You don't need 10 pairs of trucks, 4 1 will do.
If you find a shape or truck/deck combination you like, stick with it to minimize adjustment time between setups
Spend money on stuff that makes skateboarding less painful even if you are a young buck; proper insoles or an ankle brace
Save money on belts and rock the shoelace belt
I'd be wary about adopting ankle braces unless you absolutely have to. If you just got off a roll, you're better off recovering properly, doing physio and skating a stable shoe as opposed to developing a reliance on a brace. If you absolutely have to, its best to stop wearing it as soon as you're able to. Proper insoles defs a must though.
Not sure about the shoelace belt either, especially if your pants are somewhat baggy and you don't want them to bunch up. A flexible belt that actually as wide as the belt loops is so much better to skate in imo.
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Do not not use bearing spacers
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From my experience wheel are rarely made by tolerance, that way your spacers sometimes mush onto bearings when tighten up, or no matter how much you crank your shit it still has some play inside wheel. I still use them tho, just an old habit.
I think there's benefits of using spacers even if tolerances aren't strict and you don't crank all the way down. I had some spacers from a old set of swiss that I ended up using in several sets of bearings, not cranked down, some play in the wheel. After a while you could see the wear on both sides of the spacers which I think suggests that its still limiting the extent of the side distortion on the bearings (from powerslides etc) to some extent... maybe helps a little bit? definitely can't hurt though