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My mother is a recovering perfectionist. It’s been decades since she ironed pesky wrinkles from her cotton socks, and just last week she left a dirty dish in the sink overnight…imagine!

And while I’ll joke about her few remaining semi-obsessive habits, there is one that I appreciate and fully embrace: Anything that touches your skin or that’s with you all day must be great quality.

That may sound crazy—and heck, it may be crazy—but that doesn’t make it less valid. We don’t benefit in any way from constant, close proximity to cheap, crappy stuff. If you doubt me, use substandard toilet paper and body lotion, or wear poor quality underwear, socks, or pantyhose. Heaven help you if you go for all those cheapies on the same day: Welcome to Itch City, population 1.

So, giving credit to Mom’s influence and in the spirit of Ten Tech Tools for the Mobile Entrepreneur by Kyle Claypool from On Your Business, here are five quality business tools that make my day, all day, every day: Read more