Hi me from last week!
I also was super curious about VR but didn't want to spend a ton of money (I also have really strong prescription glasses and was worried about how I'd handle it).
I ended up buying on ebay a second hand Oculus Quest (2019 version) because they've made progress in de-Meta-ing and unlocking the bootloader.
$200 later, and I've been playing Alyx with some initial struggles, but overall it's been great.