Hot take: pricing changes that nobody talks about [v4]

Posting this here because the relevant subreddit has gotten too noisy lately. For context, I am working with a pretty modest budget so high-end suggestions probably will not land. Quick context: I am relatively new to this and trying to find my footing.

Spent the last few weekends digging into this and the deeper I go the more questions I have. Been thinking about this for a while and curious what the community thinks. Posting this here because the relevant subreddit has gotten too noisy lately.