My basement office was a mess. Cables covered every surface, my Mac Mini ate up desk real estate, and simple tasks like finding a pen became treasure hunts. Instead of buying expensive furniture, I tackled the problem with five specific upgrades that cost under $250 total. Now I actually enjoy working down here and feel like I've increased my productivity tenfold.
If you're of a certain age, you might remember the "you got chocolate on my peanut butter" commercials for Reese's. "You put charging ports in my monitor stand" might not have the same catchy ring to it, but the result is the same - two great items combining to create one unbeatable one, like the Anker 675 USB-C Docking Station and Monitor Stand, which is at an all-time low price of $170 right now at Amazon. As desktop multitasking goes, this is next-level stuff.