PSA: budget options (2026 edition) [v5]

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.

Posting this here because the relevant subreddit has gotten too noisy lately. I tried three different approaches and none of them felt quite right. For context, I am working with a pretty modest budget so high-end suggestions probably will not land.

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. I want to write something more comprehensive about this later but starting with a quick post to gather thoughts.