@eliotlear @Edent Let's be honest, the reality of it, if you switch from "free ad driven, and certainly not private" services to stuff that you pay for, it suddenly adds up. Here a bit for your notes taking app so it can sync, there a bit of blogging, some cloud storage, some photo management …

Each of these wanting €50-100/year. Multiply n times for n persons in your family.

And suddenly the $1500 does not sound that bad.
Ok, I'm lucky, I've got a stable IPv4 cable modem as a consumer 😉