Below are my recommendation to buy only during sales (stash sales happen every month) to save budget:

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Hi Exile. If you are casual Path of Exile (POE) first time playing through the story mode, you don't need additional stash. You can just finish the story mode with the basic stash you have.

But once you complete story mode, start mapping and going into complex end game content, it is recommended to get additional stash for quality of game life improvement.


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The picture above is a typical look of your basic stash when you complete campaign, start mapping in the end game.

If you have lots of money, then you can just buy anything you like.

But if you are a tight budget gamer, then I recommend you skip the cosmetic (for now) and buy stash only for your first micro transaction spending.

After having enough stash, you can start buying other cosmetic items.

The game is great, its free to play and have a lot of dynamic content added every 3 months. Please support the developer.

Type of Stash Tabs

• 1. Premium tab: Premium stash tabs can be colored and renamed by right clicking on the tab name. Right-clicking on an item in a premium stash tab allows the player to set a note on the item (for instance the buyout price) which makes it accessible to third-party trading websites through the Public Stash Tab API. This can be upgraded from Normal Stash.
  
  Image from POE Website[www.pathofexile.com]
  Price: 30-40 points (10-15 point to upgrade from Normal Stash)
  My Rating: Required at least one for trading.
  
  
  
• 2. Currency tab: Holds currency items, up to 5000 of each item (50000 for Perandus Coins). Also contains 14 slots for miscellaneous currency items and one item slot.
  
  Price: 60-75 points
  My Rating: Required
  
  
  
• 3. Essence tab: Holds Essences, up to 5000 of each. Essences can be upgraded from the tab using the Upgrade button. Also contains 4 slots for miscellaneous currency items and one item slot.
  
  Price: 30-40 points
  My Rating: Optional
  
  
  
• 4. Divination tab: Holds divination cards, up to 5000 of each.
  
  Price: 40-50 points
  My Rating: Optional
  
  
  
• 5. Map tab: Holds maps. Up to 72 of each map can be stored. Also displays atlas objective completion, and conqueror influences for each map base. Maps of one type of legacy series can be stored and can be bulk converted to the most recent set.
  
  Image from POE Wiki[pathofexile.gamepedia.com]
  Price: 120-150 points
  My Rating: Highly Recommended
  
  
  
• 6. Fragments tab: Holds fragments of various kinds, including map fragments, breach and legion splinters, breachstones, emblems, scarabs, Offering to the Goddess, and Divine Vessels, maximum of 5000 per item.
  
  Price: 55-75 points
  My Rating: Recommended
  
  
  
• 7. Uniques tab: Holds one of each unique item, resulting in a tab with over 900 slots. Alternate art uniques and extremely limited uniques have a hidden slot.
  
  Image from Reddit
  Price: 110-140 points
  My Rating: Expensive
  
  
  
• 8. Delve tab: Holds fossils and resonators, up to 5000 each. Also contains two item slots.
  
  Price: 30-40 points
  My Rating: Optional
  
  
  
• 9. Blight tab: Holds up to 5000 oils of each kind and up to 60 blighted maps. Oils can be upgraded from the tab using the Upgrade button. Also contains one item slot with three item slots for oils for anointing.
  
  Price: 30-40 points
  My Rating: Optional
  
  
  
• 10. Ultimatum tab: Holds up to 5000 of each catalyst and 60 inscribed Ultimatums . Also contains one item slot.
  
  Price: 30-40 points
  My Rating: Optional
  
  
  
• 11. Delirium tab: Holds up to 5000 Simulacrum Splinter, Simulacrum, and Delirium Orbs. Also contains four 1x1 item slots.
  
  Price: 30-40 points
  My Rating: Optional
  
  
  
• 12. Gem tab: Holds up to 500 Gem Items.
  
  Image from POE Website[www.pathofexile.com]
  Price: 30-40 points
  My Rating: Optional
  
  
  
• 13. Flask tab: Holds up to 500 Flask Items.
  
  Image from POE Website[www.pathofexile.com]
  Price: 30-40 points
  My Rating: Not Recommended
  
  
  
• 14. Premium Quad Stash Tab: A 24x24 premium stash tab, as big as four stash tabs. Can be use for public trading
  Price: 120-150 points
  My Rating: Luxury.

Info from POE Wiki[pathofexile.gamepedia.com]

Stash sales happen minimum once or twice a month.

Sales Frequency from POE Wiki[pathofexile.gamepedia.com]

Range of Stash Price (Based on 2024 Sales)

Point Cost

• 50 points = 5 USD
  
• 100 points = 10 USD
  
• 200 points = 20 USD
  
  
• 200 Points First Blood Supporter Pack = 20 USD (Limited One Per Account)
  Include 1 Extra Stash and 1 fix cosmetic Item.

Typical League Supporter Pack

• 300 Points Supporter Pack = 30 USD
  Include minimum 2 exclusive cosmetic items and portrait.
  
  
• 600 Points Supporter Pack = 60 USD
  Include minimum 2 exclusive cosmetic items, 1 armor set and portraits and lower pack contents.
  
  
• 900 Points Supporter Pack = 900 USD
  Include minimum 2 exclusive cosmetic items, 1 armor set and portraits and lower pack contents.

Typical Yearly Core Supporter Pack

• 600 Points Core Supporter Pack = 60 USD
  Include exclusive cosmetic items, armor set and portraits.
  
  
• 1000 Points Core Supporter Pack = 100 USD
  Include exclusive cosmetic items, armor set and portraits and lower pack contents.
  
  
• 1600 Points Core Supporter Pack = 160 USD
  Include exclusive cosmetic items, armor set and portraits and lower pack contents.
  
  
• 2400 Points Core Supporter Pack = 240 USD
  Include exclusive cosmetic items, armor set and portraits and lower pack contents.
  
  
• 4800 Points Core Supporter Pack = 480 USD
  Include exclusive cosmetic items, armor set and portraits and lower pack contents.

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When you are in the end game, you need the basic following:
1. Currency Stash to manage you currency filling up you basic stash (60-75 points)

2. Premium Stash for Trading expansive item (e.g. Mirror) that you and your friend will never use and you have no space anyway to keep. Its a waste to vendor it anyway.
In a tight budget, don't buy the premium stash (30-40 points). Instead, upgrade from the existing stash (10-15 points)

3. Map Stash for Mapping. This is the main endgame item that need to be manage before going into other complex mechanic. (120-150 points)

My Recommendation
Currency 60
Premium 1 Upgrade 10
Map 120

Total Sales Value 240 190 points (200 first Blood Pack | 20 USD)
Plus 1 extra stash tab and the cosmetic goodies from the supporter pack.

Required
Currency 60
Premium 1 Upgrade 10
Map 120
Fragments 55

Optional - One of the following
Divination 40
Delve 30
Blight 30
Ultimatum 30
Delirium 30
Essence 30
Gem 30
Flask 30

My Recommendation
Currency 60
Premium 1 Upgrade 10
Map 120
Fragments 55
Gem 30

Total Sales Value 355 275 points (300 point Supporter Pack | 30 USD)
Plus the cosmetic goodies from the supporter pack.

This pack will get you all of each type of stash.

Required
Currency 60
Premium 1 Upgrade 10
Map 120
Uniques 110
Fragments 55
Gem 30

Optional - Six of the following
Divination 40
Delve 30
Blight 30
Ultimatum 30
Delirium 30
Essence 30
Flask 30

My Recommendation
Currency 60
Premium 1 Upgrade 10
Map 120
Uniques 110
Fragments 55
Gem 30
Divination 40
Delve 30
Blight 30
Ultimatum 30
Delirium 30
Essence 30
Flask 30

Total 770 575 points (600 points Supporter Pack | 60 USD)
Plus the cosmetic goodies from the supporter pack.

To get all type of Stash (1 of each type), you need 605 points during sales.
The optimum spending is by using 600 points Supporter Pack (60 USD) to buy 12 out of 13 stash tabs during sales.

That's all. Thank you.

1. Will my micro transaction I spend in Path Of Exile (1) carry over to Path of Exile 2 ?
Yes[www.pathofexile.com]

2. What is the frequency of Stash Sales ?
Minimum once or twice a month[pathofexile.gamepedia.com]

This is Work in Progress (WIP).
Sales value is based on January 2024.

2. 20241125 R0.2 POE2

• Preparing for POE2 early access edition.
  
• Added new stash tabs.
  
• Conversion to table format.
  
• Added TLDR Section.
  
• Updated to the new format for Typical League Supporter and Core Pack Scheme

1. 20210215 R0.1 Sale Rush Version

• POE 2 Stash Tab Guides
  
  
• Micro Transaction Shop[www.pathofexile.com]
  
  
• Supporter Pack and Point Shop[www.pathofexile.com]
  
  
• Stash Shop[www.pathofexile.com]
  
  
• POE Wiki[pathofexile.gamepedia.com]
  
  
• POE Wiki on Sales[pathofexile.gamepedia.com]
  
  
• POE Wiki on Stash[pathofexile.gamepedia.com]