• Organic milk
• A haircut
• A good shirt

Why?

Organic Milk

I went through a period where I was only eating organic food; I won’t lie, I felt pretty healthy. But there’s a lot of stuff I just don’t think it’s worth paying extra for organic food. Milk isn’t one of them. Mainly milk, beef and chicken, I think, are all worth the money to get organic. There are a ton of chemicals, hormones and general junk in milk that I’m just not too keen on ingesting (especially considering how much milk I drink).

Haircut

I’ve have a lot of haircuts in my 27 years on this planet. I’ve been to supercuts, I’ve cut my own hair and I’ve been to the critically acclaimed Boston stylist, Anita Kurl (voted best men’s hair cut in 2008). Anita Kurl is, by a landslide, the best haircut I’ve ever had, it’s so good that I flew from LA to Boston a few months ago, and I had to get a haircut while I was there. It’s actually priced very reasonably. But my point here is that a haircut can make you feel like a new man; it can fix a crappy day and you’ll feel great. For that reason, I have no problem spending a chunk of money on a good haircut.

If you’re in Boston, make an appointment at Anita Kurl, ask for Derek, he’s the best. Tell him Tim from Raleigh/LA sent you.

A good shirt

I don’t know about you, but I wear my clothes until they fall apart. You can’t put a price a good shirt; you wear them for years and they should last for years. I used to be completely against dropping $60+ on a shirt, but after getting a couple. They’re usually very high quality. I’m not a brand person at all, I don’t care if a shirt is Calvin Klein, Polo, J.Crew, whatever. Completely irrelevent. If you find a good shirt, pick it up, you;ll wear it for years. They really do last longer than your averge T-shirt from Target (which I have tons of as well).

A lot of times I measure value by how long I’ve had something. If I’ve had it 1 day for ever dollar it cost, I call that worth the money. If I wear a $50 shirt 50 times, I’m good to go. Worth it’s weight in gold.