For most of us, handloading is an avocation rather than a money saver. (Serious competitive pistol shooters excepted.)
My generally recommended "all-the-stuff-including bullets/powder/primers/brass" basket for a simple lifetime (but not extravagent) setup anchored by a Lyman/RCBS heavy-duty single stage is ~$500. Cheaper you can get. But you will soon get frustrated and either quit, or buy the good stuff all over again at added cost.
I'm still using mine after 45 years.
By comparison, have you seen what skateboards cost these days?
(And think where they usually wind up -- and when.)
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