A shoehorn.
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A leatherman multitool.
There are really nice ones over $100, but they also make versions under that price as well. I’ve used them in a pinch on cars or other random projects.
I bought an LED customizable marquee nametag for $30 at a convention. It makes sense for a con; but it also works at any function where you'd have a nametag even better than those stickers since it can cycle through 8 messages (it holds up to 4097 bytes) and can even display images (though it is only a monochrome display so B&W pixel art works best) in a myriad of patterns as well as flash.
Head lamp with both red and white light, a game changer for walking the dogs. Red light preserves night vision
Yeah and if you're camping or anything a red light is awesome you don't need to blind everyone to go get wood or chuck a piss etc
Two things, maybe together over 100, but 1) a German made quality safety razor holder, and 2) a good badger bristle shaving brush. You can use and bar soap, or a little shampoo and a drop of conditioner in your palm to make shaving cream. Drastically lowers your plastic footprint from Big Soap disposable. I buy Japanese razors blades (Feather brand) = 1 week of shaves = about seven cents per shave. (Yes, I know about electric razors. Nothing like a blade for closeness.)
As a man I've no idea what a shaving brush is for.
I used to just shave with a safety razor and warm water.
Now I have a beard so I just shave my neck and cheeks along with my head,
I'll also use the same razor for like 2 months before I change it.
Never understood all the steps
Actually, warm soapy water is a lubricant. There is a barber theory about the shaving brush: The bristles push water against the beard which keeps it wet and therefore the hairs stay softer and easier to cut. Can't swear there's any science to this theory, LOL. Just do what works, eh?
The brush is for working up a lather with the bar soap. You can achieve the texture of shaving cream just using bar soap and a brush (and water obviously).
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I second this, with the caveats that it doesn't need to be German made (I'm quite happy with my Rockwell), and the brush doesn't need to be badger. I prefer the stiffer horsehair, and I hear synthetic brushes have gotten quite good.
Various I²C compatible chips from Adafruit + a raspberry pi zero. Endless possibilities.
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A screwdriver set with all the tiny weird heads that you almost never would use. I got one as a gift and it's been really useful
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Got ex-lease pc workstation and rebuilt it into a Linux media centre/MAME box
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A set of precision screwdrivers.
Goes from like 4 dollars to 40 dollars
No more jamming in a knife and stripping the screw for changing batteries etc.
You can even go all out and get the tamper proof torx ones as well.
Some whole ago I bought an USB rechargeable fan/unduster thing which is surprisingly powerful.
It didn't have a particular need, you can use your lungs to blow air after all, or fall back to physical. The low price got me interested and to buy.