Last time I bought a briefcase it was like $50 from TJ max. It looked fine. Black, looked like leather, combination lock, latches worked, handle didn’t fall off when I picked it up. I still have it in my closet 30 years later and it still works so it definitely qualifies as BIFL. I had no idea people were spending $2000 on a box to carry papers around in.

I’ll sell it to you for $1000. You can use the remaining $1000 in your budget to buy a pen and some binder clips.