The new generation of cheap Chinese soldering stations are remarkably good. They're fully compatible with Hakko T12 or JBC T245 irons and tips, so you can use a

The new generation of cheap Chinese soldering stations are remarkably good. They're fully compatible with Hakko T12 or JBC T245 irons and tips, so you can use a genuine tip with pretty much identical performance at a fraction of the cost. The Miniware-style portable irons aren't quite as good, but they're incredibly convenient because they'll run from a USB-PD power bank or a surplus laptop PSU. A portable kit that fits in a laptop bag and costs under $100 isn't dramatically worse than a high-end soldering station for most applications. For SMD work, the most important tools that you haven't mentioned are alcohol swabs and flux. When you're dealing with tiny pads and fine pitches, there's very little margin for poor wetting - you need scrupulously clean and generously fluxed surfaces to get a reliable fillet. There are also a variety of inexpensive temperature-controlled hotplates available from AliExpress, which are excellent for simple reflow soldering or pre-heating a board with a lot of copper. It's not absolutely necessary if you have a toaster oven with a trustworthy thermostat, but preheating makes a lot of jobs vastly easier and less risky.