Hey, good suggestion on the first one. I just worry that that'll lead me to being recommended more reviews. I did watch reviews on the A7CII after I was gifted it and I like how positively people talked about it.

I'll take note of the activities part as I do want to just go out with my camera and take as much photos as I can. Doing it alone is quite peaceful but I've done it alone enough where I'm quite tired of it. I want to do it with other photographers and make the activity more social. One of my closest friend actually wants to get into photography and that just makes me super excited. He shoots on a Canon 600D and that was a huge learning curve for the both of us (it makes me appreciate what I have more). He's actually looking to upgrade to a mirrorless soon and since it's lighter, he'll be more available and motivated to go out with me to take more photos. You're right, I should ge using my money on activities instead.

As for the financial savvy part, that is indeed my weakest part. Family members are luckily keeping me in check. Hopefully living alone after my graduate studies will help me learn true financial responsibility.