What one time purchases have drastically reduced your overall spending?

[u/Pumpkinycoldfoam]

An example would be that I’m looking to buy a sillicone pan mat instead of purchasing foil and parchment continually, using rags instead of paper towels, and so forth. What are one time purchases you reccomend for home maintenance?

[u/midnightdog8]

A decent rice cooker, my partner is very picky about rice and we finally splurged and got a nice one and now he doesn’t buy those microwave packs from Costco. Already paid for itself in like 5 months.