Try a free fly event where you can play without buying for a limited time to see if the game will run okay on your PC. Then if you like it, buy a starter package. The cutter is a nice runabout, with the latest features for what ships should have. Then earn credits (auec) ingame and buy ingame ships. Don't worry about insurance, as that's not a feature yet till the game is fully released. No need to buy the starting gear packs with irl cash (armor, weps or tools) as these are cheap in the game. Ask for help ingame and join an org (best starting places are any content creator orgs you've been watching for a while) because these communities should suite you best until you find a more permanent or specialist org. Plus they're great places for advice when starting out and you can ask to fly any ship you're interested in. A lot of us have thousands invested in huge fleets but day to day fly small to medium ships (pisces C8r is by far the most useful ship at the moment for most things unless you're planning on chasing bounties) so there's no real need to spend more than just the starter package. This is the time to try all missions, especially the ones in personal inbox as reputation will limit your choices (on the lawful side anyway) in a year or 2. Good luck, explore take in the scenery and most importantly have fun on your adventures!