I’ve been using the same screwdriver and pliers for 25 years. They live inside a Victorinox multitool that I received as a bar mitzvah gift. I’m 38 now — but I still use this multitool nearly every day.

For those unfamiliar with multitools: Mine is a roughly 4-inch by 1-inch bar of metal that ninja-expands and contorts to reveal various screwdrivers, bottle openers, knives, pliers and plenty of other helpful tools. Multitools are delightfully wonderful little gizmos. You can be a Mr. Fix-It without an unwieldy red toolbox and sagging tool belt. All you need is this one simple thing. And every time I use my multitool, it reminds me how much one really good thing can disproportionately affect your life — and how something well-made can last through so many of life’s phases.

My vintage 1994 Victorinox is likely to be near impossible to track down. But Wirecutter, a New York Times company that reviews and recommends products, and a site of which I’m the editor in chief, has plenty of good multitool recommendations.

As someone who runs a gear and gadgets site, I often get asked for product recommendations. What are the (relatively inexpensive) things I really love? In addition to my multitool, here are four more cheap(ish) things I just can’t live without.