$50/month 24GB ram, 16 threads, 2TB HD, gigabit uplink (20TB/month free).
It's not hard to wait until they have a sale and/or coupons and/or pay upfront yearly to get a similar config for 30-40.
(disclaimer: these servers are pretty "unmanaged")
Or packet gives you a completely "cloud/api-driven" experience that's still on bare metal and reasonably priced compared to AWS or DO.
