Hot take: you don't need a $400 belt grinder to make a living at this

Everyone on here keeps pushing new guys toward a 2x72 with a VFD, and I get the appeal, I really do. But last Tuesday I finished a run of 14 bottle openers and 6 steak turners in one sitting on a $180 1x30 from Harbor Freight that I've had for 3 years, and every one of them sold at the market in Bristol that Saturday. My neighbor runs four of those cheap grinders set up with different belts so he never swaps grits, and he turns out more work than a guy down the road with a $2,000 setup who spends half his time fiddling with tracking. A $400 grinder doesn't make your bevels flat, your hands do. I spent my first two years fighting a worn out 4x36 and my hammer control got way better because I couldn't hide behind horsepower. If you're just starting out, put that grinder money into coal, steel, and a good respirator instead. What's the actual grinder you started on, and did upgrading really change your work or just your speed?