where i live, the transit system is the same. after spending $5.60 a day (2 fare payments), you earn a day pass. after $100 you earn a month pass valid for the rest of the month
budget right now would probably be no more than $150/pan, and with good care at least a year's worth of cooking. i was raised well enough to not use metal utensils on coated pans so at least that will aid in the life of the pan
other options besides graphene exist, like lineage OS that work on a ton of different phones. and sure graphene requires google hardware but nobody says you have to buy the hardware from google direct. buying used is different than buying from google
i think people will mostly say 7zip