Wacom’s new drawing tablets offer creative flexibility on a budget A single USB-C cable for a display tablet? About dang time. | Image: WacomWacom is fleshing out its range of affordable drawing tablets with four new additions to the Wacom One product family. Designed as an entry-level platform for students, educators, and those new to creative drawing hardware, the new Wacom One range aims to provide “choice a…

These Are The Used Cars You Would Buy With A $25,000 Budget These days, it’s getting harder and harder to find a good used car for less than $20,000. Before the pandemic, a little more than half of all used cars less than five years old were below that price point, but these days, it’s more like 12 percent. But this is Jalopnik. We don’t necessarily need our cars to be less… Read more…

Budget-friendly tripod recommendations for Sony 200-600mm lens setup? I upgraded my kit a couple of months ago and brought a Sony A7R3 and 200-600mm, both used, but now I think the next step is to get a suitable tripod for these. I know this kit new is expensive so most people have no problem spending a lot on a tripod to hold it, most of the articles I have been reading are talking about tripods for £300+ but tha…

What Used Car Would You Buy With a $25,000 Budget? A couple of weeks ago, we asked you what new cars you would buy with a budget of up to $50,000. As it turns out, a lot of you had pretty varied answers that made for some good discussion. Even if a few people weren’t happy to find out that someone who reads Jalopnik might spend their money on a minivan. Sorry, some… Read more…

How to spend social media budget in general Hi again…honestly I feel like I’m in hell and idk if I want my next job to be in social media specifically. I have to utilize TikTok and I’m nervous af because video content is my weakness (mostly cuz I don’t want to appear in anything) I’m still confused as to how paid social works but all that aside, how does one spend social budget? I don’t h…

How do you tell friends you can’t hang out once you meet your “for fun” budget? I make a lot of money for my area, especially compared to all of my friends. I budget $600 of fun a month because I’m tackling my auto loan and making very large payments against it each paycheck. I owe $18K left and am paying $2,784 a month towards it. It’s the only debt I have. My “fun budget” includes eating out and other hanging out activiti…

Should I be keeping records of vehicle expenses for taxes on a car I am paid to use for work? Also, am I missing any major budget costs on my vehicle? My job gives me an $800/month vehicle stipend and a gas card to cover travel expenses to my job sites (I work as a manager for a contracting company) that I incur with my personal vehicle. The stipend is taxed like any other income on my paychecks and is not contingent on submitting expenses for validation. I also have the option to forgo the ve…

Beginner camera suggestion ($2000ish budget) Hello everyone, I’m looking for my first mirrorless camera. I tie flies very often, and also fly fish/travel quite a bit. This camera will need to have a good quality macro lens available. Waterproofing isn’t necessary. I wouldn’t carry it into a stream. Also, I think I would appreciate a simple user interface. At least in the beginning. Any hel…

Need feedback and advice on my budget Hi to all (apologies for my English mistakes in advance) I’m looking for some input and advice on my finances and maybe some confirmation that I’m doing “okay” for my peers. I’m a 23yo uni student /full time nanny Located in Paris/Europe SAVINGS tuition – Still have about 3000€for the last semester +graduation costs (uni was ca 7k until now, ha…

Looking for a mirror less camera. Total budget 1500/1600 USD Totally a beginner, just wanted to get a camera for taking pictures of landscape, nature, portait. Total budget with body and lens is 1500/1600 USD. Your suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks submitted by /u/famk17

Suggestions for Budget travel Tripod Hello I am looking recommendations for a compact travel tripod for a phone. I used to have a benro BK15, which I lost.I used it to take videos while practicing partner acrobatics with friends in the park, traveling, etc. It’s super compact and easy to use. It struggled on uneven surfaces, The ball head would sometimes lose grip from the vibratio…

I have a budget of about $900 and want to buy my first camera and am really overwhelmed with the options. I’ve been looking for a while and can’t decide. I’m looking forward to shooting street/portraits. I’ve checked out the Canon M50, R50, the Sony A6400…they all seem good, I have no idea what to pick. I’ll see posts about the M50, people say the video sucks check out the R50 so I do that, but people say it’s built for amateurs and the A6400 is much better, so I check out that, etc. etc. Help! submitted by /u/SaladsAndSun

1 week trip to Japan on a budget Hi, everyone. I’m looking for tips on how to make the best out of a trip to Japan while staying on a tiny budget. I know that Japan isn’t exactly the place to go for a budget trip, but I’ll be studying abroad in Seoul for a semester. The opportunity is too good to miss. I’m 23, if it matters. Without considering plane tickets (would be a gift),…

LPT request: how to survive on a very low budget Hey, I’m in an desperate need to save money and the only thing left I can save on is food. It would be great if I could get under 20€ a week for food and still survive, but I’m not sure how. I can only cook some simple foods and I don’t have too much time every day to spend on cooking. For breakfast I usually have oatmeal or cereals For lunch I …

Attempting a zero budget where all income, deductions, taxes, expenses and savings are tracked. Decided to track everything I could from different sources of income to deductions, garnishments, taxes, through net income to savings and expenses and account for everything. I have tracked things independently in the past but this is the first time I tried to put it all together and make sure everything added up. I could go back and be a bit m…

17 Days in Mongolia (Trip report & how to visit on a budget) Hello! I’ve written a few posts breaking down the costs of full-time travel and the costs of my time in different countries. My girlfriend and I are from the USA and have been traveling full-time for 17 months. Our budget is $75 per day combined or $37.50 per person. Some days we go way over this, and some days way under, we average everything …

LPT: learn the concept of budgeting, not every money that enters you pocket must leave immediately, distribute your money effectively, budget and spend little to enjoy yourself. Money is everything in this world think wisely. submitted by /u/Dependent-Jelly6733

Budget concealer and setting powder for covering up an ear tattoo? I have a job interview coming up and I need to cover up the rainbow tattoo on my earlobe. I am interviewing in a field where a tattoo this visible would be considered unacceptable. I have read great things about Dermablend, but I’m on a very tight budget at the moment. I’d like to stay around $20 for both the concealer and the setting powder. I …

buying a beginner budget camera Can someone give me some good recommendations for used cameras and lenses for car photography? I’m getting into it not as a profession I just enjoy taking pictures of cars on my phone but I want to try it on a camera. I don’t really care about video as much as photo quality but decent video would be a good addition if possible. My budget for eve…

DeSantis 2.0: Budget Venues, but a Familiar Stump Speech On a bus tour in Iowa to start off a campaign reset, Ron DeSantis suggested that his top advisers had not followed his strategy.