Maybe this will help, I didn't have any money last year in my family budget so I sold anything I could around the house on eBay and bought a $100 Fred Bow that was still in a package and on clearance at local sporting goods. I didn't even know how to put it together so I took it to an archery shop and they did it for me and set up the draw weight, length for $19. I even sold some stuff on eBay for my tags. Than for arrows I just bought $3 carbons at Wal-mart while I was sighting it in and learning to shoot and then for the season I bought 3 $5 carbons that were a little nicer. LOL For broadheads Wal-mart had Grizzly's for $3 so that's what I bought...1 pack of 3. That's not my ideal but I was able to get in the woods. NO shame in doing what you can, its better to be in the woods than not. I hope it all works out for you. Let us know in the fall what you ended up doing.....