There is a recurring genre on r/EDC where someone posts their carry and asks people to guess their profession. The latest is a budget setup with the hint that the job is not fun and does not pay well, which is a fair description of a great many jobs and an invitation to look at the tools instead.
Budget carries are more informative than expensive ones in this game, because every item has to justify itself. A knife that costs $40 was chosen because it works, not because it matches. A flashlight that runs on a common cell was chosen by someone who has thought about where the next battery comes from. When a carry includes a pen, a light, a blade, and something for opening panels, the shape of the work starts to emerge: someone who is on their feet, uses their hands, and does not control their own schedule.
The thread is also a reminder of how narrow the EDC conversation can get when it is dominated by premium gear. Most working carries are built from a handful of inexpensive, proven items, and they get replaced when they break rather than when something better is released. A $20 light with a decent emitter and a $35 folder in a steel that sharpens easily will handle almost everything a shift can throw at them.
What the guessing game really tests is how much information a person's tools leak. A carry with a torque tool, a box cutter, and no flashlight belongs to a different job than one with a headlamp, gloves, and a fixed blade. Add a radio and the picture narrows further. Anyone who has worked a trade can usually guess within two tries.
Verdict: the interesting thing about a budget carry is not what it costs but how completely it has been thought through. The gear in the post is not expensive; it is specific, and specific beats expensive every time.