One way window heat shield. Reflects 85‰ of the UV back out. Sticks to the window using only water.

Noticeable difference in temperature for any sun-facing windows

Opinel carbon steel pocket knife. They’re awesome. Cheap, robust and easy to keep sharp. Just need to oil the blade every now and then for corrosion resistance and you’re good to go.

$20 bread maker I found at at a thrift store. There’s no telling how many hundreds of loaves of healthy, fresh baked wheat bread I’ve churned out of that thing over the past two years, especially now that we’re grinding our own wheat too.