20 brilliantly simple and cheap upgrades that improve your everyday life

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The WeMo Smart Plug lets you control your devices and appliances from your phone and with your voice through Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.

There are a lot of daily inconveniences we all have grown so accustomed to that they fade into the background of our lives.

What do you mean I actually don't have to hang off my bed to charge my phone and use it at the same time? (Solution: 10 ft reinforced cord)

What do you mean I don't have to wake up with a crick in my neck because I fell asleep listening to an audiobook? (Solution: sleep headphones)

And my shower curtain doesn't need to eventually look like it's gotten the plague? (Solution: 100% antibacterial curtain liner)

The list goes on. You don't even need to get up to turn the lights off or on anymore (solution: WeMo Smart Plug, or Philips Hue light bulbs).

Below are 20 simple (and inexpensive) upgrades that have the opportunity to improve your day-to-day life:

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