Debate: Is a $500 thermal camera worth it for a small shop?

I bought a Fluke TiS20+ last year thinking it would speed up finding shorts and bad components. It cost me $500 out of pocket. On one hand, it's great for showing clients heat issues on their boards. On the other, I've maybe used it a dozen times in 8 months, and a $20 IR thermometer from Harbor Freight would have found most of the same hot spots. I feel like I wasted cash on a tool I don't use enough. For those running a small repair business, do you think a pro thermal cam is a must-have or a money pit?

I was buying canned beans for years before I saw the price of a bag of dry ones

I was at the grocery store last week and a bag of dry pinto beans was 89 cents, but the same amount in cans would have been like $4. I cooked a whole pot for about an hour and they tasted way better than the canned stuff, plus I could season them myself. Does anyone have a good trick for getting the soak time right so you don't have to plan a whole day ahead?

Reconsidering the cleaver for bone-in cuts

I always relied on my bandsaw for ribs and thought cleavers were just for show. Then I had a busy day where the saw kept jamming, so I tried a heavy cleaver out of frustration. It went through the bone so clean and quick, I was shocked. Now I use it for pork chops and lamb racks to save time on setup. Honestly, it's become my go-to for rush jobs, lol.

Crispy tofu from the air fryer won over my picky vegetarian cousin