Quick poll: weekend plans for newcomers [v5]

Maybe an unpopular opinion but here we go. Quick context: I am relatively new to this and trying to find my footing.

Been thinking about this for a while and curious what the community thinks. For context, I am working with a pretty modest budget so high-end suggestions probably will not land.

The trade-offs here are not obvious to me and I keep flip-flopping. For context, I am working with a pretty modest budget so high-end suggestions probably will not land.