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MtG is 1,000% a super cheap hobby. You can buy boxes of bulk and make innumerable decks out of that and you’re paying fractions of cents per card.

Now, I can see some people being cynical in regards to my active participation in the hobby and talking about it, but, to be blunt, I just like doing card analysis and players like my review threads. Still, there are times where taking a break is healthy for both mental and finances.

On the other side of the coin, if you try to buy into every set/ Secret Lair, con exclusive thing, ext, ext, then yes, the hobby can be quite expensive.

I've been building Typal Bounce decks for a bit, and most are at/around $50

Bounce? Never heard of it

I think it's dependent on whether or not you have an existent playgroup or have to find one. I've literally been told by an employee at an LGS "If you're not willing to spend $200 on a deck, don't come back." (I didn't.) And this was a decade ago. Can't imagine what it's like now.

...ok, that employee sounds like a jerk.

I agree, but my point (and experience) is that if you're trying to play on a budget, people who aren't tend to be very intolerant of it.

For a long time it was a public positive of Magic that if you didn't like Standard or limited you could just bow out and they had to win you back. It's harder now in the modern content ecosystem but it's a better relationship with the game and spending.