The BIFl section of Reddit talks about things you need to have in your life that will last a lifetime. One reader says that cast iron pans were something she found and loved once she learned to season them correctly. Most modern things were built to be replaced, so she avoids anything that comes with a plug. Anything that breaks like glass, is not something that would last. Knives do last because they can sent to be sharpened. When buying towels get white towels they are easier ti keep clean and old towels can be used to stuff summer quilts.
Towels, Sheets, BIFL: An Interview With the Reddit Queen of Home Textiles