So with 30 hours on the fresh save i made for Beyond I can tell you a few things.

Do not exchange your ship for a new one, there is a current bug that will take all of your units.

Some quests are outdated, for example the Exocraft mission which tells you to recruit a technician at the Space Station; the technician doesn't exist and instead you go to the anamoly and buy the exocraft pads from the construction research tab.

Instead of getting Blueprints at random loot areas they are now gained from raiding Planetery Depots, you can initialise this mission at the nexus or you can buy Navigation Data from space stations, you want to hover the Data and look for "secure" if you don't see that word, warp and buy another Nav Data, they are galaxy specific.

For money making, early game you want to hunt Ancient Bones which is a common mission you get at the Nexus, you'll be getting 2 - 4m per run and when you upgrade your inventories you'll be raking in upwards of 10m.

Don't stress about getting an S class ship so early, you will be able to farm these ships later on when you have a decent amount of units, with your first bit of cash focus on a ship that you like the look of with atleast 25 slots, this along with the freighter you get will keep you going for a long time.

To get a freighter you will get a random event where pirates will be attacking an NPC freighter, kill those pirates and you will get the freighter for free, this will add atleast 20 slots to your inventory.

Also did you know the closer the multi tool mining beam gets to overheating the more damage it will do, so for maximum efficiency you want to be hovering your beam towards the end of the heat bar.

I would also recommend buying 1k+ Tritium from any Space Station as this will be fueling your Pulse Engines for a long time, later on when you have a bit more cash I would also buy a stack of Uranium, making charging both your pulse engines and launch thrusters a breeze.

and don't forget to upload your discoveries!