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When I first got into lockpicking, I got a regular Southord lockpicks set with metal handles. I almost dropped the hobby because I found it impossible. I then bought a set of my preffered Peterson picks at 6 times the cost and realized that what was keeping me from learning correctly was using awful tools. I can now use any lockpick brand and keep my Southords as the backup to my backup, but honestly they were a total waste of money. I wish someone had told me to get petersons from the get go. I'd be 35 bucks richer.
After spending money on a multitude of cheapo bitholding screwdriver set - mostly for computer and server work - I decided to splurge almost 100 bucks in a Wera Kraftform set on the recomendation of a work friend. I wish someone had convinced me not to get carried away buying the "normal brand" tools and pointed me in the direction of Wera. I'd be around 80 bucks richer.
If there's one advice I'd give someone that wants to get into a hobby like electronics it would be to NOT go cheap on your tools. As opposed to lockpicking and computer assembly, soldering carries more risk of both bodily harm and the equipment damage. Anyways. Guess what I started soldering on? A cheapo variable power station that costed about 25 bucks. I now use a high end Hakko. I wish someone had made a kit like this when I started...