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64 Interesting Topics to Write About • JournalBuddies.com

Journal Buddies Jill | February 7, 2023July 25, 2022 | Writing

We have interesting topics to write about… and lots of them for you. Plus, whether you’re 8 or 80, our interesting topics to write about — or talk about (more on that soon) — will help you have a better connection to your values, ideas, emotions, and personal experiences.

Yes! Take a look and enjoy. 🙂

Now…

Because we are huge fans of writing, it is our primary focus of this blog post. Of course, you may opt to talk about these topics that are interesting rather than write or journal about them. And that’s wonderful, too.

Table of Contents

64 Interesting Topics to Write About
Why We Love Offering You Interesting, Great Topics
15 Favorite Things (More Ideas to Write or Talk About)
13 Topics That are Interesting to Talk or Write About
More Writing Topic List Resources for You

I like to say that whether you have written one journal entry or 100 journal entries, the practice of daily writing can and will have a positive impact on your life. That’s why, to help you on your writing or journaling journey, I’ve crafted the following 64 interesting topics to write about in your journal or elsewhere.

How you choose to use these interesting topics — be it talking or writing — just be sure to use and enjoy them to the max. I know you’ll be glad you did.

64 Interesting Topics to Write About

Identify a moment in your life that made you feel like you had superpowers. What did you do exceptionally well? How did circumstances change as a result of your actions?
How have you handled being the “new kid” in your lifetime?
When you’re feeling powerful, what song best motivates you?
What is your power animal?
Dear Me in 5 Years…
How has water impacted your life?
What would you like to go back and tell a teacher from your past?
Look at the following quotes and write whatever comes to mind when you read them:
- “Art is when you hear a knocking from your soul and you answer. ” Star Richés
- “Whether you think you can or you can’t, either way, you are right.” Henry Ford
- “Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” Albert Einstein
- “You have to really believe not only in yourself; you have to believe the world is worth your sacrifices.” Zaha Hadid
Name three things you’d do if you weren’t so afraid.
If time flies, what does dreaming do?
How do you deal with boredom?
What colors are your thoughts?
If your alarm clock could talk, what would it say?
How does eating impact your time with friends? With family?
What jokes, pranks, hoaxes, or tricks have you fallen for? What jokes, pranks, hoaxes, or tricks have you played on someone else?
What is something about you that makes you dangerous?
If you were to play hide and seek in your home, where would you hide and why?

What do dogs say when they bark? What do roosters mean when they crow? How do you interpret a pig’s oink?
Outside of your family, who is someone that has made a difference in your life?
If you had your own talk show, who would you like to interview?
If people knew the real you, what would they think?
What fantastical creature would you like to have come alive?
Are there any political issues that interest you?
If you had your own talk show, who would you want to interview?
How do you define family?
What events have brought you and your family closer together?
What were your parents’ lives like before having children?
What is special about the town or towns you grew up in?
What are the sounds that make up the background noise of your life?
What sounds irritate you?
What is your favorite activity to do in the snow?
What “urban legends” have you heard firsthand?

If the color blue could speak, what would it say? How would it feel?
When is your most productive time of day?
What class do you wish students could take in school?
Have you ever been addicted to something?
What do you use your thumb for? How about your big toe?
Is life fair?
What goals and aspirations do you hope to fulfill in the next year?
In a natural disaster, what three things would you grab first?
What role does religion play in your life?
What shape best describes you?
What things did you create when you were younger?
If you could meet any fictional character, who would it be? What would you want to do with or discuss with this character?
What was your favorite toy growing up?
As a child, who is/was your favorite relative?
Is there something you’re reluctant to tell someone? Write about it here to help you get started.
Describe your first dance.
When is the first time you felt truly independent or older than your age?
Is it more important to be right or to be honest?
What old, worn-out thing can you simply not part with?
Are you more like a hopscotch board or jump rope? Does your personality seem more like a bag of marbles or like a box of chalk?

What messages do you keep repeating to yourself?
Where did you like to hide when you were younger?
What rites of passage have you participated in?
What can older people learn from your generation?
What can younger people learn from your generation?
What ethical dilemmas have you faced?
Are you proud of your accomplishments?
If a photographer were to capture you in your most emotional moment, what would they see?
How do gender roles, be they male and female or others — differ in your family?
What does feminism mean to you?
Have you ever felt like the minority in a group setting? or Have you experienced racism, sexism, or other kinds of discrimination?
What sort of lifestyle do you dream of living and why?

I hope you enjoyed this list of interesting ideas. If you need even more inspiration, there are more ideas and topics listed below for you to discover and use. So, read and scroll on!

Why We Love Offering You Interesting, Great Topics

It might be time to face it: Your effectiveness in life may not what it could be. Perhaps you’re missing out if, as each day passes, you have little to show for it.

For example, did you help someone yesterday? Go somewhere fun? Did you say something regretful and not apologize for it? Is there a decision you’d like to change?

While these specifics may become a blur over time, what you do know is that you want to remember them.

That’s why…

Keeping your decisions and choices etched into your memory bank can help you to avoid making the same mistakes again down the road.

It can also help you to remember the aspects of your life that are well-lived. This is precisely why I encourage you to get to it and use these interesting topics and prompts as a canvas on which you pour your thoughts onto.

15 Favorite Things (More Ideas to Write or Talk About)

For those more reluctant writers, non-writers, or conversation enthusiasts, I suggest you use the time-tested favorites list. Bonus! They could also double as a wonderful list of conversation starters. These topics are simple ideas that nearly everyone can answer without much effort.

Favorite foods
Favorite tv shows
Favorite form of entertainment
Favorite book
Favorite video games
Favorite games and/or board games
Favorite childhood memory
Favorite season
Favorite movie
Favorite holiday
Favorite pet
Favorite place
Hobbies
Family member
Celebrities
Role models
Gift

If the favorites list wasn’t enough to spark your imagination, check out this list…

13 Topics That are Interesting to Talk or Write About

Ok, now I have one final list of ideas for you. The ideas on this one may make for interesting conversation topics, yet the topics could also be used as writing prompts. It’s really about your preference.

Who is your best friend and why?
Did you (or do you) like high school?
Why do friendships mean so much to you and why?
Can you make a new friend (or friends) easily?
What makes for a great conversation in your opinion?
How do you like to spend your free time?
What are your passions in life?
When was the last time you experienced one of those awkward silences in a conversation and how did you handle it?
Who was your first crush?
Do you like celebrating birthdays, why or why not?
What pop culture trends do you love and which bother you and why?
Are different cultures interesting to you, why or why not?
Do you believe in aliens, why or why not?

66 Intriguing Topics To Write About

Let me guess:

You’re a prolific creator and can write over a thousand words a day easily.

Since you’ve to write regularly, you tend to run out of interesting topics to write about.

Alternatively, you write at leisure, but seriously want to complete the novel you recently started writing.

However, you face a lot of resistance in typing those first few words, in every writing session.

The fundamental problem in both scenarios is that you feel rusty.

You might have even tried a few writing prompts and writing exercises but to no avail.

Don’t you worry, mi amigo, I’ve got you.

Whether you’re writing blogs, fiction, essays, or creating content for any other platform, I’ve got you covered. In this article, you’ll learn tips, strategies, and a few tools to spark ideas for writing. I have even shared some random topics to write about.

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You can directly get started with writing on these subjects or pick one of the below as an exercise to get your juices flowing. Let’s start with a few specific writing prompts and interesting ideas.

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Sixty Six Interesting Ideas To Write About…

If you’re feeling stuck or just want to type stuff, here are sixty-six subjects that you can write on. I’ve organized the prompts and topics into four sections, so pick the one that you like the most and crush the writer’s block.

15 Personal Topics You Can Write About

How about some self-reflection? Often, going back to yourself can flex those writing muscles. Here are a few subjects you can write about and gain perspective on your life.

1. How have the top failures in your life shaped you?

2. What are the little known hangout places in your hometown?

3. What does writing mean to you?

4. How has your education shaped your thinking?

5. Describe the last time you got super embarrassed.

6. Write a letter to your five-year-old self.

7. You’re stuck in an elevator with the high school teacher you hated the most. What will you tell her?

8. Act as your father and write a letter to yourself.

9. Describe your first encounter with politics.

(How long can you talk about politics?)

10. Recall the first fight you had in your childhood. Now, write an apology to the person you fought with.

11. Assume you’re wrong about the way you think the world functions. Now find as much evidence as possible to prove it.

12. What are the top things people know about you that aren’t true?

13. What’s your favorite drink?

14. The world is coming to an end in a week. What are the three things you would like to do?

15. What are your top three needs without which you can’t function normally every day and why?

16 Fun And Weird Writing Ideas

If you’re searching for things to write about when you’re bored, then this section will provide the necessary ingredients. Let’s get started with the first fun writing prompt.

1. Is it the end of the beginning or the beginning of the end?

2. How do dogs help humanity?

(Want a hint?)

3. Flesh out the ideal life that you would like to experience.

4. Why is fast food healthy?

5. Imagine you haven’t slept for a week. Describe how you’re feeling right now.

6. Which animal would you have been born as?

7. What’s your least favorite social media platform and why?

8. Is there a pop culture fad that you hate? Throw some light on your hate and contemplate why people are so fond of it.

9. Parody your favorite song.

10. What are the most boring ways to cure boredom?

11. What are the dumbest ways to stay dumb?

12. How do you define food? Mention the top characteristics that are essential in every meal you have.

13. Your best friend is crying because they have put on weight (and weigh 195 pounds now). What would you tell them?

14. What are some weird things to eat with coffee?

15. Do people need more juice or wine?

As per Ross:

16. You live in Gotham and the Joker wants to meet you for coffee. Write a script for a five-minute conversation with him.

10 Writing Prompts About The World

In this section, let’s look at a few prompts about worldly problems with a creative twist.

1. What’s a talent that the world is better without and why?

2. If you become Iron Man for a day, then what would you do?

3. What’s the most irritating sound in the world?

4. How can the minorities in your locality feel secure and at home?

5. Does society need to be more materialistic?

6. How does the role of a male and female differ in your culture?

7. How have memes shaped our culture?

(Can you clear Shakespeare’s doubt?)

8. Why do riots happen?

9. When will the world be able to function without bureaucrats?

10. What role does sugar play in our everyday life?

25 Things To Write About, For Your Business Blog

If you want to create content for your business website, then this section shares a few proven subjects that generally get loved by readers.

1. Write the story of how you put together your business and the learnings from running it so far.

2. What’s the most loved article on your website? Write a followup to it.

Five years ago, business consultant Mark Schaefer wrote a post titled “content shock” that went insanely viral. Since then, he has covered the subject multiple times on his blog, the latest being last year.

3. Summarize your favorite book and share any of its learnings that you use.

4. Share a list of the books that you’ve recently read and found valuable.

5. Answer the most frequently asked question by your audience regarding a specific aspect of your business.

River Pools answered a pertinent question of their prospects “How Much Does a Fiberglass Pool Cost” on their blog. It ended up generating over 2 million dollars worth of sales for the company.

6. Write a beginner’s guide on your reader’s glaring pain point. You can also expand it into an “ultimate guide”, just like the article you’re reading.

7. Create a listicle of your favorite business tools that you can’t live without.

8. Prepare a questionnaire that shares your top business challenges. Now invite a fellow content creator/entrepreneur in your network for an interview on your website.

9. Write down your top five productivity hacks that you use every day.

10. Compile a list of the top conferences and events in your industry that your readers might find useful.

11. Write a “how-to” article that teaches your readers a pertinent subject in your industry. It could mean a breakdown of a recipe, installing WordPress and starting a website, or getting a style makeover.

12. Take your readers behind the scenes of how you run your business every day.

Buffer has baked transparency in its company culture. They share honest accounts of their success, failures, and everything else on their open blog. It even includes their founder’s story of getting burnt out and taking a 6-week break to recharge.

13. Look at the top content of your competitors and let that spark fresh ideas.

14. Round up the top myths in your industry in a piece and share the correct beliefs that people should know about.

15. Review your most used product and share actionable ways that a new user can leverage it.

16. Are there any popularly accepted opinions in your industry that you strongly disagree with? If so, write a counterpoint article with stats, examples, and anecdotes from your experience.

17. You can always find new angles on popular subjects in your industry.

Animalz offers content marketing services to SaaS companies. So they run a blog on content marketing, a topic that’s been covered to death on the web. They still manage to breathe fresh air into old subjects. Just look at the intriguing titles of their content marketing guides below:

18. What are the ethical dilemmas you’ve encountered while running your business and how did you tackle them?

19. Write a post about the causes you support and why you care about them.

20. Roundup your favorite podcasts/blog posts from the last year with the top takeaways for your readers.

21. Suppose your business wants to create a web show that your audience will love and launch it on YouTube. Write down a one-page introduction to its screenplay.

22. Write an article showing the top features of the products you sell. Marketers call this “bottom of the funnel” content and it could be quite effective at generating new business.

For example, Ahrefs CMO Tim Suolo covered thirteen things that only their digital product could do in a post.

23. Invite your top users to share how they find your product valuable. You can consider creating a case study from their experiences.

24. Write down answers to the frequently asked questions regarding your product and business.

25. Conduct a business experiment and share its updates regularly. It allows your readers to connect with your brand.

GrooveHQ started their blog by sharing the “real story” depicting the struggles and challenges of running a small business. Their personal tales resonated deeply with their audience and led to the quick growth of their blog.

Here’s a snippet of their revenue progress bar that they shared live on their blog in the early days of their business:

While these ideas are great jumping-off points, I want to empower you to come up with new subjects on your own. In the next section, you’ll learn five effective ways to do the same.

Confused What To Write About? Here Are Eight Simple Strategies…

Whether you’re stuck with writing a blog post, article, or story, here are eight strategies to discover and come up with interesting subjects to write about.

1. Scan The Headlines Of Bestselling Books And Popular Articles

A great place to spark fresh ideas is exploring the work of other writers. Indeed simply scanning the headlines can help jumpstart your writing. Here are a few platforms you can try:

1. Scan The Amazon Bestsellers List

Amazon remains a popular place for shoppers to buy books. Their bestsellers list is updated every hour with the ranks based on what’s selling well.

As an author, you can look at the eclectic mix of both nonfiction and fiction titles. I recommend you begin exploring the books by their department in the sidebar on the left.

Here are the best sellers in romance. Note how in the left sidebar you can granularly explore subsections. Right off the bat, you’ve six titles you can use as a writing prompt.

I could write a short fantasy story on #3: “Where the forest meets the stars.”

How about you?

2. Plug Your Favorite Website Inside Social Animal

You can also scan the headlines of the most shared articles on social media from a website of your liking. Start by plugging the website inside Social Animal and the tool will return the most popular pages from the past one year.

For example, below are the most shared articles from longreads.com in the last year:

If you’re creating content for your business, you can consider plugging a competitor’s website inside the tool. Once you’ve got a few relevant subjects, come with newer angles, and cover the same subject.

Suppose I find that “meditation techniques for working professionals” is a popular subject among my readers. Now I’ll write on “standing and walking meditation techniques for working professionals. ” It’s a novel subject that isn’t covered extensively and it’s relevant for the busy working class.

See how it’s done?

2. Keep A Notebook (Or Evernote)

If you’re a creator, ideation is a critical part of your work. But your creative juices might not always flow at your will. Ideas can arise even while you’re driving, doing dishes, bathing, or attending to some other tedious task. At such moments, noting these ideas can be a hassle and you might not have a notebook and pen.

Evernote, one of the best note taking apps out there, offers a better bet. It works on all the common platforms — iOS, Android, Mac, Windows, and on your browser. And it offers two handy ways to organize the items you choose to save: tags and notebooks. They both have their utility, but choosing a notebook for every item is necessary.

Here’s a glance at my notebooks and a few tags:

With its mobile apps, you can store even your wildest of ideas in Evernote (even when you’re on the subway!) and go back to them when you feel uninspired. And it’s not merely plain webpages — you can also save photos, videos, and voice clips in one of its Notebooks.

I also use the Evernote Chrome extension to clip articles I find interesting. The software automatically chooses a Notebook for all the pages you save, though its categorization can be faulty. I can add my commentary to each saved item and refer to them later for inspiration. Taking screenshots of web pages and annotating them through Skitch is also possible.

If you’ve enabled the Evernote extension on your browser, then on performing a Google search an Evernote tab appears in the top right corner. It shows notes related (that you saved in Evernote earlier) to the subject you’re researching. Occasionally these notes result in the addition of an example or a resource to an article I’m working on.

The Evernote Premium version syncs across multiple devices and offers a generous 10 GB storage. But you can get started with its free version that offers a capacity of 60 MB (which is pretty decent for storing your notes’ archives) and syncs two devices.

3. Re-outline

Whether you write nonfiction or fiction, an outline will lay a strong foundation for you. If you haven’t created one, then do it now so that you know the structure of your writing project and the direction it needs to go in.

The other scenario is that you’ve hit a wall because you can’t seem to expand on your current outline. In fiction, it might indicate indecision on which way your story should jump. Whereas if you’re writing a blog post, it might mean you created a shorter outline.

In either case, it makes sense to get back to your outline and redo it with some research as well as brainstorming. Limit the re outlining session to about 10 minutes so that you power through quickly.

4. Solve The Pertinent Problems Of Your Readers

If you’re a nonfiction writer serving an existing readership, then one of your main goals is to solve the problems of your readers. Here are a few tools to find the top questions that they are asking:

1. Quora

The question-and-answer-platform gets hoards of curious visitors. You can directly search for a subject you’re writing about to find the top questions people are asking on it.

Suppose I’m writing an article on “Yoga vs. Gym.” On performing a search, here are a few questions I found people asking. I already have three important aspects of the subject (marked in red) that I should address in my article.

2. Answer The Public

How about a tool that aggregates all the top questions that your audience is asking on a keyword and represents them visually? “Answer The Public does that by collating all the data users are typing inside Google & Bing. Here are the top questions returned for “yoga vs. gym”:

3. Survey Your Readers

Who can tell you more about their problems, motivations, and emotions than your readers themselves? So if you have an existing email list, reach out to your readers directly and ask them about the top subjects they would like you to tackle on your site.

Indeed it’s a good idea to take feedback from your readers regularly. So, like Jorden from Creative Revolt, consider asking questions and interacting with your subscribers at the end of your email in a postscript.

If you prefer staying organized, then you can use a tool like Survey Monkey to conduct a survey smoothly and generate insights.

Don’t have an email list, but an existing audience on Twitter, Slack, or other social media? Then you can conduct a poll on these platforms asking people what they struggle with the most and you can lend a hand with your blog post.

Here’s a poll copywriter André Spiteri conducted on Twitter that led him to his article’s subject on “nailing blog post introductions.”

5. Focus On Narrower Topics

When I first pitched my ideas to my editor at Foundr magazine, she gave me a piece of advice that is helpful for finding newer writing subjects when you’re stuck. She suggested attacking “more focused topics” instead of broad subjects:

Owing to the intense content marketing competition, most broad subjects have already been covered to death. It’s difficult to bring anything new to the table. However, you can get granular and hone in on a specific detail.

Instead of creating an article on “how to start writing your book”, you can attack a narrower subject like “how to write the first chapter for your novel.”

If you’re creating content for your blog, you might be afraid of narrowing the coverage of your subjects because a focused subject will have reduced readership. However, your writing will resonate deeply with those few readers and they might share it with their friends.

6. Read News And Explore What’s Trending

Is Twitter buzzing with a virus outbreak that’s slowed economies across the world? Maybe people are talking about a movie release that’s happening later this week.

The trends can serve as standalone writing subjects if your audience would like your analysis of them. However, it isn’t essential to newsjacking such events. You can also pick up ideas and anecdotes from these emerging events and integrate them into your writing.

So the next time you’re stuck and want an interesting idea, try reading the news.

Beyond the dedicated “trending” hashtags on Twitter and media publications, you can also use Google Trends. Try the Google Search Trend reports from the last couple of years. It’s even broken down into convenient sub-categories. Here’s a snapshot of the 2019 report.

Do these events, searches, actors, and athletes spark hot ideas for an article (or maybe give direction to an existing piece)?

6. Research Keywords With Ubersuggest

While we’re on the subject of the problems your audience is facing, how about some good old keyword research with quantitative data?

While most tools on the market are paid and limited, Ubersuggest offers substantial data for free.

I plugged our example query “yoga vs. gym” in Ubersuggest. Here’s data related to this query, and a few related keywords that people are typing in Google with their approximate monthly search volume:

Not only do you get ideas that can be covered in your article (like practicing yoga and gymming on alternative days), but you should also use these exact keywords inside your article.

Here’s why:

It’s a great way to make your readers feel included by writing in their language.
It helps Google’s algorithm understand the subject you’re writing about in more detail.

If you scroll down, Ubersuggest also shows the most shared articles on your subject from around the web.

The tool is a goldmine for bloggers and content creators to find data-backed content ideas that are proven to work.

7. Let The Music Play!

Do you know that happy music can facilitate divergent thinking (a method used for generating creative ideas)?

Indeed in my method acting training, we were taught using music as a tool to feel a requisite emotion for a scene before performing.

So open your digital jukebox and let yourself relax. Listening to your favorite music could even uplift your mood and inspire you to come up with new ideas.

Begin experimenting with various mood playlists on Spotify to evoke unique ambiances (here are thirteen you can try). You can also explore YouTube music and its curated mood-based playlists.

If you find that a certain genre of music helps you quiet your racing thoughts and internal chatter, then let that kind of music play.

8. The (Not So) Secret Strategy For Battling “I Don’t Know What To Write About…”

Alright now let’s get the prolific and successful writers out of the closet.

How do they get SO MANY brilliant ideas for writing?
How can they not get nervous, afraid, and frustrated to create every day?
It’s not any of the above seven strategies. There’s a secret recipe they must follow, huh?

I’m sorry to break it to you, but they don’t have a secret. They have fears like us. They run out of ideas. They battle imposter’s syndrome and hit writer’s block. However, they push through self-doubt and the fear of failure, which are major reasons we get stuck in creative work.

Let me share an example:

“Eat, Pray, Love” author Elizabeth Gilbert felt terrified while writing a followup to her blockbuster international bestseller. She even started thinking of dumping the project. However, she found a way to change her relationship with her work.

In her TED Talk, ‘Your elusive creative genius’, she shares a psychological construct that can liberate creatives like us from the results of our works:

Let me quickly show you the two main things that are relevant to us. The first aspect was the idea of what should count as ‘genius’:

“…the Romans did not actually think that a genius was a particularly clever individual. They believed that a genius was this, sort of magical divine entity, who was believed to literally live in the walls of an artist’s studio, kind of like Dobby the house-elf, and who would come out and sort of invisibly assist the artist with their work and would shape the outcome of that work. ”

The second aspect clarifies how you the above concept takes the pressure off you:

“…if your work was brilliant, you couldn’t take all the credit for it, everybody knew that you had this disembodied genius who had helped you. If your work bombed, not entirely your fault, you know? Everyone knew your genius was kind of lame.”

Ultimately getting new ideas boils down to stop judging your creative process. Gilbert found her way by going back to ancient Rome and ancient Greece. You just need to find yours.

Now You’ve Got Cool Things To Write, Huh?

Thought so.

As you know, all stories worth telling have already been told. Most interesting topics have already been written about. However, that shouldn’t forbid you to write on these subjects in your unique voice, spicing it up with your life experiences and your creativity.

I have shown you how to find things to write about with actionable tips and tools. And even shared some random things to write about.

Hopefully, the article gets your creative juices flowing, and leaves you with something to write about.

15 funny and unusual things that were found in commission

May 31, 2022 Internet

A milk jug in the shape of a woman's breast, a saddle for a cat, a figurine of a squirrel monk and more.

In commission shops and pawnshops you can find both rare antiques and something completely strange and unusual. It can be funny figurines, clothes or some interior items that cause a lot of questions. Here are 15 examples from Reddit users who often share such finds.

1. Figurine of a monk squirrel, for example. Why not.

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2. Original bag. A gift for Moby Dick fans?

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3. Antique optometrist sign. Someone thought it would look great in the living room.

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4. An antique mirror with a hidden 1871 family photo.

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5. Jar for salt or spices from the 1950s.

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6. And a matching mug.

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7. Who would have thought to embroider Dagtrio Pokémon on a women's bag? Although she clearly found her buyer.

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8. A microwave for a Hello Kitty fan. Yes, there is one (which is just not with Hello Kitty).

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9. Pac-Man costume - at least original.

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10. A fun vintage tee that says real women never lie about size.

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11. A tiny saddle designed to look like a cat (she is also surprised by such impudence).

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12. This could be a poster for a new movie.

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13. Ready-made Halloween costume.

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14. Phone with Kermit the Frog from The Muppets.

Photo: Im_not_Katherine / Reddit

15. And finally, an old milk jug. This is what vintage is.

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45 things you don't need

September 2, 2016 Purchases

Look around - you are surrounded by things, without a significant part of which you could easily do without. But all this money is your money spent in vain. We tell you what you can and should save on.

1. Subscription to the gym

If out of 12 visits you have mastered only three, and the validity of the subscription is nearing its end, the conclusion suggests itself. This is not only your problem - many of those who buy memberships or club cards do not appear in the gym anymore. Don't waste your money, there are plenty of exercises you can do at home. Absolutely free and anytime. Alone.

2. Camera

Anyone with a smartphone can easily do without a separate device for taking photos. The latest models have great cameras, plenty of file storage, and a whole host of extra features for shooting. They can take really cool pictures. So why do you need a separate camera?

3. Multivitamins

Regular intake of vitamins is the easiest way to feel like a person who cares about health. Alas, it is often just a waste of money. Before buying another package of such drugs, visit a doctor and make sure what exactly your body lacks.

4. Gorgeous wedding dress

How can it be, because ideally a wedding happens only once? Exactly, which is why spending crazy money on an outfit that you will never wear again is not very practical. If you marry again, it is unlikely that you will need an old dress. Add to its cost the cost of a garter, veil and other tinsel - then any budget will burst at the seams. To avoid overspending, rent a dress or choose a versatile dress that you can continue to use as a holiday outfit.

5. Bottled water

Putting tap water into bottles and selling it is a brilliant idea. Producers make big money on this. You can continue to support their well-being or simply buy a special bottle and pour filtered water into it before leaving the house.

6. Landline phone

Not everyone will agree with this, but in order to keep within the budget, you should give up everything superfluous - including the landline phone. If every member of your family has a mobile phone, then a landline phone is simply not needed. It will be useful only to people living in areas where there are interruptions in mobile communications.

7. Workout clothes

Special suits for yoga, crossfit and gym workouts are very useful if there is nothing to fill the space on the top shelves in the closet. For the most part, this is just a scam for the money of fashionistas. Work out in ordinary T-shirts and shorts, you don’t have to go to the podium in them.

8. Semi-finished products

They often have a lower nutritional value and shelf life, and a higher cost and amount of unnecessary packaging. Semi-finished products and ready-to-eat products should be excluded from the shopping list in the first place. Purchase vegetables, fruits, and other foods with minimal pre-processing.

9. Toys

Children are used to receiving toys as gifts for birthdays and any holidays in general, but you should not buy them in large quantities at once. Very soon (weeks, if not days) the child will get bored and want something new. Try renting toys from specialized shops or trading them with other families for a while.

10. USB flash drive

What is a flash drive for? To store or transfer data. Is it possible to do it in a different way and not waste money in vain? Of course. Send files by email, store them in the cloud - there are plenty of options, and using a flash drive today is even somehow ashamed.

11. Everything for detox

Let me tell you a secret: the body does not need help getting rid of excess. He copes with this perfectly, because the liver and kidneys are given to us for a reason. Advertisements for juices and herbal detox blends, colon cleanses, and the like are a brazen attempt to sell people what they don't need. The very idea of a detox is just a marketing gimmick with no medical explanation.

12. Bread maker

Everyone loves fresh bread, especially homemade bread, so buying a bread maker seems like a good idea. But don't let yourself be fooled - excellent bread can be baked in a conventional oven. Moreover, many people prefer bread from the oven - they say it is softer and softer.

13. Fabric softener

Another thing you can do without. The conditioner will replace regular baking soda. It is much cheaper, and the linen softens no worse.

14. GPS navigator

Unless you're roaming the wastelands outside of cell coverage, a separate navigation device is clearly not an essential. Any smartphone with a GPS-module will cope with determining the location just as well.

15. Books

We buy an interesting book, read it once, and that's it. Then she gathers dust in the closet, goes to the shelf for bookcrossing, or even ends her life in the trash. It is wiser to use the services of libraries or purchase books in electronic format.

16. Formal wear

It is unlikely that you need a tuxedo or evening dress every day. For almost the whole year, these things will hang in the closet, reminding you of the amount that you had to pay for them. If you can rent formal and weekend clothes - take it.

17. Magazines

Racks with them are located right next to the cash desks for a reason - impulsive purchases do their job. Just imagine how much money you spend on what you read at best a couple of times. If you really buy some kind of magazine on an ongoing basis, it is better to issue an annual subscription to it. In terms of one room, the cost will be less.

18. Lottery tickets

Everyone understands that the lottery is most often a waste of money, but the thought “What if!” does not give rest. The truth is that there is no such thing as "suddenly". Statistically, you are much more likely to face an angry shark, die from a candy bar machine, or become president than you are to hit the jackpot. The second name for lotteries is the "stupidity tax", and this is clearly not without reason.

19. CD and DVD

Yes, they are still being bought. Why is not entirely clear. There are many places on the web where you can find both movies and music in good quality. Subscribe to the corresponding service and save a good amount.

20. Children's shoes

Babies don't need shoes. At least until they started walking. Earlier attempts to shoe them end in failure in the truest sense of the word. All these tiny shoes and boots look very cute, but they are of no use.

21. Sandwich Maker

Let's call everything by its proper name: a kitchen appliance that performs only one highly specialized task is useless garbage. Don't waste your money on junk that will take up space in the kitchen.

22. Insurance of funds on bank cards

The possibility of fraudsters stealing money from your account looks quite frightening, so the desire to additionally protect yourself is quite understandable. Still, think before you pay a decent amount for insurance. Banks are already vigilant about security. You can get all the information about the movement of funds at any time, and if necessary, quickly block the card so that the scammers are left with nothing.

23. Pizza accessories

Pizza requires ingredients, oven, baking sheet and knife. All. Instead of a regular knife, you can buy a roller knife, but you should not spend money on baking dishes, special scissors with a spatula, a pizza oven and other items of dubious necessity.

24. Cute things for the bath

When we want to cheer ourselves up or make a gift that will definitely come in handy for the addressee, the hand itself reaches for a shower gel, cream or body spray. So-so idea, because these things tend to accumulate at an insane pace and litter all the free space in the bathroom. As a result, the shelf life of such products often ends before we have time to use them.

25. Specialized Kitchen Tools

These can evoke reactions ranging from “Wow, what a useful thing” to “Ummm, seriously?”. All in all, you don't really need all those onion and garlic chopping and slicing tools for bananas, peaches, and avocados. With vegetables and fruits, the good old knife and fork will do just fine.

26. In-app purchases

When you download a seemingly free app, and then it turns out that you still need to pay to get access to some features, it infuriates. In the case of games, the obvious uselessness of such purchases is also annoying - when you get bored with the game, what will you do with the acquired weapons and clothes for the character? Do not fall for the bait of developers - most paid applications and games have free counterparts.

27. Disposable drinking straws

It seems like a cheap thing, but if you use such plastic straws regularly, it can cost a pretty penny. In addition, it is worth being more humane to the environment and not multiplying the amount of garbage unnecessarily. It is better to buy a reusable stainless steel straw for each family member, in the end it will be much more profitable.

28. Warmer for wet wipes

Manufacturers simply love to cash in on young parents, slipping them seemingly necessary things, without which in practice you can safely do without. The napkin warmer is a prime example of such junk. Napkins can be warmed in your hands, for this you do not need to spend a penny.

29. Extended Warranty

In most cases, this service remains unclaimed. Warranty obligations imply free repair or replacement of the goods in case of breakage, but things break even after the extended warranty expires. In addition, repairs are often cheaper than the purchase of similar services.

30. Toasters with superpowers

Today, toasters can toast bread, make scrambled eggs, hot dogs, and even imprint animals, soccer balls, butterflies, and Darth Vader's helmet on a piece of bread. A joke, as you know, seems funny only the first time. These toasters are unlikely to please you for a long time.

31. Cable TV

It's time to cut the wires. If you have the Internet, television is clearly not a necessity. In order not to yearn without your favorite series, subscribe to one of the many video services.

32. Designer breeds of cats and dogs

Do you want to get a pet of an unusual breed - a labradoodle or a toyger? Prepare to throw money away. The irresponsible approach to breeding animals, which many breeders sin, leads to the fact that dogs and cats are born with serious health problems. Some breeds are declared as safe for allergy sufferers, but no one can give a 100% guarantee, so it makes no sense to overpay for it. Millions of animals are waiting for their owners in shelters. Maybe you should shelter one of them, and not unfasten a round sum for a pedigree?

33. Musical instruments

Children and some adults quickly get excited about the idea of learning to play a musical instrument, but then quickly forget about it. The desire to master the guitar, violin, or other expensive instrument melts away as you realize the need for regular practice and boring practice. Rent a tool and save your wallet from unnecessary expenses.

34. Vitaminized drinks

Water fortified with vitamins, minerals, flavors and sweeteners is not the best choice if you really care about your health. The benefits of such drinks are doubtful, because synthetic vitamins are not always able to replace those that we get from food. Plus, these liquids contain a large amount of sugar. Make better tasty water yourself, it will turn out no worse.

35. Invitation cards

When it comes to a large-scale event (for example, a wedding), sending out invitations to guests is quite an expensive undertaking. Although the guardians of etiquette insist on the need to comply with this formality, many will not agree with them. Send invitations by e-mail or create a group on the social network used by your guests, dedicated to the upcoming event. So that everyone can adjust their plans, this should be done in advance - about 6-8 weeks before the celebration.

36. High-octane gasoline

If your car's engine is not designed specifically for this type of fuel, then why pay more? Use the gasoline recommended by the manufacturer, so everything will definitely be in order with the car.

37. Home popcorn maker

If you are not a commercial popcorn maker, you don't need a popcorn maker. Heat up a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil in a saucepan, pour the grains there, cover with a lid and wait. It will be noisy but tasty. The gif below demonstrates another interesting way to make popcorn.

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38. Trinkets

Various souvenirs, memorabilia - these are all useless dust collectors. Proponents of minimalism believe that in the process of ridding the interior of unnecessary details, such things are the first candidates for departure. So do not buy them either for yourself or as a gift.

39. Diaper bin

It seems to top the list of the most unnecessary baby items. The drive is not the cheapest thing, but there is no point in acquiring it. Putting a used diaper in a bag and throwing it away is a task that does not require much mental and physical effort.

40. Deep fryer

A trendy device that you are still struggling with. The deep fryer is difficult to wash, it smells of burnt oil - in a word, you do not need to spend money or space in the kitchen on this thing. For frying and deep-frying, a cast-iron skillet and refined oil will suffice.

41. Newspapers

Subscribing to them can be quite expensive, and in the digital age it is a complete waste of money. To stay up to date with the news, you have the Internet and television. In extreme cases, you can subscribe to the electronic version of the publication, so it will definitely be cheaper.

42. Baby food maker

Are you sure that you need a separate unit (by the way, quite expensive) to sterilize bottles and turn fruits into puree? Our parents somehow coped without such equipment, and we can too. If you have a blender, a potato masher, or at least a fork, the process of turning vegetables and fruits into puree does not require other special tools. Bottles can be sterilized with steam.

43. Cookbooks

Recipe collections are a thing of the past. The web is full of resources dedicated to cooking. Here are recipes with step-by-step photos, and practical advice, and reviews from those who have already tried it. There are many cooking channels on YouTube where you can learn how to cook from scratch.

44. Heaped tools

A DIY kit is a necessary thing, there is no doubt about it. But do not go to extremes and buy too cool tools that will lie idle.