never
8:21liked to wear boots until I got these
8:23and I realized how much I liked them. I
8:25live in Canada, the blizzards here get
8:27pretty bad. Obviously, I need a good
8:28pair of boots, but also I realized that
8:30this goes with many different outfits.
8:32In the winter, I can wear it with a big
8:33jacket, cargo pants, snow pants, and the
8:36boots. But I can also wear a button-up,
8:38black trousers, and these boots
8:40underneath. And they look super sleek.
8:41And also, because they're boots, they're
8:43going to give you like a good 2-3 in in
8:45height. That's a little life hack. And
8:47when you invest in a good pair of
8:48quality boots that are leather, that are
8:50durable, as long as your feet don't keep
8:52growing, you're going to have these
8:53probably forever. Number 10, one great
8:55jacket. This one especially applies if
8:58you live somewhere cold. A jacket is
9:00something you might wear every single
9:01day for 4 to 5 months. Again, I live in
9:04Canada. When the winter comes, this is
9:06my suit. This is what I wear every
9:07single day. So why get a cheap jacket
9:09that doesn't look good or doesn't warm
9:11me up? I'm going to spend a few hundred
9:12dollars and get a very nice quality
9:14jacket that warms me up, but also looks
9:16good. You want something that's warm,
9:17comfortable, blocks wind, handles the
9:20weather, and still looks good. I've
9:21always believed that the more frequent
9:23you wear something, the more easily
9:25justified it is to spend more money on.
9:27And it's true. Like the boots, like the
9:29belt, this jacket, because I'm not
9:30growing, will probably last me a
9:32lifetime. And it's made with real fur
9:34inside. And it's puffy as well. Look at
9:36this. Okay, I got to take it off now cuz
9:37I'm getting hot.
9:38>> Number 11, quality clothing basics. And
9:41in general, I think guys need to stop
9:43thinking they need more clothes because
9:44you don't. Most of the time, you just
9:46need better clothes. Take a T-shirt for
9:48example. You can buy five low-quality
9:50T-shirts that look good on the first day
9:52and after three washes, the color is
9:54stretched, the shirt lost its shape, and
9:56somehow it became 2 in shorter. Or you
9:58can slowly build a wardrobe with
10:00higher-quality basics, T-shirts,
10:02sweaters, hoodies, pants. Pay attention
10:04to the stitching, the fabric, cotton,
10:07wool, linen, merino wool, different
10:09synthetics depending on what you're
10:11using them for. I'm not saying don't get
10:12cheap T-shirts because sometimes you do
10:14want a cheap T-shirt when you're doing
10:15something where you know you might get
10:17dirty or mess it up. But like this for
10:18example is a T-shirt from Cause. It cost
10:20me like $75, but it doesn't shrink in
10:23the dryer. The quality looks like brand
10:25new just like the first day I got it.
10:26Fits very nice on my sleeves, on my
10:29torso, and it goes for any occasion,
10:31whether I'm going out, whether I'm
10:32chilling with my friends, under a
10:33hoodie. I can wear a blazer over top of
10:35this. Personally, I'd rather have five
10:37shirts that I constantly reach for than
10:3925 shirts I constantly skip over. Number
10:4112, a properly fitted and tailored suit.
10:44Every guy should eventually own a suit
10:46that actually fits him properly because
10:48you will have events or weddings that
10:50you're invited to that you will need to
10:51wear a suit. Now, you don't need five
10:53suits. You don't need a custom $4,000
10:56Italian masterpiece. Just one simple
10:58suit, simple color. This one is navy
11:01blue. But I've worn this suit now on
11:02many occasions and the first time I got
11:04it, I believe was 4 years ago for Ever
11:07since then, I've probably worn it a good
11:09dozen times. And every single time, it
11:11fits me, it looks sleek. As a man, you
11:13need a nice tailored suit. Getting into
11:15the health items, number 13 is a fitness
11:18tracker. Whether it's an Apple Watch, a
11:20Garmin, a Whoop, an Oura, the new Google
11:22Fitbit Air, honestly, whatever works for
11:24you. I'm not saying you need to obsess
11:26over every tiny metric. Personally, I
11:28don't like to. I used to actually wear a
11:30Whoop band every single night to go to
11:32sleep and I would use it to track my
11:33sleep, but in the end, I actually didn't
11:35like it because sometimes I would wake
11:37up feeling like I slept good. I would
11:39check my Whoop app and it would tell me
11:41that I had a poor quality sleep. And
11:43now, that would get in my head and I'll
11:45feel tired all day despite me feeling
11:47like I slept good. However, wearing a
11:49fitness tracker for your workouts is
11:51very beneficial. It'll show you
11:53specifically how many steps you're
11:54taking every day, what your heart rate
11:56is at, how many calories you're burning,
11:58how long your workouts last. It'll show
12:00you your different strain levels. And
12:02for that, strictly for my workouts, is
12:04when I like to use a fitness tracker.
12:06Now again, for sleeping, some people
12:08swear by it. Personally, I don't like
12:10wearing a fitness tracker to sleep. I
12:12just prefer waking up and basing it on
12:14my own judgment. You also don't need to
12:15get the brand new fitness wearable. You
12:17can get a used ones on Facebook
12:19Marketplace. Get the older Whoop model
12:22or get the older Apple Watch model. If
12:24you just go one or two generations back,
12:26it'll work just as well. Remember, the
12:28tracker won't make you healthy, but make
12:30it harder to lie to yourself. Number 14,
12:32quality training shoes. There's a saying
12:35that you should spend money on the
12:36things that separate you from the
12:38ground. Your shoes, your mattress, your
12:40chairs, your tires. And I actually think
12:43there is some truth to that. I mean,
12:44shoes are the foundation to every
12:47movement you do. Especially if you're
12:48actively training, if you're running, if
12:50you're jumping, if you're in the gym.
12:52You want to support your joints, promote
12:54natural movement. And a good quality
12:55training shoe allows you to do just
12:57that. So, if you're running often, get
12:59running shoes. If you're lifting heavy,
13:01you might want something flatter and
13:02more stable. If you're walking all day,
13:04prioritize comfort. One mistake most
13:06people do is choosing every shoe purely
13:09off of appearance. I've seen people run
13:11in Air Forces. Like, nah, man. Take that
13:13$100 and invest it into some good
13:15running shoes instead. And the thing is,
13:17I tend to have dedicated workout shoes.
13:19So, the shoes that I use for working
13:20out, I don't wear them out on the street
13:22or for my everyday life. I only wear
13:24them when I'm in the gym, when I'm
13:26training. And because of that, they tend
13:27to last a lot longer. So, my gym shoes
13:29will have a lifespan of about a year and
13:31a half, 2 years maybe, which is why I
13:33invest in a good quality pair of
13:35training shoes. Because at the end, it's
13:37for my health, and anything that
13:38correlates with my health is worth
13:40investing into. Number 15, a quality
13:42mattress. Just like that saying said,
13:44anything that separates you from the
13:45ground is worth investing money into. I
13:48might fall asleep, bro. I think a
13:50mattress is probably the easiest one to
13:52justify. How many hours you spend laying
13:54down on your bed every night? 7, 8, 9
13:57hours every night. Bro, that's like a
13:58third of your entire life. Not only
14:00that, but your sleep is for your
14:02recovery, your energy levels, your
14:04focus, your mood the next day. It
14:07literally dictates how you feel on a
14:09day-to-day basis. So, why would you
14:10cheap out on a mattress that leads to
14:13poor sleep quality? Might as well invest
14:15one time into a proper mattress that
14:17fits your needs and supports proper
14:19sleep. Because then you'll wake up every
14:21day feeling amazing, you won't feel
14:23stiff, you'll sleep like [music] a baby,
14:24and it will directly make your life
14:26better. Now, it depends from person to
14:28person. Some people like more
14:29Tempur-Pedic mattresses that are softer.
14:31Me, on the other hand, I like more firm
14:34mattresses that offer more support. This
14:35one is actually the Plank mattress, so
14:37it has two sides. One side is strictly
14:40firm, and if you flip it, the other side
14:42is firm but with a little more
14:43suppression. So, with mattresses, it
14:45doesn't always mean expensive is better,
14:47because everybody has their preferences
14:49with their mattress. So, find your
14:51preference, then shop online, go to a
14:53store, invest in a good quality
14:55mattress. Number 16, a proper pillow. A
14:57year ago, I was waking up every single
14:59morning with sore traps, sore neck. I
15:02was just stiff. So, I went to IKEA and I
15:04spent $100 on this pillow, which is 100%
15:08down. It offers so much better support
15:10for my head when I sleep. And now, when
15:12I wake up every morning, I'm pain-free.
15:14I don't have any more stiffness, simply
15:16because I invested $100 into a good
15:18quality pillow that actually supports my
15:20head. Now, when it comes to pillows, it
15:22all depends on your sleeping position.
15:23If you sleep on your back, you want a
15:25firmer pillow that supports your head.
15:27If you sleep on your side, you want a
15:28medium firm pillow that aligns your head
15:31with your body. You don't want your head
15:32being too low, and you don't want your
15:34head being too high, either. And if you
15:35sleep on your stomach, which you
15:37shouldn't in the first place because
15:38it's not the healthiest sleeping
15:39position. But, if you do, you want the
15:41flattest possible pillow, or else your
15:43head will be hyperextended like this,
15:45and you'll wake up with some good
15:46stiffness. Number 17, an ergonomic desk
15:49chair. If you're like me and you sit at
15:50a desk for hours on end, don't just
15:53choose a chair purely out of aesthetics.
15:55Choose it based on support for your
15:57posture. [music] Now, I'm a content
15:58creator. I'm constantly sitting at my
16:00desk, answering emails, doing calls,
16:02editing videos, creating thumbnails. I
16:04invested in this chair that molds to my
16:06body, supports my body, and allows for
16:09proper posture as I work. I can twist
16:11this here to adjust the support on my
16:13back. These handles can come up or down,
16:16forward or backwards. This pillow is
16:18magnetic, so I can place it wherever I
16:19want based on my head support. And I can
16:21bring this chair up, down. I can recline
16:24it, bring it back up. Now, this chair is
16:26on the more expensive side. It was about
16:28$1,200. But, you don't need to spend
16:30that much money to get a proper chair.
16:31Just search up a lumbar support or
16:34ergonomic desk chair, and you'll see
16:36many great options. Look through the
16:38reviews, see what other people have to
16:39say. But again, the way I like to look
16:41at these things is cost per use. If I'm
16:44using it, like my mattress, for hours
16:46every single day, well then it's
16:47something in my life that I'm going to
16:49spend a lot more money on rather than a
16:51designer hoodie. Getting into tech
16:53items, number 18 are noise-canceling
16:55headphones. If you travel, you study,
16:57you work in coffee shops, you edit, you
16:59commute, or you just live around loud
17:02people, sometimes you don't even need
17:03music playing, just something that can
17:05allow you to block out the noise around
17:07you to focus on whatever it is you want
17:09to focus on. And a good pair of
17:11noise-canceling headphones allow you to
17:12do just that. Let's say you spend $300
17:15on noise-canceling headphones. It sounds
17:17expensive, but if you use them every
17:18single day for 3 years, now the price
17:21starts making a little bit more sense.
17:22AirPods Pro, Sony, Bose, there are
17:25plenty of good options. Go to Best Buy,
17:27go on Amazon. Mine are the Sony
17:28WH-1000XM5,
17:31which is not even the newest generation.
17:33I've had them since they came out, which
17:34I believe was three, maybe four years.
17:36And they work amazing. I use them every
17:37single day. Number 19, a reliable
17:39laptop. Before 25 years old, your laptop
17:42might be one of the most valuable tools
17:44you own. You can study on it, work on
17:46it, learn new skills, apply for jobs,
17:48build a business, edit videos, manage
17:50your finances. Basically, half of modern
17:52life lives through this. But the
17:54important part is buying based on what
17:56you actually do. If you're simply
17:57answering emails, well, you don't need a
17:59laptop that's able to run the best games
18:01or the best editing platform. But if
18:03you're editing videos for 8 hours every
18:05day and your computer freezes every 5
18:06minutes, upgrading your laptop can save
18:08you more time and potentially help you
18:10make more money. Again, another piece of
18:12equipment that is super valuable in your
18:13life that you should definitely not
18:15cheap out on and get based on your
18:17needs. Number 20, a quality backpack. A
18:19backpack sounds simple until you've
18:21traveled with a terrible one. Whether
18:23you're a student, whether you travel
18:25often, you want to get a backpack that
18:26is durable and has enough pockets to fit
18:29everything you need. This one right here
18:31has the main pocket at the top with a
18:33lot of space. Has a laptop pocket. I can
18:35put my laptop, headphones, whatever.
18:37There's mini pockets for things you want
18:39to access quickly. It has proper support
18:41on the back. And my favorite part, at
18:43the bottom, it has a separate pocket
18:45specifically for shoes. So this is
18:46separate from the main pocket. You can
18:48put your shoes in here, and they won't
18:50get anything else dirty. This one is
18:51from Under Armour. The point is, I
18:53travel with this backpack, I take it
18:54when I need to go film somewhere. And
18:56because I didn't cheap out and I got a
18:58quality backpack, it's going to last me
18:59a very long time. Number 21, a
19:01high-capacity portable charger. Listen,
19:03your phone can be very useless a lot of
19:05the time, but it can also be very
19:07important, and most of the time you need
19:09it. Your boarding pass is on it, your
19:11Uber is on it, maps are on it, your
19:13credit cards might be on it, your hotel
19:15reservation is on it. You need to make a
19:16phone call. So, seeing your phone at 2%
19:19when you're traveling genuinely becomes
19:21a problem. That's why you should get
19:22yourself a good power bank, a portable
19:24charger. This one is from Ugreen and
19:27it's 10,000 milliampere hour, which is
19:29really powerful. 5,000 milliamp is also
19:31good. Just get yourself a portable
19:32charger that you can bring with you to
19:34school, to work, when you're traveling.
19:35Trust me, it comes in clutch. And if
19:37your phone is MagSafe compatible, you
19:39just stick it on the back and boom, it's
19:40going to start charging. Number 22, a
19:42proper charging setup. Mine is pretty
19:44messed up cuz I was actually using it to
19:45charge my phone and my camera during
19:47this video. But it's simple. Having a
19:48hub essentially in your room to charge
19:50everything, all your devices that you
19:52need. I have portable chargers, I have
19:53my microphones, my camera's usually
19:55here. I have a 65-W charger, which
19:58allows me to charge anything extremely
20:00quickly, especially my phone, and it's
20:01right beside my desk. And it also helps
20:03me organize all my things, all my
20:04electronics that I need on a day-to-day
20:06basis. It essentially removes any
20:08unnecessary friction, allows you to be
20:10more organized, and allows all your
20:11daily devices to be properly charged so
20:14that when you need them, they're ready
20:15to go. Getting into independence, number
20:1723, a quality chef's knife. By 25, you
20:20should know how to cook at least a few
20:21meals. And you don't need one of these
20:23giant blocks with 15 different knives.
20:25You just need to invest in one proper,
20:28really good quality chef's knife. With
20:30this, you can cut everything from meat
20:33to vegetables to bread, and it makes
20:34everything come out just so much better.
20:36Have you ever tried cutting a tomato
20:38with a very dull knife? You're not
20:39slicing through it. You're going to turn
20:41that tomato into ketchup. But here's the
20:42important part. Don't just buy a good
20:44knife. Learn how to sharpen it, how to
20:46take care of it. Use a proper cutting
20:47board when cutting up whatever it is
20:49you're cutting. A quality knife that's
20:50properly maintained can probably stay
20:52with you for decades. Number 24, a cast
20:55iron pan. It's the same thing with
20:57knives. You don't need 25 different
20:58knives, you don't need 25 different
21:00pans. If you just get one to two proper,
21:02good pans, cast iron pans, you can cook
21:05everything on it, a proper steak, some
21:08eggs. And if you properly take care of a
21:09cast iron pan, it can last you such a
21:11long time. This is on the more expensive
21:13side, but if you enjoy cooking, it's
21:15something that's definitely worth it.
21:16The bigger thing though is actually
21:17learning how to use them. You can have
21:19the greatest pan in the world and still
21:21burn your chicken. Learn temperature
21:23control, learn when to add oil, learn
21:25how to properly clean it and season it.
21:27Buying the good pan won't teach you how
21:28to cook, but learning to use it might.
21:31Number 25, a basic tool kit. Basic
21:33things in your house will break. And you
21:35should be able to fix them and have the
21:37proper tools to fix them. You buy
21:39furniture that needs assembling, a screw
21:41becomes loose, something needs to be
21:43measured. And as much as we love our
21:44dads, you can't always call your dad to
21:46help you out with that stuff. You got to
21:48learn how to do it. So start with a
21:49simple kit, a hammer, a screwdriver,
21:51pliers, adjustable wrench, tape measure,
21:54level, a drill. You don't need to go to
21:55Home Depot and buy every tool. Just buy
21:58these tools as you need them and learn
21:59how to use them. It's just a very
22:01valuable skill. My brother just moved
22:03into a new condo. this big cabinet in
22:05this room that we had to disassemble. So
22:07we grabbed our tools, we grabbed our
22:08drill, and we started taking out the
22:10screws, hammering out the walls,
22:12figuring it out, and making it work. So
22:14it's a valuable skill that will apply in
22:16your own life when you get older to help
22:18other people out. So a basic tool kit is
22:20definitely a quality item you should
22:22own. Love you guys.

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