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Records (LPs, anyway) really demand you listen to 20/40 minutes at a time. That can be quite useful for setting aside some time in the day, but it also requires... setting aside some time in the day.
The used CD market is an order of magnitude cheaper than vinyl.
My personal setup is amp, speakers, cd, tape, bluetooth and turntable, and to give you an idea of how valuable they are to me, I play records on it usually once every day or two, CDs or bluetooth (Bandcamp or somafm or something) a couple of times a week, and tapes less than once a month. If I didn't sit at my computer all day for work with headphones and navidrome I'd probably listen to records a lot more though :)
If you get a new turntable, either get one with a built-in preamp and buy some good powered speakers or go the old school way (my preference) of a turntable with no pre-amp, a separate amp with a phono stage, and passive speakers. It's generally more expandable and easier to replace individual parts when you upgrade or a capacitor explodes or something. You can get those components relatively cheap on ebay too. But basically keep the record player as simple as possible. No built-in speakers, no bluetooth, no bells and whistles. The money should go into the turntable and stylus themselves. For example I got a Fluance RT82 which I'm very happy with. Make sure you put it on a sturdy flat surface, too, not a table with spindly legs or anything. Especially not if you have a cat.