Budget doesn't allow me to move on to 3dsMax or Maya. If anything, I might move back to Blender for some purposes.

Other programs that I have purchased that have been most useful:

Gliftex Pro  from Ransen software- for creating tiling fabric designs. A great value, extremely useful and a lot of fun. I don't see people referring to it here, I wonder why.

Genetica Pro from Spiralgraphics, also for tiling textures. This purchase probably arose from my failure to understand the material room, but it has almost immediately increased the scope of what I can do. Poser purists would probably not approve.

Bryce I got as a birthday present and I find it great for making background images.

Poser 11 Pro, Windows 10

Auxiliary Apps: Blender 2.79, Vue Complete 2016, Genetica 4 Pro, Gliftex 11 Pro, CorelDraw Suite X6, Comic Life 2, Project Dogwaffle Howler 8, Stitch Witch