The market is currently flooded with AI tools so you could use all $250 on one month of various AI tools and try them out for next month. Then cancel whatever you don’t like and keep what you do; using the new years L&D budget on it each month.
Self Hosting (Hobby)
You could buy a Raspberry Pi and try self hosting some services.
Conferences
Find conferences next year that have tickets on sale now and buy in advance. For example my city has a monthly one for which you can by an annual subscription via one time payment
Hi. My Yamaha receiver no longer has net radio access, so, an rPi for my internet radio preset physical button favorites. Same theory in the car rPi to play internet radio when you hit one of the physical FM presets.
The market is currently flooded with AI tools so you could use all $250 on one month of various AI tools and try them out for next month. Then cancel whatever you don’t like and keep what you do; using the new years L&D budget on it each month.
Self Hosting (Hobby)
You could buy a Raspberry Pi and try self hosting some services.
Conferences
Find conferences next year that have tickets on sale now and buy in advance. For example my city has a monthly one for which you can by an annual subscription via one time payment