
Shopping can be tricky. One moment, your bank account is looking happy in the green. The next, your house is full of random purchases with your credit cards suddenly maxed out. And because you bought it all on a whim, most of the stuff you wound up with will likely just collect dust in a corner somewhere. The key is to try to focus your purchases on useful products that work really well — like the ones I've gathered for you below.
As someone who's wasted way too much money on random buys, I've become a bit of an expert when it comes to sorting the useful from the useless. Case in point? The electric bug zapper racket you'll find in this list; it's a chemical-free alternative to bug sprays. There are also keyboard rests to help reduce strain on your wrists, lemon squeezers, minty foot peels, and even a screen protector that helps reduce glare.