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1. Howard Feed-N-Wax Wood Polish and Conditioner, a beeswax and orange oil formula that's basically like a spa treatment for your wood surfaces. In addition to polishing, it adds a protective layer and helps prevent the wood from drying out or fading — and most importantly, prevents you from having to spend $$$ on surfaces you were sure you ~wood~ have to repair or replace.
2. Or an easy wood-repairing marker and wax stick set so you can fill in and cover those scratches you've been meaning to do something about for ages...without spending all that coin to replace your floors and furniture.
3. A miraculous diamond cleaning stick precise enough to clean every last corner of your most prized gems and get them to shine as bright as Rihanna said they would — without paying a jeweler to do it.
4. A magical purple toning shampoo that eliminates yellow or brassy tones in your hair, so you won't have to go to the salon for a touch-ups nearly as often. BTW, 5,000+ reviewers say it's to ~dye~ for.
5. Majorly space-saving hangers to help you make the most of a tiny closet until the day you can afford to move into a mansion with a Cher Horowitz-type closet with room for your whole wardrobe.
6. Or an adjustable hanging rod that's basically an instant closet renovation.
7. Game-changing Rubbermaid Freshworks containers, which are basically a dream come true if you live alone and just plain can't afford to keep buying fresh fruits and veggies that go bad before you can eat them all.
8. A zipper repair kit that'll make fixing the fastenings on bags and jackets without the help of a pro (or just giving up and tossing the item) a breeze even if you're not at all handy.
9. A restorative headlight wipe kit to make your headlights look so shiny and new, they may make other drivers (and everyone who splurged on professional treatments) pull over just to take a moment and say "Wow."
10. And a windshield repair kit so you can fix dings all by yourself. Spend a ton of money on a repair every time a pebble hits your windshield on the highway? You're cracking me up.
11. An amazing leather and suede cleaning brush that'll swoop in like a superhero to save your splurge-worthiest shoes that you thought you'd totally ruined after one walk in wet grass.
12. Waterproof screen repair tape so you can patch up holes in seconds, no expensive repairs or replacements required.
13. An ingenious champagne stopper that doesn't just reseal your precious bottle, but also increases the pressure inside to preserve the bubbles. Turns out, you don't have to be a gazillionaire to afford to open a bottle when you want a single glass of bubbly.
14. Febreze Clothing, which actually eliminates smells instead of merely masking them, so not only do you have to do laundry less often, but you can keep hard-to-wash things like coats and blazers fresh for longer without amassing a huge winter dry cleaning bill.
15. A peel-off barrier nail polish so you'll stop using your messy nail painting skills (big mood) as an excuse to spend $30+ on a salon mani.
16. A clever grout-coating pen to make it look like you spent tons of time and money cleaning up your tile.
17. A 4-in-1 clip-on lens kit for anyone who wishes they had room in their budget for a fancy camera or even just a phone with a better camera, and would be very excited to find an under-$30 alternative (spoiler alert — I found one).
18. The Pooch Selfie, a LOL-worthy yet genius device that'll actually get your pupper to look at the dang camera, so you can get amazing pics without hiring a pro pet photographer. Because tbh, Fido has never really understood why he'd want to look at the weird metal light-up rectangle that takes up so much of your attention.
19. A Bevel safety razor that can give a super-close, bump-free shave on anything from your face to your body to your head, but is specially designed to be extra great for thick, curly hair. That's right — you don't actually have to pay a professional to get a shave this smooth and live your best razor bump-free life.
20. A low-key miraculous sink cleaner to polish all sorts of sink surfaces, from porcelain to acrylic to granite, and help eliminate stains and scuffs you thought you were just gonna have to accept were permanent.
21. An amazing shed-reducing brush with a 360-degree rotating head for an easy shedding solution and groom that your pet will actually enjoy, no groomer required.
22. A 4-in-1 hole repair product that is a squeeze bottle of spackle with a built-in primer, plus has a built-in putty knife on the top and a sanding pad on the cap, so even the least handy people ever (me) can easily get their security deposit back.
23. And finally, 100 Things Every Homeowner Must Know, a tome full of insights on how to do everything from understand your plumbing system to cut heating costs to roll paint properly to protect your belongings. TL;DR, you'll no longer feel like you need to pay someone to fix all of the weird problems you wish you'd learned how to handle in school.
How you'll feel after realizing you can afford to solve all your problems:
