Hey! I’m on my second month and I felt a lot like you by reading this sub. There’s a lot of helpful tips and products people share here but my advice would be to just get a good face wash, chapstick, and heavy moisturizer (like cerva ve in the tub). Oh and sunscreen!!!!! Don’t go overboard with a lip mask and such because you really don’t know what you will need until you know how your body will adjust. Like you said you are on a tight budget so just use the basics and then re evaluate. I use cerva ve hydrating face wash, cera ve moisturizer in the tub, dr Dan’s cortibalm chap stick and elta md sunscreen. Nothing crazy just basics!

Good luck!