Rating 2022 Purchases: Best, Worst, & Meh

BenB's links:
After shower lotion - a.co/d/3Cg1uUU
Zipline for kids - a.co/d/goqldHF
Silicone wedding rings - a.co/d/g01E8aI
Nut picker upper - a.co/d/edJv5c1
Buckwheat cushion - a.co/d/aU5GsHJ
Large mouse pad - a.co/d/6fQFDC5
Large dogfood storage - a.co/d/gkXLEca
Goggles with the clasp in the back - a.co/d/1OKLj8m
Ernie's links:
kitchen faucet installation tool - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
humane mouse traps - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
humane (not human 🤣) mouse bucket trap - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
student driver magnets - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:44 Biggest and bestest purchases
15:14 Little purchases
45:54 meh purchases
55:24 the absolute worst, most horrific purchase
59:26 YNAB Wins
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[@_kamila_]

Great and funny episode as always! It still gets me, how some basic things are different in the US... like Ben's campaign for water kettle 😁 I don't think I have ever been to a household WITHOUT one... it's just an integral part of the kitchen (experience from Czechia and Austria)

[@YNABofficial]

You'll see a lot of stove-top kettles here in the states and it makes NO sense. Everyone needs an electric kettle! ~BenB

[@DanCayer-wt2lm]

Guys, I'm proud of you for who you are, irrespective of any postural adjustments!

[@Peppermint_Paper]

I just discovered YNAB and you guys. Seriously impressed with both so far. Laughed out loud several times and I love how down to earth and candid you both are! So refreshing!

[@puffytail]

Thanks for this video, love listening to the podcast, but this is enjoyable too and nice to see your faces! Best purchase of 2022 is, by far, getting a quarter cord of firewood and picking up with my kids in my minivan. Worst purchase of 2022… I don’t really have one, because those things got returned (I love Costco and Target for that)…. Actually I purchased a squishy mat for the kitchen (at Costco) and it showed every spill and splatter and wasn’t easy to clean. Got new ones that are easy to wipe down.

[@Resie78]

I'm the kind of nerd that pauses this video after 2 minutes to go find my own best and worst 2022 purchases. I wrote down best and worst for every month, then crowned a winner in each category. My results: WINNER OF BEST PURCHASE 0F 2022 AWARD: A tie between Ynab (April) and Plane tickets to The Netherlands (June). YNAB would probably win this any year, so I feel a shared award is fair. It was great to go to The Netherlands, have a wonderful vacation and reconnect with family and friends! WINNER OF WORST PURCHASE 0F 2022 AWARD: Theme park membership (march 2022 and other months, because we had a payment plan that charged a monthly fee for a year). This place is supposed to be fun. The rides are not the problem. It's everything else that's tired and cranky and tries to squeeze more money out of you for worthless stuff. Honerable mention: PYO strawberry farm. They charge $5.50 for each child to enter (and use their tiny bouncy castle and pet their 2 goats), AND they have the most expensive strawberries ever, AND you pick them yourself. Never again will I spend $55 for one round of picking strawberries. This was really insightful, and a powerful reminder of several things that I'll need to/want to do again, and some things I need to never go near again. Thank you guys!

[@Resie78]

I STILL haven't watched the rest of the video!

[@bilistooka_go_boom]

I am super excited for the pets video. They are my biggest scramble category. Even with the past visit charges, I always feel like I have no idea how much the vet will ACTUALLY cost, especially with inflation costs thrown in. I just had the annual visit with my two dogs to update vaccines. I took last year's charges and added what I thought was a reasonable increase. I was still off by about $40. Thankfully I was able to roll with the punches and it wasn't too bad. Plus we over budgeted my husband's dentist, so it all worked out.

[@billriley2550]

Just became a budget nerd. Been watching videos on your KZbin channel. Please, Please share a screen showing what you are saying on all the videos. It's extremely important to show people what you are talking about. Everyone on your youtube channel should do this. Regardless of how easy things are for you, it's not so easy for us. Thanks

[@sarahgoulet7654]

I have tree trimming my budget. Older neighborhood with pecan trees, and its recommended to trim 1-3 years vs 3-5 that is recommended for other trees.

[@linkhs]

I also have a "gamer mouse pad", but with a fun design. I like how it visually creates a section on my desk for my mouse and keyboard. :)

[@chestergregg8668]

The walnut bumper crop thing is super cool. If they produced that amount every year, the population of animals that eat them would explode. Normal production years are just enough to maintain the population. Through chemical signals, the trees in a region are on the same cycle, and every few years they produce a massive crop that is way more than the squirrel population can eat, so a lot of them will be able to take root.

[@YNABofficial]

Thank you for explaining this 1000 times better than I did in the video! 😂 ~BenB

[@mrachel3]

My life has been improved since I bought an espresso machine in late 2022.

[@MindyTunnell]

That's on my wish farm list.... What'd you go with? I'm looking at the Gaggia 🥰

[@chel2425]

We have a acorn picker upper but we use it for buckeyes.

[@elizabeth1234..]

I have found that Skippy's chunky period is the most favorite. I lived in a pretty gross apartment in college and had to find out.

[@conureron3792]

Speaking of sports, I do have 3 categories for Florida Gators events, I have one for football/hoops tix, a separate one for baseball tix, and one for spending (concessions) at the games.

[@YNABofficial]

Nice! You pretty much have all the seasons covered! ~Ernie

[@jena.t]

More Bessie content please 😂 I also have an air tight container for my dog food. My issue was the cats that had learned how to open the bag, so I kept the bag in a closet... the cats evolved and learned how to open the closet door.. so I moved the bag into my powder room which has a sliding door... then they evolved to open up that door as well 😂 the air tight container works well

[@bilistooka_go_boom]

I have the same issue, but mine are dogs. They can open every type of door except the round handle ones. I thought doors that latched were safe until my mom's dog showed them how to open the long handle ones. So accordion, long handles, baby gates, and butterfly gate closures are all out. One of the gates to our yard has bike locks on it because one would open it. Thankfully the other gate closure is pretty hard to open, even with thumbs.

[@_kamila_]

The air tight container works well... for now

[@Peppermint_Paper]

Cats are so smart and resourceful...so iI'm told...😬

[@DanaTwoPonies]

"flocked by suitors..." 😆😅🤣😂

[@ZacharyStrebeck]

Ernie - where did you rent the cabin? Looking for a nice vacation spot.

[@YNABofficial]

It's a quaint area about 3 hours north of Minneapolis. It will be our first time there. ~Ernie

[@snapninja3454]

I am on Facebook market place looking and listening to this and right when he said he got a nugget sofa I was looking at a nugget sofa cover on marketplace. It was so wired. I do not live in a big city. looking at 40 miles around my city. I never looked at market place till 3 days ago.

[@YNABofficial]

I think it's a sign! :D ~BenB

[@lynnmallory2096]

The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben. This fascinating book will open up a whole world most of us are totally unaware of.

[@YNABofficial]

Just checked it out at the library-thanks for the suggestion! ~Ernie

[@elizabethlong3955]

Ha! Nugget couch! You are in IG influencer!

[@michaelmurray5861]

My best purchase last year was a vacuum lol

[@jena.t]

Yep! I got a robot vacuum and it was the best purchase ever. The mental toll of trying to keep a house clean with 3 pets and a million other responsibilities. I had used Christmas money gifted to me in 2021 for it.

[@YNABofficial]

I totally get it! ~Ernie

[@AbolitionistQA]

Wait wait wait. You worked out for 30 minutes 4 times a day!!!!! You didn’t mean that right?!?!

[@YNABofficial]

LOL. We were just joking about this. He meant 4 times a week. 😂 ~BenB

[@YNABofficial]

No, Ben, I meant what I said-30 minutes, 4 times per day!!! 🤣🤣🤣 Not in a million years. ~Ernie