Since the topic of emergency preparedness is still fresh in your mind, this is a lot of radio for $60: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CXXSNLCP

I just got a pair for my wife and son, they seem like really good radios on first impression. Chinkfangs have come a LONG way.

Why should you order a pair instead of just one? What happens if you need to coordinate with someone and they don't have one? How are you going to practice with one of you only have one? You can even use a pair and cables to turn the pair into a portable repeater station.

"Two is one and one is none"

You should get licensed so you can practice using repeaters and get skilled at it.