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    34 Useful Things Under $30 For Anyone Who Wants To Be 30, Flirty, And Thriving

    Hitting your thirties doesn't have to be hard, just make sure you have these useful products on hand.

    1. A snazzy faux book display made out of reclaimed materials. This sneaky storage space is hollowed out, so it'll hide unsightly cords or messy notes and make your shelves look spick-and-span.

    2. A pack of reusable baking cups for home chefs who want baked goods prepared in a way that's good for the environment *and* to prevent gross paper flakes from sticking to the bottom of mouth-watering muffins.

    cupcakes with silicone holders

    3. A plant-based gel cream made from a formula that's nongreasy and completely transparent. Get this and your flyaways are gonna, well you know, fly away.

    4. An Aquapaw Slow Treater so you can keep your fluffer in the bath long enough to finally get her fluffy! Just throw some peanut butter or other pasty treat in the grooves so she can enjoy a snack while you scrub her up!

    5. A plant food spike that'll feed your plants up to two months and give them a hearty, healthy place to grow. Thanks to this thing, there's nothing but watering on your to-do list.

    6. A drill brush kit, because having a tool that cleans just about everything is gonna make spring cleaning a breeze.

    7. A pack of wool dryer balls that'll dry your clothes faster, make your laundry softer, and replace wasteful dryer sheets and fabric softener. You'll seriously have a ~ball~ with these cute things in your laundry.

    dryer balls that look like different animal heads

    8. A face mask "brush" can help you apply masks without losing any spa-worthy products to brush bristles. Get ready to be shocked just how much product you save with this little thing!

    9. A giant clothespin towel holder — a cute and clever way to make sure your family members actually hang up their towels after using them. Your bathroom floor won't know what to do without soggy towels all around!

    two giant clothespins on a wall and holding towels

    10. A flat water bottle with a clean design that's gonna be easy to fit into any bag or backpack and thus, gonna remind you to hydrate your 30-year-old bod. Soda doesn't cut it anymore.

    11. A pasta measuring tool for cooks who are incapable of using their ~noodle~ when it comes to solving the dreaded "how much dry pasta is too much cooked pasta" life quiz.

    The tool with four differently sized holes to measure pasta meant for one, two, three, or four servings

    12. An Instant Pot and Air Fryer cheat sheet you can stick right on your machine or fridge, giving you a helpful source that's far more reliable than asking Alexa for recipe directions every step of the way.

    13. A keychain bracelet that'll help those of us who suffer through playing an eternal game of hide-and-seek with our house/car keys.

    14. A set of six pantry organizers so you can keep snacks on hand, keep your fridge looking crisp, and also prevent any spills or drips from making a mess. Cool.

    organized fridge with sauces, juices, and cans inside the containers

    15. A purse organizer that'll let you fill your bag with every item you could possibly need while out...without compromising on staying impressively organized. Oh, you need a bandage? You have them color-coded in the pocket next to your ChapStick.

    16. A rather charming voodoo notepad for times when working through your feelings requires a little more (harmless) malice.

    Notepad with doll and open space for drawing

    17. A set of six natural wooden hooks to keep items that are otherwise difficult to store (looking at you, wide-brimmed hats) out as decor. It makes grabbing an accessory in a moment simple *and* lets you show off your stuff even when you aren't wearing it. Just look how cute that entryway is in the photo below!

    18. A complete DIY beeswax wrap kit — a practical and eco-friendly activity with a finished product you can use every dang day. Reviewers agree, this kit is simply the bee's knees!

    A product shot of printed packaging wrapped in twine with three fabric scraps and three cubes of wax

    19. A reviewer-loved food scale for rule following A-types who do not believe "a pinch" is an accurate form of measurement. This is compact, easy to store, and it can strike the weight of containers.

    20. A pair of outlet lights so you can have your rooms shine even at nighttime, without bulky night lights taking up space. Plus they can make your place look fancy. Like, really fancy.

    21. A menstrual cup — a satisfying upgrade from tampons that'll delight environmentally minded folks who are sick and tired of spending what could be monthly chocolate money on disposable period products.

    Silicone cups in front of decorative tube packaging

    22. A handy Souper Cubes freezer tray — it's gonna make it ~souper~ easy to freeze notoriously hard-to-freeze things like soups and sauces. Being able to unthaw individual portions of soup has my all-too-adult heart aflutter.

    23. An essential oil roller — place this in your pocket for a quick aromatherapy restart when things get stressful while you're out and about. Being a responsible adult is exhausting.

    Small roller bottle with "Peace Elixir" written on the label

    24. A bottle of Tend Skin Solution to clear up redness, bumps, and razor burn. Shaving is about to be a much smoother process.

    25. A garlic rocker that'll, ahem, rock your world. This tool is so much easier to use/clean than a traditional garlic press. It's fast and efficient, so you can cook with even more garlic! Your breath is about to be impressively pungent.

    Rolling grated rocker crushing garlic

    26. A bitter but harmless clear polish is gonna stop your number one childhood habit from ~biting~ you in the butt.

    Before and after shot displaying nail growth

    27. An adorable bookmark book tracker to remind you of all the great places you've been while you stayed put in your favorite reading chair. If you're challenging yourself to read a certain number of books each year, this is such a fun way to keep track of your pace!

    The book tracker, which looks like a blank book shelf and you can fill in the names of the books on the spine as you finish them

    28. A foaming lavender bath with pure epsom salt that are gonna soothe and relax your AGING body after a long day of overthinking. I'm almost 30 and basically everything is creaking these days...that's probably not great.

    29. Or a hand-poured candle for folks who find a small, fluttering flame in a dark room equally relaxing. Plus reviewers rave about this sensational scent.

    Soy candle in glass jar with lid and decorative label

    30. A cup bib to catch all the food and drinks your little one can't seem to keep in their mouths (which is, as parents know, most of it). These also wipe clean, making them a quick-drying and smell/stain-free option.

    31. A pack of beer savers for cooking, labeling your drink at parties, keeping bugs out of your bottle, or for any time you may not finish a beer but definitely don't want it going to waste.

    32. A fun activity book with pages full of journaling prompts, pictures to color, and clever coping methods. It's also totally funny, which is something everyone in their 30s deserves when the housing market makes us want to cry.

    Cover of book

    33. A pack of purse hooks so you can leave the house knowing you won't have to put your purse on the sticky floor of another Yelp-recommended dive bar ever again. Your standards have grown as you've gotten older and your purses have gotten nicer.

    34. And a U-shaped shelving system that's gonna give you so much usable storage space you just might finally find the spices you actually need to cook with. No more replacing paprika with cayenne pepper ever again!

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