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How much is it worth spending on a computer chair? Is a chair for both work and play (ie video games) practical, or is reclining comfort necessarily opposed to sit-up comfort?
I want to extend this to mattresses. About a third of my time is spent sleeping, how much can I spend before marginal returns kick in?
As far as mattresses go, it's important to note that it's not all about price. When I read a guide by a German consumer advice group they made the point that it's important to actually test the mattress in person to see how it fits your individual preferences.
I bought this and it's amazing. I was sleeping on a $900 spring mattress, and this is so much better in every respect. It's held up for 1.5 years, now, and is just as nice as the day I got it.
That looks really nice. Makes me want to research durability some more and to compile a list of things to spend money on, inspired by the recent post on a similar topic.
Before of Other Optimizing here. You're going to see a lot of "This mattress is the best thing I've ever slept on!," and it may not be the case for you. Second Christian's advice to actually go into a store and sleep on a mattress.
My father is one of the patent examiners for mattresses. I brought him along the last time I bought a mattress. His recommendation was like ChristianKl's: try different mattresses and see what's comfortable. Cost and comfortableness are not necessarily related. Whether or not you find it comfortable in the store is the best indication of whether you'll find it to be comfortable at home. Pick the cheapest one you find comfortable. With that being said, you might find some more expensive mattresses last longer, though he indicated that most mattresses are designed to wear out around the same time. Also, he's highly skeptical of the value of memory foam and other things you see on TV, so don't think those things are necessarily better.
For what it's worth, he sleeps on a waterbed. I am unsure, but I think the choice might be motivated by my mother's allergies; waterbeds can't absorb allergens by their design.
Mattresses aren't the only thing you can sleep on. I'd consider picking up and installing a hammock - they're not only cheap (~$100 for a top of the line one, $10 and 2 hours for making your own), but they also give you significantly more usable living space.
Most people like to have a bed they can have sex in though
You can always have a hammock in addition to, rather than instead of, a traditional bed. Or you can use the next-best piece of furniture for that purpose.
Yes, they may be more space-efficient, but isn't it more important whether they damage your sleep quality?
I've found it to be very comfortable, though I have not been keeping data on sleep quality so I don't have a quantitative answer.
If you're already tracking sleep quality, trying a hammock out is much cheaper than trying a new mattress out.
It doesn't take that much to get a memory foam mattress these days, and I get the impression it's totally worthwhile. (I've had my Tempur-Pedic for a bit over 3 years now, and enjoy it quite a bit. I noticed, among other things, that I then started thinking of hotel beds, even in nice hotels, as bad.)