For me, email is absolutely mission critical. $40 is an absolute steal for the software I use the most in my business & spend lots of time in every day persona

For me, email is absolutely mission critical. $40 is an absolute steal for the software I use the most in my business & spend lots of time in every day personally. It's cheaper than Sublime Text too. If you do feel that's a lot, try the demo first to see if you like it, and maybe wait for Black Friday in case they have a sale.