If one knows how to scrounge, then it's not so expensive; but the learning takes time and patience.  Also, nmuch depends on which figures one wishes to use.  Dork and Posette still have a lot of free stuff, and come with a ready made wardrobe, and have a few good ready made head and body morph target built in to the stock figures.
Adding to these two free figures, one can download both Domus and NEAenaby pitklad (Available for FREE at Planit3D), which come with a whole slew of even more morph targets.  Insead of such expensive paint apps as PS and PSP, there is GIMP fo free and maybe a couple of others. but learning these does take time and effort.
If one has the P5 Judy and Don, then there are not only free morphs and clothes, but PhilC's free demo Wardrobe Wizard can convert all of Posette's and Dork's clothes to work with them as well.  And, if one isn't enamored with Judy's face, there are the Neja and Wiktorija clones to work with instead, which use all of Posette's and V3's head morphs respectively (Also available at Planit3D).
One yhing though IS a necessity, one needs to read and absorb all those wonderful tutorials by Dr. Geep, especially the ones dedicated to building your own props out of Poser Primitives.
This hobby doesn't need to be expensive at all, one just needs to learn to scrounge, -and not be fooled by high-end advice.
David P. Hoadley

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