I'm going to try to upgrade to extra as soon as the pandemic is over, but maybe I should buy a cheap 10m transceiver before that ...
OM, when the pandemic is over, everyone is going to be going crazy trying to get back to the good old days that I doubt you'll have any time to study for anything not related to your job or your "Honeydo" list!
NOW is the time to study! You can take the exam online, in total safety, and if you can find a Laurel VE team doing online exams, it'll be free.
Bill, W4EWH
P.S. There aren't any cheap 10 meter transceivers! The price of a new "10 meter" transceiver - they're all intended to be used on CB instead of the ham bands - is close enough to the prices of the previous generation of ham transceivers that you'll do better with one of those.