If you get a pot with some soil, I can give you some cuttings of some basic Pothos -- with some roots growing already (I'm out of town until Tuesday but any time afterwards). These are super hardy and easy to propagate.

It's may be more expensive than what you are looking to spend but my plants from Niche (which moved to Davis from Central Square I think) from like four years ago are some of the healthiest plants I have purchased. Whereas the cheap plants I bought from Lowes died super quick.

Edit to say that wow a person below has the exact opposite opinion as me! May be things has gone downhill or I have gotten really lucky.

I live in Cambridge and don't drive (or have a license). Anywhere that you live that is close to T stop will work.

If it happens, I would love to be your customer

I was in the same place a few years ago. I took one-on-one personal sessions at VIM, which is ridiculously pricey but it made me feel much more comfortable and taught me everything i know about fitness. The personal trainer I had no longer works there. But I think hiring a personal trainer is a really good way to go for people who want to gain get into fitness but are starting from scratch -- but I would recommend going to someone who isn't too intimidating (i.e. not focused on weight loss) and you are very frank with them at the consultation stage. I straight up told my personal trainer that I have truly never worked out (not really) and I don't take well to being told what to do (what means I'm kind of an annoying client haha). My trainer and I got along well, which helped as well.

I'm a member and don't have any complaints. When you first join, they push their personal trainers pretty hard on you. but that stops soon after.